Pitopito kōrero o te wā

Janine Thomas fell in love with community work

Now, armed with social work skills and practical experience she’s acquired while studying at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Janine (Ngāti Pākehā) is helping make a difference for under pressure whānau in Rotorua.

Smashing it out on forestry course

Four current students on a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa forestry course, along with one former student, have been part of a crew that smashed out the rare achievement of planting one million trees this season near Rotorua.

Tracey weaves a new way forward

Raranga kaiako Tracey Robens, pictured here helping one of her students, says her art provides her with spiritual space.

Kai, kōrero and katakata (laughter)

It started as a get-together for te reo Māori enthusiasts regularly catching up to share their two favourite things – kai (food) and kōrero (conversation).

Woven works wow Wellington

The Raukura Weavers Collective features woven artworks at an exhibition at Parliament’s Bowen House in Wellington.

Wānanga strengthens tie to Police and Māori Wardens

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Gisborne is strengthening its ties with Police and Māori Wardens as part of its ongoing push to help local communities./sitecore/media library/Images/TeWananga/News and Events/2020/Clint_Parsons

Telling tamariki the Tūwharetoa story

One of our Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) graduates Kristy Northcroft has been closely involved in the development of a Lake Taupō cultural knowledge and educational cruise that tells the story of her Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi to students.

Wānanga offering new kapa haka and elder care courses

The strong passion for developing kapa haka skills in Tairāwhiti has prompted Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Gisborne to offer a targetted new course next year.

Sharing smarts, inspiration and dignity

Ngarangi Toko has been no stranger to struggle street in the past but the challenges she’s faced help inspire her today to support others.

New Te Wānanga o Aotearoa site in Ngāmotu (New Plymouth)

New Zealand’s largest provider of te reo Māori education is opening a new campus site in Ngāmotu (New Plymouth), providing newly renovated teaching and learning facilities for tauira (students) and kaimahi (staff).

Mahimaina Mahuru Māori Pā Wars

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is proud to present a Minecraft minigame from Piki Studios: Mahimaina Pā Wars, a uniquely Māori view of the massively popular video game Minecraft, which has more than 126 million active players worldwide.

Scholarship recipients give it back