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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Building confidence, careers, and culture through Māori performing arts

Discover how Te Wānanga o Aotearoa’s Certificate in Māori Performing Arts goes beyond kapa haka, empowering tauira with skills in drama, screen acting, and public speaking. Hear how graduates like Niquita Samuel are building confidence, careers, and cultural pride.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › From a hobby, to a passion, to a career

Sue Tipene (Ngai Tahu, Ngai Tūahuriri) has had a few career changes, but a passion for education has been at the core of each and every one.

Home › Ngā Akoranga › Hauora › Te Tohu Taonga Puoro

Explore ancestral sounds, their deep connection to storytelling and wellbeing, and their place within te taiao (the natural world).

Home › Ngā Akoranga › Ako › He Korowai Ākonga

Become a qualified teacher in primary, middle or intermediate schools with real classroom practice and culturally grounded approaches.

Home › Ngā Akoranga › Ratonga Pāpori › Manahautū | Police Focus

Learn about front line policing with the NZ Police Force through hands-on activities and real-life scenarios.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › A life of struggles to career success

Rosemarie Eketone-Williamson has had her fair share of challenges in life, from relationship breakdowns, exposure to family harm and violence, depression, to a battle with drug addiction and giving up care of her two eldest children.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Celebrating heritage: Former toi tauira art debut in Ōtepoti

Former toi tauira, Ana Hislop and Emily Clemett, celebrated their first public gallery exhibition in Ōtepoti, launching their art careers in the south where their tīpuna are from.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Turning point inspires commitment to change, community, and career

In 2024, Bryce Marsh faced a major turning point in life that led to him studying Manaaki Tangata at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, setting him on a path of healing, self-discovery and a desire to give back to his community.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga study supports career shift into social services

When COVID-19 hit, it changed the direction of Dee Clark’s life. At the time, she was working in airport security as a behavior analyst, but the impacts of COVID-19 caused her role to change and so did her sense of purpose.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Tamariki and passion for te reo brings Waikato couple home

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Teaching: A gift that keeps on giving

Salote Panapa was on her way to study law at Victoria University when a plea from her church for more educators led her to change her career path.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga Team Leadership programme uplifts Christchurch local

Christchurch local, Sai Vaega has always aspired to make a positive impact in his community and the well-being of those around him.