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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 › A love for weaving leads to Māori art degree

Loren Riddall began her raranga (weaving) journey in 2019 and this year she will graduate from Maunga Kura Toi, Bachelor of Māori Art, Raranga.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › 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.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › A star in his own right

Professor Rangi Mataamua, the Tūhoe astronomer who worked with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to develop the popular Te Iwa o Matariki roadshow exhibition, has been awarded the Prime Minister’s science communications prize from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › 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.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › A teaching journey shaped by whānau

The journey to becoming a teacher was not a straight line for Nimai Fraser‑Eccleston, it was shaped by whānau, lived experience and his desire to create a meaningful life for his tamariki.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › A whānau journey of learning at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Studying at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa wasn’t just a personal journey for Tania Dargaville (Te Rarawa). It became a whānau journey, shared alongside her sister and son, learning, growing and now graduating together.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › A whakairo journey shaped by art and community

Explore the inspiring journey of Murray 'Muzz' Green, who discovered his passion for whakairo (carving) through a work placement at Waipā Kōkiri Arts Centre. Learn how hands-on learning and community support at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa helped Muzz reconnect with his cultural roots and transform his life. Discover the importance of art and community in preserving Māori traditions.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Age no issue for young teacher

Being the youngest in her class didn’t bother Djuan Ruland-Umata during the three years she spent studying for a Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › An unexpected journey from volunteer to full-time teacher

The journey into primary teaching began unexpectedly for Princess Hirovanna while she was assisting at Māngere Bridge School as a volunteer.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Anahera-Pono credits TWoA for her transition

She’s a singer in reggae band NRG Rising and a mother, shes also a Level 5 Diploma in Adult Education

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Ancient Māori methods for new fitness coaching programme

The way of the warrior involved tests of fitness, agility and mental sharpness. And now these traditional methods Māori used to maintain their health and wellbeing are being offered as a pathway into the fitness coaching industry.