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  • 18 May 2021

    Keeping it simple with rongoā

    Des has completed the Level 4 Certificate in Rongoā course at the Ngāmotu campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and says they are developing the māra at Whakaahurangi Marae in Stratford and wanted to include rongoā plants among the plantings

  • 17 May 2021

    Getting fit for the force

    It’s easy to feel out of breath just watching Clint Parsons put his students through a gruelling series of high intensity training drills. Part of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa’s Police Career Preparation Programme in Gisborne.

  • 14 May 2021

    From teaching to learning

    After a teaching career spanning more than 40 years, retirement gave Stephen Hovell the time he needed to embark on his te reo Māori journey.

  • 14 May, 2021

    New skills added to work with rangatahi

    Whakatane-based Tamati Taylor has used study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to add new sport and exercise skills to his work with vulnerable rangatahi.

  • May 13, 2021

    Te Pūkenga and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa agreement to benefit all New Zealanders

    Te Pūkenga and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in a partnership that will serve current and future generations of New Zealanders through upskilling and access to training opportunities.

  • 12 May 2021

    Taiki Kennedy - the teacher, the nurse, the nanny, the pāpa and the social worker

    For more than 20 years Taiki Kennedy was a social worker servicing clients, many of whom she was related to, throughout the Tairāwhiti. But she also wore many other hats.

  • 11 May, 2021

    Taking the leap to teaching

    Waimiere Taoho says she’s loving being a kaiako after taking a leap of faith to pursue her dream.

  • 05 May 2021

    Kalo’s catching her dreams

    The first year after a car crash which left her in a wheelchair was tough for Kalolaine Manako. She enrolled in the Level 4 Manaaki Tangata Certificate in Bicultural Social Services programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. And it’s changed her life.

  • 04 May 2021

    Learning te reo helps Ellen find her place

    Ellen Hall started learning te reo Māori to support her family but has found she is now on her own journey of self-discovery. “This is my third year of study. I initially came to support my husband - he’s Māori - but he works shift work so it’s been too hard for him to keep going at this stage,” she says.

  • 03 May 2021

    Tikanga - A window into te ao Māori

    Te Whāinga o Te Ao Tikanga offers people a window “to look in to Te Ao Māori” (The Māori World). The 20-week programme is open to anyone wanting the tools to not only better engage with tangata whenua (people of the land) but to understand the makeup of the community they work and live in.

  • 22 April 2021

    Adult teaching not just for teachers

    When it comes to teaching, Sheryl Waru knows more than most, and there’s nothing she loves more than passing on her knowledge to others.

  • 20 April 2021

    Conquering the internet with Kanorau Digital

    Lisa Graham rarely used the internet not only because she didn’t know the basics of how to use a computer or to get around the web but she was also afraid of being scammed online.

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