Birthday bonus for Horouta

The Horouta Waka Hoe Club received an unexpected birthday surprise at the Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Waka Ama National champs this week.

New Waka Ama Unit Standards

Secondary school students will be able to convert their passion for Waka Ama into NCEA credits this year.

Cafe owners on the podium

Even on the worst days, turning up to work at the Podium Café overlooking Lake Karāpiro is “something special” say owners Kim Lee and Ali Foers.

Waka ama club put arson behind them

On a hot summer afternoon beside the Waikato River at Tuakau, a dozen young kids are playing in the water before being called ashore and formed into a circle.

13 January 2017

Arson attack can’t stop Tuakau paddlers

An arson attack hasn’t stopped a Tuakau waka ama club from paddling their way to the national champs at Lake Karāpiro. A couple of loaned waka from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa helped them get there.

Tauira support through the holiday period

Between now and the first few weeks of Semester A is when we are most at risk of losing potential tauira mostly due to uncertainty about their enrolment status (particular provisionally enrolled tauira) and a lack of regular, sustained communication with tauira throughout this period.

Doctor Disruptive

He was judged New Zealander of the Year in 2014, but Dr. Lance O’Sullivan wasn’t always someone who would be worthy of such an accolade.

Te Ati Awa and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa sign Kawenata

Te Ati Awa and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa have signed a Kawenata that cements an enduring inter-generational relationship.

Making up for lost time

A stroke and a pending 90th birthday aren’t stopping Bobbie Jarvis from learning about the culture she was denied for much of her life.

Tauira works on show

Toi tauira at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa are as well known for producing excellence in their work as they are for the exhibitions that take place at the end of each academic year. This year is no exception.

National recognition for personal challenge

A personal social experiment started three years ago was recognised nationally at the Māori Language Commission’s 14th Ngā Tohu Reo Māori, National Māori Language Awards on Friday night.

Mind your business with Mana Ora

A new Te Wānanga o Aotearoa programme gives tauira the skills to increase their business nous and their knowledge of kaupapa Māori.