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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.
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25 July 2024
Teaching dream becomes reality for resilient South Auckland mum
Tongan-born Tangi Katoa grew up watching her mum, Lineni Paea, teach, instilling in her a love of education and a passion for teaching.
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18 July 2024
Student’s thirst for knowledge leads to a diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art
Tereinamu Hakopa has a thirst for knowledge and is dedicated to sharing the knowledge she gains with those around her.
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11 July 2024
Northland rangatahi making strides in her reo Māori journey
By learning te reo Māori, 22-year-old Sophie Doyle hopes to be an example to her whānau and generations to come, embodying the vision of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, whānau transformation through education.
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2 July 2024
Sharing a Māori view of uku
In a creative field largely dominated by non-Māori artists, ceramicist Tracy Keith (Ngāpuhi) is always happy to educate others about how Māori view and use uku (clay).
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24 June, 2024
Rotorua crew manager empowering women in forestry
Truedy Taia is all about empowering women to achieve in a male-dominated industry. Truedy leads the first all-women crew for Rotorua-based forestry organisation, Mahi Rākau after being invited to start one a few years ago.
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19 June 2024
Art on show at curators’ wānanga
Around 40 Māori curators from museums, galleries, archives and museums gathered at O-Tāwhao Marae in Te Awamutu over the weekend for their annual hui aimed at networking, sharing knowledge and discussing how to grow Māori capacity in the sector.
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20 June 2024
Teen mum turned business owner with support from Wānanga youth programme
Falling pregnant at 15 was a big surprise for Paeroa teen Ella-Grace Tissingh, but with the support of the Youth Services programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, she’s managed to gain NCEA level 2, get her full license, and start up a successful business.
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06 June 2024
Raranga programme helps funeral director to connect with traditional cultural practices
Descended from a long line of undertakers, it’s no surprise that it was tangi that brought Delano Murray (Ngāti Kurī) to Heretaunga, where he’s a funeral director for Simplicity Funerals and studying Toi Paematua Level 5 in raranga with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.