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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 › Art on show at curators’ wānanga

Around 40 Māori curators from museums, galleries, archives and museums gathered at O-Tāwhao Marae in Te Awamutu over the weekend for their annual hui aimed at networking, sharing knowledge and discussing how to grow Māori capacity in the sector.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › The essence is right for business to thrive

For former tauira Matias (Matu) Cacciavillani and his partner Chelsea Hall, it is their love for good food made from quality produce that is the foundation to their successful catering and food truck business.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Who the cap fit

Adrienne Spratt may have just made a whole lot more work for herself. The Papaioea kaiako surprised her Maunga Kura Toi – Raranga tauira at their recent graduation by capping them with hand woven trenchers, rather than the traditional academic cap.

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 › Hamilton deputy mayor carrying torch for te reo

The Hamilton deputy mayor says he’s due to start the Papa Reo – NZ Certificate in Te Reo Level 1 home-based learning course at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa next month.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Mana Ora from the Ground Up

Jamie says the Mana Ora business programme embedded in kaupapa Māori and enriched with tikanga and reo content, changed the way he sees design.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › New focus on doing good

From being something of a self-confessed, unmotivated teenage “ratbag”, Joshua Wallace is now focused on establishing himself in a sound career as a police officer where he can help others.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › One Step Closer to her Dream of Dreams

A path is set for former tauira toi Shayna Kidwell-Teruna who has sights on running her own printing business one day. With completion of the Kāwai Raupapa Certificate in Māori indigenous art, she’s one step closer this year as she returns to study reo before moving on to a business programme to make her dream reality.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Te Wānanga o Aotearoa appoints Nepia Winiata as chief executive

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is pleased to announce the appointment of Nepia Winiata (Ngāti Raukawa) as chief executive. Nepia has been acting chief executive for almost a year, was deputy chief executive for five years and has held several senior leadership roles across Te Wānanga o Aotearoa for more than 12 years.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Te Wananga o Aotearoa appoints Te Ururoa Flavell as new CEO

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa today announced Te Ururoa Flavell as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Companion of Te Apārangi, Champion of Te Reo Māori

Te Rita Papesch, musician, educator, and kapa haka stalwart, has been inducted as a Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Discover her inspiring journey of music, haka, and te reo Māori, and how her lifelong dedication to Māori culture shaped generations.