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Success stories
Corrie Lane - CSBM Graduate
It was important for Inditouch founder Corrie Lane to 'do it right'.
Youth Guarantee Kaiako - Francis Vestolu
His own experience helps him relate to tauira who may have left school with bad learning experiences.
Judy Tauahi - CSBM Graduate
Founder of Tapa Kids World in Home Based Childcare
Why as a Pākeha I wanted to learn Māori ways
Bruce Graham shares why as a Pākeha it was important for him to be comfortable with Māori processes.
Sweet story of success with International Foods
The story of how two teachers became lolly merchants, importing International foods into New Zealand.
News and events
Looking to tautoko nga tangata
15 July, 2019Seventeen-year-old Maea Summers likes helping people and she’s working with the Waikato-based Youth Services team at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to help find the best way for her to do that professionally.
Honouring his tipuna through te reo
20 May, 2019For Arran Pene, his developing proficiency in te reo Māori is, in part, about paying tribute to his tīpuna
New focus on doing good
20 May, 2019From being something of a self-confessed, unmotivated teenage “ratbag”, Joshua Wallace is now focused on establishing himself in a sound career as a police officer where he can help others.
Tauira learn from one of the best
2 May, 2019Anthony “Mok” Smallman has packed a lot of frontline experience into his military, policing and security sector careers over the past 40 years.
Royal approval for writing
1 May, 2019An academic article written by a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira has been given the seal of approval from the highest level.
Weaving a secure future
April 3, 2019A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa masters tauira has gone from working in security to taking part in international arts residencies where he shares his weaving expertise with indigenous artists.
Graduation for Marlborough's mayor
Marlborough’s mayor John Leggett has just graduated from Level 2 TeAra Reo Māori (He Pī Ka Pao).
Pipiri ki a Pataptuanuku a growing social movement
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaimahi are joining an environmental sustainability social movement that’s reconnecting them with Papatūānuku and their pepeha
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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa wins big at awards
The world’s most popular video game and a weekly podcast of all things te ao Māori, helped Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to win the education categories at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori - the Māori Language Awards.
NRG Rising even higher
The only female-fronted local New Zealand reggae trio NRG Rising is still challenging themselves to do even more to use the medium of music to inspire, uplift and celebrate empowerment of all people.
Tiaki's tremendous travels for Te Matatini
Tiaki Terekia has travelled the equivalent of more than three times around the Earth pursuing his passion for performing kapa haka at Matatini.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa stand a hive of activity
Visitors to the Te Wānanga o Aotearoa stand at Te Matatini ki te Ao 2019, have three options.
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96% of our students recommend us
We are New Zealand's second largest education provider
We cater to all New Zealanders and we're proud of our diversity
Why study with us?
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is a uniquely Māori learning environment for everyone. We're not a university or a polytech. We're a wānanga. And that's just a little bit different.
So what does that mean for you?
No matter who you are, if you're a New Zealand Citizen or resident living in NZ, we have amazing study possibilities for you.
If you want to learn in an environment that’s been designed for your success and you don’t want to go far from home to do it, this is the place for you. For over 30 years we’ve been delivering recognised qualifications to meet the needs of school leavers, business professionals, empty-nest mums and dads, indigenous academics and kaumātua.
Certificates, diplomas, degrees and a masters degree, we do it all. And we do it with commitment, aroha, and all the support you might need along the way. Culturally rich and inclusive, we believe that what's good for Māori is good for the world, and we'd love for you to come and experience that.
Our kaiako (tutors) are passionate, experienced, and go above and beyond. Our learning spaces are well-resourced. And the amount of support we have on offer is really impressive. If you want to know the ways we can help you on your learning journey, find out about our student support services.
We’ve got sites in 80 towns and cities around the country where you can upskill, get started on a learning journey, or have a second chance at education. So come on, check us out. We'd love you to be part of our whānau.