Katie finds her calling

Ask Eun Kyung Kwak about her time at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and her eyes fill with tears.

Freedom and independence

The day Paula Nuku quit her 20-year job as a Seafood compliance officer, was a Wednesday.

11 Oct, 2016

Weaving a future

A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira in the first year of his Maunga Kura Toi (Raranga) degree in Rotorua has taken out a national award for his weaving.

11 Oct, 2016

Computing opening doors for Ayden

A young Whakatāne man living with a physical disability has a brighter future after impressing his tutors with his rapidly developing computer skills.

27 Sept, 2016

Coffee and a kōrero

An idea to help tauira use te reo Māori in everyday life is giving New Plymouth café customers a shot (or a double shot) at improving their language skills while they enjoy their morning fix.

27 Sept, 2016

Social services trek to Chile for indigenous education

An intercultural indigenous exchange has seen Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaimahi visiting two universities in Chile.

27 Sept, 2016

Tohunga waka on maritime mission with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Renowned navigator, environmentalist and waka tradition revivalist Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr is on yet another maritime mission.

27 Sept, 2016

Learning literacy and numeracy without even realising it

A new approach to literacy and numeracy may help Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira learn these essential skills - without even realising it.

27 Sept, 2016

Never too old to learn

At 72 years young, Sagan Rama still finds time to make a bit of mischief.

27 Sept, 2016

Connecting Pacific bloodlines through dance

The ability to immerse oneself within another Pacific culture inspires Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaiako Kimoro Taiepa to keep extending himself as a performing artist.

30 Aug, 2016

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to increase its programme provision and improve pathways in 2017

From next year, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa will offer more than 30 new and redeveloped courses in a refresh of its programme suite that is unprecedented in the organisation’s history.

30 Aug, 2016

Tau Ora - Steptember is upon us

Tau Ora, the holistic health and wellbeing programme of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, has another challenge – this time focusing on mens health.