Experience drives kaiako

Most social workers, nurses, educators and others working in the caring professions received their training through a typical western education system. To succeed in this system, cultural beliefs are often set aside.

Kōkiri kicking off

Inventor Logan Williams is taking an invasive weed out of our rivers and streams to create a sustainable and highly marketable product.

Helping tauira find their way

Seeing young tauira grow in confidence and make good decisions is one of the things Manny Seinafofeala enjoys most about his work.

Making sense of good governance

Your iwi could be in Treaty negotiations or progressing through its post-settlement phase. Or you could be considering standing for your hapū trust board, or perhaps a community group.

Nana nails it

At 87-years-old, Valmai Whyte could be one of New Zealand’s oldest graduates from a tertiary education programme.

Tauranga campus accessible to all

The Tauranga campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has picked up another award

Gate to the Globe

A television programme highlighting Māori exporting businesses is being sponsored by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and debuts on TVNZ tonight.

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.