Pitopito kōrero o te wā

Funding to help hard-hit region

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to establish and run a work-readiness programme for people impacted by COVID-19 along with providing training opportunities for rangatahi not in employment, education or training.

Bicultural social work degree offers chance to make a difference

Time to make Matariki a public holiday

This month we once again greeted Matariki as the star constellation rose above the eastern horizons to herald a new year in te Ao Māori. Matariki is a time for renewal, a time for celebration, a time to plan for the year ahead and a time for reflection.

A star in his own right

Professor Rangi Mataamua, the Tūhoe astronomer who worked with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to develop the popular Te Iwa o Matariki roadshow exhibition, has been awarded the Prime Minister’s science communications prize from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Long-term benefits of business study

It’s taken years of hard work and Alex credits his business studies with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa as providing the base from which the company has grown. “I learned everything about business from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa,” he says.

Timely opening for exhibitions

Two exhibitions opening in Te Awamutu celebrate the past and the future of art at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Tikanga gets Auckland Transport moving

Including Māori values in their organisational structure is just one of the ways Auckland Transport is building its knowledge base around te Ao Māori and mātauranga Māori.

Good tikanga takes time

Hemi completed the Level 3 Te Whāinga o te Ao Tikanga programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Whangārei and says like previous tikanga studies he’s undertaken, it will probably take a while to comprehend everything he learned.

Normalising tikanga on lockdown

Te Wairua - administrator at the Kaikohe campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa - says the benefits of growing up with tikanga and te reo are obvious for her whānau and that knowledge will lead them in the right direction, she says.

Hamilton deputy mayor carrying torch for te reo

The Hamilton deputy mayor says he’s due to start the Papa Reo – NZ Certificate in Te Reo Level 1 home-based learning course at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa next month.

Cycles of crisis and Māori resilience

At Te Wānanga o Aotearoa we are proud of our history and mindful that we are beneficiaries of the foresight and vision of our founding kuia and kaumātua.  We keep the stories of their sacrifice and perseverance close as a constant reminder of why we’re here – to achieve our vison of whānau transformation through education and tauira success.

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and the TEC renew commitment to partnership

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) have renewed their commitment to work together in a partnership that is based upon Te Tiriti o Waitangi and focused on learners across Aotearoa.