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.

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Performing arts tauira by day, chainsaw-wielding creepy clown by night Every Friday and Saturday night, Huia Apiata gets paid to frighten willing punters as a chainsaw-wielding clown at the infamous horror attraction Spookers.

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Social services kaiako taste postgraduate academic success To help tauira make a positive difference in the lives of others, four Social Services kaiako have attained their own academic success. 

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Rangatahua redesign takes shape | Tau ana te whare o Rangatahua! A redesign of the Rangatahua (finance) department at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has increased capability, saved money and will create more efficient processes.

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Understanding rangahau If you want to understand rangahau, forget about research because it’s not the same thing.

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Riding a wave of success | Te eke i te ngaru o te angitu The summer has roped in another successful rodeo season for Whangarei YG Kaiako Morgana Nathan.

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Loving the country that loves you through te reo Māori Madison, said she wanted to give back to the country that gave her a home “and to keep up with what my kids were learning at school”. She did this by learning te reo Māori.

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Wāhine finds healing through the art of weaving Before studying raranga at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA), Zelda Te Pairi barely left her house and was struggling with low self-esteem.

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Uncovering an appreciation for te ao Māori through art Studying toi (art) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has opened up a whole new world and understanding of te ao Māori for Talia Grocott.

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Mum of four now taking on police role She has four children aged five to 12. But that hasn’t stopped Hamilton’s Akesa Taufa achieving her goal of becoming a police officer, with support from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) along the way.

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