Toi Ataata and Rauangi
Visual arts
Tirohanga whānui
Create with us
Explore a range of visual art forms, from painting and sketching to graphic design and print making. Develop your skills and experiment with different creative media to express yourself through ngā toi.
See what our tauira have to say about studying rauangi with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
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Programmes available
Ngā kaupapa whakataki
Introductory programmes (1)
Levels 1-3
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Intermediate programmes (4)
Levels 4-6
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Kāwai Raupapa | Toi Ataata
Certificate in Māori & Indigenous Art | Visual Arts
Learn how Māori patterns, history, and storytelling shape creative practice in the visual arts. Develop drawing, design, and technical skills.
- Level 4
- Classroom
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Kāwai Raupapa | Toi Ataata
Certificate in Māori & Indigenous Art | Visual Arts
Learn how Māori patterns, history, and storytelling shape creative practice in the visual arts. Develop drawing, design, and technical skills.
- Level 4
- Noho
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Te Tohu Tiaki Taonga
Level 5
Explore traditional and contemporary ways of preserving and archiving taonga, from toi Māori to digital data.
- Level 5
- Classroom
- No fees
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Toi Paematua | Toi Ataata
Diploma in Māori & Indigenous Art | Visual Arts
Explore painting, print, digital media, and more while building a portfolio to prepare for higher study or your career as an artist.
- Level 5
- Noho
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A passion for taonga Māori takes Chanel to Oxford
What started as a desire to strengthen her reo Māori has taken Chanel Coromandel (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Whanaunga) on an unexpected path, leading to an opportunity to contribute to the care and preservation of taonga Māori at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, England.
Reconnecting to te ao Māori through raranga
Haylee Roussel (Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne, Ngāti Maniapoto) was searching for a way to reconnect with te ao Māori when she enrolled in the Certificate in Māori and Indigenous Art, Raranga, at the Waiwhero campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
A journey shaped by whānau and a love of tamariki
Members of Tayla-Marie Takawe’s (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Maniapoto) whānau were among the first tauira to graduate from the Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
Finding a deeper sense of self through te ao Māori
Moving to Aotearoa from rural Australia as a teenager, Lily Warring found herself wanting to learn more about the culture and language of the place she now called home.
Creating the spark for business success
With plenty of experience as an electrician, Josh Verstraten was ready to branch out from employee to business owner, but he knew running a successful business would require a new set of skills.
From financial stress to financial freedom for Auckland whānau
For Augustine Kopa, studying the Certificate in Money Management at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa was about creating a better future for her whānau.
Two generations, one reo Māori journey
When Melody Francis (Ngāti Kahungunu) saw the positive impact that studying te reo Māori had on her mum, she decided to jump on the waka and begin the journey alongside her.
Tikanga study boosts whānau presence on marae
Patrick and Donna Tobin (Ngāti Kahu) are a brother-and-sister duo studying tikanga alongside their wider whānau at Te Paatu Marae in Kaitaia, all working towards the betterment of their whānau, iwi, and marae.
A teacher’s path to understanding tikanga
Originally from South Africa, Franda Zondagh has called Aotearoa home since 2003, but it was through studying He Papa Tikanga with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa that she began to feel a deeper connection to the place she lives and people she serves in her mahi.
Leading by example and learning te reo Māori
Liisa Wharepapa’s (Te Whānau ā Apanui) journey with te reo Māori wasn’t something that happened overnight, it was a goal waiting to be pursued until the moment she felt ready to take that step.
