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  • 01 December 2021

    Weaving the past, the present and the future through raranga

    Maraea Peawini was eight years old when she sat intently watching her nanny weave a kete. That experience for Maraea (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, Pākehā) planted a seed to learn more about the intricate art of raranga (weaving).

  • 29 November 2021

    Building a future

    It’s been a tough year for aspiring builders but Jonas Te Aho has still placed half his tauira into industry positions.

  • 26 November 2021

    Rongoā study opens up whole new world | News and Events | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

    The study of traditional Māori medicine or rongoā has been providing Te Wānanga o Aotearoa students in Tauranga Moana with more than just a whole new range of practical skills.

  • 24 November 2021

    Lockdown lessons

    Lessons learned from lockdowns in 2020 have helped Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaiako prepare themselves and their tauira for this year’s extended period of learning online.

  • 23 November 2021

    Weaving whānau connections through raranga

    Elisa Graham was adopted and raised by a Pākehā family. She’s found that studying raranga (weaving) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has helped her bridge the gap with her Māori heritage.

  • 22 November 2021

    Spreading Māori knowledge for teachers

    Tauranga kindergarten teacher Toia Palmer plans to use her own teaching experiences and qualifications gained at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to support other early childhood teachers to grow their understanding and application of kaupapa Māori.

  • 19 November 2021

    Learning te reo Māori about more than just words

    Learning the poetic Māori language and understanding tikanga Māori is an important part of being a New Zealander, says Nick Chin.

  • 18 November 2021

    Fonterra kaimahi to inspire workmates with raranga

    Hamilton 25-year-old Estelle Waaka is aiming to take the skills and knowledge she has gained from Te Wananga o Aotearoa’s raranga (weaving) programme to inspire her Fonterra workmates.

  • 17 November 2021

    Te reo makes successful return to Russell

    The first te reo Māori course to be held in Russell in eight years has been dubbed a resounding success, despite the impacts of COVID-19 forcing tauira into an unfamiliar online learning environment.

  • 15 November 2021

    A korowai for her Māori Battalion koro

    Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira Marie Clarke has spent the last year weaving a korowai hihimā or cloak as a tribute to her late koro Private Natanahira Wiwarena, a 28th Māori Battalion veteran.

  • 12 November 2021

    Support for Pasifika police prep tauira

    A partnership with the Quality Education Services (QES) Tupu Aotearoa team has seen Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Pasifika tauira on the Police Preparation programme in Māngere being supported through the extended COVID-19 lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau.

  • 11 November 2021

    Connecting with whakapapa through weaving

    For Alberta Harmer, studying raranga (weaving) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) has become a journey of both learning the art and more about her whakapapa.

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