Groups of people at an event sit at round tables in an atrium

Pitopito kōrero o te wā

Latest news

Featured

Tikanga study boosts whānau presence on marae

13 July 2026

Featured

A teacher’s path to understanding tikanga

23 June 2026

Featured

Leading by example and learning te reo Māori

17 June 2026

Featured

Returning home and reclaiming te reo Māori

09 June 2026

Featured

A teaching journey shaped by whānau

03 June 2026

Featured

Governance grounded in te ao Māori

26 May 2026

Featured

Flexible study supports Cromwell business owner

19 May 2026

Featured

Turning point inspires commitment to change, community, and career

11 May 2026

Featured

A whānau journey of learning at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

08 May 2026

Featured

Creating second chances for rangatahi

05 May 2026

Featured

Wānanga study supports career shift into social services

28 April 2026

Featured

Strengthening Indigenous‑led global partnerships

22 April 2026

1 / 12

All news

Tikanga programme inspires award-winning DOC project
22 August 2024
For 12 years, Cher Knight has worked for the Department of Conservation (DOC) with a key part of her role being to work alongside tangata whenua to uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
There and back again for hauora kaiako
15 August 2024
Lynette Ngaheu gave up a life of leisure in Ireland to return to Kawerau and says it was the best move she ever made.
Nurturing Māori culture and excellence in waka ama
08 August 2024
As teams gear up for the International Va’a Federation (IVF) World Sprints, Elite J19 Men coach Patrick (Paddy) Harding-Rimene reflects on the invaluable support from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa which paved the route for his rangatahi squad.
Raranga changes future for study ‘sisters’
30 July 2024
Learning the art of raranga may not seem like a life-changing activity, but for recent graduates Toni Kakau and Zelda Te Pairi, this practice has been exactly that.
Teaching dream becomes reality for resilient South Auckland mum
25 July 2024
Tongan-born Tangi Katoa grew up watching her mum, Lineni Paea, teach, instilling in her a love of education and a passion for teaching.
Student’s thirst for knowledge leads to a diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art
18 July 2024
Tereinamu Hakupa has a thirst for knowledge and is dedicated to sharing the knowledge she gains with those around her.
Northland rangatahi making strides in her reo Māori journey
11 July 2024
By learning te reo Māori, 22-year-old Sophie Doyle hopes to be an example to her whānau and generations to come, embodying the vision of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, whānau transformation through education.
Sharing a Māori view of uku
01 July 2024
In a creative field largely dominated by non-Māori artists, ceramicist Tracy Keith (Ngāpuhi) is always happy to educate others about how Māori view and use uku (clay).
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.