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Rotorua crew manager empowering women in forestry
23 June 2024
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.
Teen mum turned business owner with support from Wānanga youth programme
20 June 2024
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.
Art on show at curators’ wānanga
19 June 2024
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.
Raranga programme helps funeral director to connect with traditional cultural practices
06 June 2024
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.
Kawerau local lives out childhood dream of learning to weave
16 May 2024
As a young girl, Barbara Wheto always had a fascination with harakeke and the art of weaving. But growing up in an era where being Māori and Māori culture were scorned upon, she was never encouraged to explore the art form.
Rodney Whanga, Te Matatini Scholarship award winner
09 May 2024
Mahia te mahi hei oranga whakatipu, hei oranga tuku iho mō te iwi, ahakoa ngā piere nuku o te wā. Ko Rodney Whanga o Tainui waka, nō ngā iwi o Ngāti Maniapoto me Waikato te whakatinanatanga o te kōrero nei.
Wānanga scholarship supports tauira in completing Master of Architecture thesis
09 May 2024
The 2023 Dr. Buck Nin Memorial Scholarship recipient for Māori contemporary art was 23-year-old Antonia van Sitter, who put the funds towards completing her Master of Architecture thesis.
University Associate Professor committed to reo Māori journey
08 May 2024
Sondra Bacharach is no stranger to education. She currently teaches a university philosophy programme in Aotearoa and has experienced classroom environments as a student within the American, French and German education systems.
Inclusive and equal opportunities highlight for deaf tauira
06 May 2024
In Porirua, Deaf tauira Tania Ali (Ngāti Tūwharetoa), recently walked the graduation stage to receive her Certificate in Small Business and Project Management. With New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) her first language, this feat was made possible with the support provided throughout her study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Milestone achievement as kairangahau secures first ever Marsden for wānanga
01 May 2024
Tara McAllister made the transition from mainstream academia to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, where she has taken on the role of Kairangahau Matua within the newly established Rangahau Centre, Te Manawahoukura.
Tāne creates legacy for his whānau by learning te reo Māori
24 April 2024
From someone with no te reo Māori knowledge to now being able to speak te reo Māori all day, every day if he chose, Ruebin Reti has evolved into a beacon of inspiration.
Raranga guides new mum back into te ao Māori
18 April 2024
Joy Gilgen had always thought that raranga was a practice reserved for older generations, but after having her first pēpē in 2022, she had the urge to do something holistic and reground herself in te ao Māori.