Pitopito kōrero o te wā

Telling stories with technology

Ōpōtiki residents are being offered the opportunity to learn how to use technology to tell their stories through art. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaiako (tutor) Sid Thompson says art is an excellent way for people to tell their stories and express themselves and using technology can only enhance that ability.

New Māori medicine and adult teaching courses in Kawerau

High community interest in learning more about traditional Māori medicine (Rongoā) has prompted Te Wānanga o Aotearoa ki Kawerau to offer a new course teaching about these healing skills. “We’ve introduced the programme into the community as there has been high interest amongst local people in Rongoā Māori,” says Jacqueline McRae-Tarei, the Kaiwhakahaere Ako (manager educational delivery) for Kawerau.

Honouring his tipuna through te reo

For Arran Pene, his developing proficiency in te reo Māori is, in part, about paying tribute to his tīpuna. “I get satisfaction out of honouring my tīpuna by speaking te reo,” says the 52-year-old Hamilton-born and based former All Black. Arran (Ngāti Wairere), who’s recently graduated with a level 6 diploma in te reo from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, played in 15 All Blacks tests and eight games for the New Zealand Māori side.

New focus on doing good

From being something of a self-confessed, unmotivated teenage “ratbag”, Joshua Wallace is now focused on establishing himself in a sound career as a police officer where he can help others.

Royal approval for writing

An academic article written by a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira has been given the seal of approval from the highest level.

Weaving a secure future

A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa masters tauira has gone from working in security to taking part in international arts residencies where he shares his weaving expertise with indigenous artists.

Graduation for Marlborough's mayor

Marlborough’s mayor John Leggett has just graduated from Level 2 Te Ara Reo Māori (He Pī Ka Pao). He says his study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has given him confidence to kōrero when doing public speaking and made him comfortable with tikanga.

Māori and Mandarin at Te Matatini

A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa librarian is taking Te Matatini Ki Te Ao (Te Matatini to the world) quite literally, and translating the final day of the kapa haka champs into Mandarin – the language spoken by about 1.2 billion people

Award caps big year for kaiako

From Mob to Masters

Lucy’s loving learning

She was once scared to try new things, but now Lucy Pearce could be a walking prospectus of programmes to study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa wins big at awards

The world’s most popular video game and a weekly podcast of all things te ao Māori, helped Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to win the education categories at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori - the Māori Language Awards.