Kaiako packs on their way

Hundreds of personalised resource packs – one for each kaiako employed by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa – are being sent throughout the country help with recruitment efforts.

Sparking awareness

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is helping one of New Zealand’s biggest corporates build their awareness of te ao Māori.

Waka Wānanga set to make a splash in Huntly

More than 200 waka ama tauira will converge on Huntly this weekend as the sixth Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waka Wananga is held.

27 Oct, 2017

Te Mata Wānanga 2017

Te Mata Wānanga was a closely fought contest this year but Te Puna Mātauranga once again prevailed.

Performing arts in prison an awakening of the mind

Tauira at a womens prison are reconnecting with their taha Māori and further study through a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa performing arts programme.

TWoA rebrand design wins major award

The design team of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa have received major kudos for our rebrand at a glitzy awards evening.

School of Hard Knocks goes to air

The trials and tribulations of 18 Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira who are using rugby to transform their lives has gone to air on Sky TV.

Changing mindsets in mental health

Sara Kinred knows what it looks like when Māori in the mental health and addictions sector aren’t served the way they want - or deserve to be.

Listening to her heart

Airini Forbes had no great connection to Gisborne.

One thing leads to another

When Chelsea Edmonds was taking the STAR Māori Art Drawing Techniques programme while she was attending He Matariki Teen Parent School in 2012, she thought she was "just doing art" for her son.

Mastering music

Henare King is the first to admit he's not that hot with technology, preferring to steer his tauira towards the popular Innovation Hub at Māngere Campus for their hi-tech needs.

11 Oct, 2017

Remembering them

Three Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaimahi are in Belgium to retrace the steps of hundreds of First World War soldiers who died in the bloodiest day of fighting in New Zealand’s history.