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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga launches first of their kind mātauranga Māori certificates, marking a new era for Indigenous knowledge education

Responding to the growing needs and aspirations of tauira, iwi and communities, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is breaking new ground with the launch of 2 new Level 4 certificates that will be the first standalone programmes of their kind in Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Carving a life of Toi Māori

To profile an artist with words, is like writing a thesis with a chisel. Although a ‘chisel-themed’ thesis wouldn’t be entirely impossible; describing Nick Tupara with words is just a grain of sand in comparison to the wealth of knowledge he brings to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Mahuru Māori challenge aligned with maramataka

The Mahuru Māori challenge is just around the corner, but what does this mean and who can get involved?

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Taringa heads to te Tai Tokerau

Taringa, the award-winning podcast which covers all aspects of te ao Māori – in both English and te reo Māori – will be recorded and streamed live from the Kaitaia campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa on November 10.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Telling our stories through visual arts

Taika Waititi said at the Oscars that indigenous people are “the original story tellers” and Johnny Moetara loves nothing more than giving people the skills to tell those stories through art.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga offering new kapa haka and elder care courses

The strong passion for developing kapa haka skills in Tairāwhiti has prompted Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Gisborne to offer a targetted new course next year.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › A kaiako who built more than a course

Discover the journey of Peter Waaka, a dedicated kaiako at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, who has been at the forefront of business education in the lower South Island for over two decades. Learn how his practical approach helps tauira turn their business ideas into reality and build financial resilience. Enrol in our business programmes today and gain skills for life

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.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Smashing it out on forestry course

Four current students on a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa forestry course, along with one former student, have been part of a crew that smashed out the rare achievement of planting one million trees this season near Rotorua.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga scholarship supports tauira in completing Master of Architecture thesis

The 2023 Dr. Buck Nin Memorial Scholarship recipient for Māori contemporary art was 23-year-old Antonia van Sitter, who put the funds towards completing her Master of Architecture thesis.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Weaving a secure future

A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa masters tauira has gone from working in security to taking part in international arts residencies where he shares his weaving expertise with indigenous artists.

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.