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3 October 2024
An unexpected journey from volunteer to full-time teacher
The journey into primary teaching began unexpectedly for Princess Hirovanna while she was assisting at Māngere Bridge School as a volunteer.
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01 October 2024
Over 3 hours of travel to study reo Māori proves worthwhile for Northland tauira
To get to her reo Māori class, Jude Thompson travels an hour and a half by car and ferry each way, but she’s adamant that it’s all worth it.
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30 September 2024
Online study proves beneficial for both teachers and students
Traditionally, teaching and learning a language is done in person. But with evolving technology, it is becoming more common to learn a language, like te reo Māori, online.
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26 September 2024
Former tauira now teaching with heart
Since 2021, Emma Ralston-Wyllie has been a kaiako of first He Pī Ka Pao and then He Pī Ka Rere at the Waitākere campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
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19 September 2024
Festival affirms why tauira champions te reo Māori for her whānau
In early August, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira, Annetia Tautuku was privileged to travel with an ope from New Plymouth to attend Toitū te Reo in Heretaunga (Hastings).
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12 September 2024
English teacher's search for cultural identity sparks love for te reo Māori
English kaiako Cathy Purdie began her reo Māori journey in 1997, intending to uncover more about her cultural identity.
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05 September 2024
Celebrating heritage: Former toi tauira art debut in Ōtepoti
Former toi tauira, Ana Hislop and Emily Clemett, celebrated their first public gallery exhibition in Ōtepoti, launching their art careers in the south where their tīpuna are from.
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29 August 2024
From a hobby, to a passion, to a career
Sue Tipene (Ngai Tahu, Ngai Tūahuriri) has had a few career changes, but a passion for education has been at the core of each and every one.
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22 August 2024
Tikanga programme inspires award-winning DOC project
For 12 years, Cher Knight has worked for the Department of Conservation (DOC) with a key part of her role being to work alongside tangata whenua to uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
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15 August 2024
There and back again for hauora kaiako
Lynette Ngaheu gave up a life of leisure in Ireland to return to Kawerau and says it was the best move she ever made.
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08 August 2024
Nurturing Māori culture and excellence in waka ama
As teams gear up for the International Va’a Federation (IVF) World Sprints, Elite J19 Men coach Patrick (Paddy) Harding-Rimene reflects on the invaluable support from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa which paved the route for his rangatahi squad.
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1 August 2024
Raranga changes future for study ‘sisters’
Learning the art of raranga may not seem like a life-changing activity, but for recent graduates Toni Kakau and Zelda Te Pairi, this practice has been exactly that.