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  • 19 September 2024

    Festival affirms why tauira champions te reo Māori for her whānau

    In early August, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira, Annetia Tautuku was privileged to travel with an ope from New Plymouth to attend Toitū te Reo in Heretaunga (Hastings).

  • 12 September 2024

    English teacher's search for cultural identity sparks love for te reo Māori

    English kaiako Cathy Purdie began her reo Māori journey in 1997, intending to uncover more about her cultural identity.

  • 05 September 2024

    Celebrating heritage: Former toi tauira art debut in Ōtepoti

    Former toi tauira, Ana Hislop and Emily Clemett, celebrated their first public gallery exhibition in Ōtepoti, launching their art careers in the south where their tīpuna are from.

  • 29 August 2024

    From a hobby, to a passion, to a career

    Sue Tipene (Ngai Tahu, Ngai Tūahuriri) has had a few career changes, but a passion for education has been at the core of each and every one.

  • 22 August 2024

    Tikanga programme inspires award-winning DOC project

    For 12 years, Cher Knight has worked for the Department of Conservation (DOC) with a key part of her role being to work alongside tangata whenua to uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

  • 15 August 2024

    There and back again for hauora kaiako

    Lynette Ngaheu gave up a life of leisure in Ireland to return to Kawerau and says it was the best move she ever made.

  • 08 August 2024

    Nurturing Māori culture and excellence in waka ama

    As teams gear up for the International Va’a Federation (IVF) World Sprints, Elite J19 Men coach Patrick (Paddy) Harding-Rimene reflects on the invaluable support from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa which paved the route for his rangatahi squad.

  • 1 August 2024

    Raranga changes future for study ‘sisters’

    Learning the art of raranga may not seem like a life-changing activity, but for recent graduates Toni Kakau and Zelda Te Pairi, this practice has been exactly that.

  • 25 July 2024

    Teaching dream becomes reality for resilient South Auckland mum

    Tongan-born Tangi Katoa grew up watching her mum, Lineni Paea, teach, instilling in her a love of education and a passion for teaching.

  • 18 July 2024

    Student’s thirst for knowledge leads to a diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art

    Tereinamu Hakopa has a thirst for knowledge and is dedicated to sharing the knowledge she gains with those around her.

  • 11 July 2024

    Northland rangatahi making strides in her reo Māori journey

    By learning te reo Māori, 22-year-old Sophie Doyle hopes to be an example to her whānau and generations to come, embodying the vision of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, whānau transformation through education.

  • 2 July 2024

    Sharing a Māori view of uku

    In a creative field largely dominated by non-Māori artists, ceramicist Tracy Keith (Ngāpuhi) is always happy to educate others about how Māori view and use uku (clay).

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