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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Business student proves it’s never too late to study

At 62-years-old, Terry Glenister decided it wasn’t too late to expand on his business knowledge and resources. So, in 2020 he enrolled to study business at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Cafe owners on the podium

Even on the worst days, turning up to work at the Podium Café overlooking Lake Karāpiro is “something special” say owners Kim Lee and Ali Foers.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Cambridge Museum project guided by wānanga tikanga studies

Cambridge Museum manager, Elizabeth Harvey, is combining her tikanga studies at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with her passion for local history, to support the museum’s Voices of Cambridge project.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Carved wharenui a labour of love

Carved wharenui a labour of love Te Wānanga o 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 › Catching up with Aoife

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 › Changing hearts and minds through Rangahau

In September, award winning composer, Maree Sheehan joined Te Manawahoukura Centre of Rangahau at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa as Kairangahau Matua (Toi).

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Christchurch mum helps bring te reo Māori back to her whānau

Ever since she was a young girl, Alicia Ward had a deep desire to connect with her whakapapa (genealogy) and immerse herself in te ao Māori (the Māori world).

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.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Connecting to tūpuna through raranga

When Raranga kaiako Laurette Madden-Morehu recieved a kete as a seven-year old at a whānau reunion, it ignited a lifelong curiosity of mahi raranga.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Cooking up confidence in te reo Māori

Āku Hapa! is a reo Māori cooking show created by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira, blending kai, kōrero, and comedy. Streaming on Māori+, this series celebrates learning te reo through laughter, mistakes, and whānau connection—one delicious dish at a time.