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  1. Wānanga enrolment numbers on the rise

    Wānanga enrolment numbers on the rise

    Tauira (students) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa have embraced the opportunity to focus on personal and professional growth during the uncertain times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. Walter Herewini: Ōpotiki Tikanga Māori graduate

    Learning tikanga in the hopes of giving back to iwi

    Through learning tikanga at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Walter Herewini hopes to give back to his marae and keep te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) alive and thriving.

  3. Deborah McKillop: Graduate Te Ara reo Māori

    Ōpōtiki teacher learns reo Māori from former pupil

    As an older student, learning reo Māori was slightly daunting for Ōpōtiki College teacher, Deborah Mckillop. But after learning she would be taught by one of her former student’s, things became more relaxed.

  4. Steven Allan: graduate of the Diploma in Small Business and Project Management and his kaiako Ra Winiata

    Overcoming Pain to Build a Thriving Business: The Journey of Steven Allan

    Four years ago, Steven Allan’s life took a significant pivot. He injured his back and unable to work as a concrete pumper, enrolled in a business course at Te Wananga o Aotearoa with a friend.

  5. Kohatu Hemara: Tauira Raranga

    Weaving eases wānanga student’s arthritis struggles

    After pushing past his doubts and giving the raranga programme a good go, Kohatu not only completed the programme but it helped strengthen the mobility and use of his fingers.

  6. Annaleah Hoera and Gazelle Rangitakatu - Graduates: Bachelor of education

    Wānanga vision comes to life for Hamilton whānau

    The vision of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is, whānau transformation through education, and that has been the case for one Hamilton family.

  7. Mikayla (Meke) Nikora - Graduate Te Ara Reo Māori 3 & 4

    Learning reo Māori alongside tamariki

    Tā moko artist and mum of two, Mikayla (Meke) Nikora was brought up speaking reo Māori but slowly lost the language after leaving kura kaupapa Māori and moving to Pākehā schooling.

  8. Hoana and Mererangi-Kaa: Graduates - Adult Education

    Sister duo keep Māoritanga alive through education

    Gisborne sisters, Mererangi and Hoana Kaa believe that education is a key pathway to keeping Māoritanga (culture) thriving in all parts of Aotearoa and empowers Māori to step into leadership.

  9. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa: Apakura campus, Te Awamutu

    Press Release on behalf of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

    The first reading of the Education and Training Bill (No.3) in the House of Representatives today signals an historic shift in the relationship between the Crown and the Wānanga sector, namely Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

  10. Dan Charmaine whānau

    Studying business was the road to success for Tāmaki couple

    For husband and wife Daniel and Charmaine Ngawharau, studying with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and using the knowledge learned to start a business has been the best decision they’ve ever made.

  11. Kaiako: Rawiri T Horne

    From art tauira to art kaiako: Tā moko artist eager to share his knowledge

    Rawiri T Horne, a renowned tā moko artist, and new kaiako at the Christchurch campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, is passionate about sharing tikanga through creating art.

  12. Anne Dawson - Tauira: Te Reo Māori

    Embracing te reo Māori the key for Taranaki grandmother to help understand her identity

    A lightbulb moment about identifying as a “New Zealander” led to grandmother and radio station manager Anne Dawson enrolling in Te Reo Māori studies at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in 2021.

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