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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Dreams become reality through wānanga police prep programme

Becoming a police officer had always been a dream for single mum, Tori Barton, so she was willing to do whatever it would take to make that dream a reality.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Dyslexia was no barrier for wānanga student

Small business owner, Kawhena Rangihaeata Puha, overcame her struggles with dyslexia to complete the Level 4 Certificate in Small Business last year at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Embracing local learning and teaching at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Discover how Whangarei local Tom Brooker balances his roles as both kaiako and tauira at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Teaching Kāwai Raupapa Level 4 and completing the He Puāwai Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching, Tom applies his learning to enhance his classroom and daily life. Learn more about his journey and the benefits of studying locally within a kaupapa Māori environment.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Embracing te reo Māori in small town Waikato

Learning te reo Māori isn’t exclusive, it’s open to everyone and that’s made clear at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa’s Apakura campus in Te Awamutu.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Embracing te reo Māori the key for Taranaki grandmother to help understand her identity

A lightbulb moment about identifying as a “New Zealander” led to grandmother and radio station manager Anne Dawson enrolling in Te Reo Māori studies at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in 2021.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Embracing te reo Māori through fun and play

Learning te reo Māori can be daunting for some, and the idea of memorising long lists of kupu and how to form sentence structures may even seem unreachable. And that’s where Kura Rēhia co-founders, Rosie Remmerswaal and Kuruho Wereta, come in. They’re challenging that narrative with their board game, KAUPAPA.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Embracing tikanga gives understanding and meaning

Despite growing up around tangihanga and with a background in funeral directing and embalming, Te Roopu Moana never fully understood the reasoning behind certain Māori practices until she enrolled in a tikanga programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Tauranga.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › English teacher's search for cultural identity sparks love for te reo Māori

English kaiako Cathy Purdie began her reo Māori journey in 1997, intending to uncover more about her cultural identity.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Entrepreneur Hits the Spot with Spice Blends

Kavita Anand earned the many hats she wears by striving to succeed. Besides ‘Mum’, ‘Wife’, ‘Lawyer’, ‘Sports & Cultural Coordinator’ and ‘Accounts Administrator’, the latest addition to her collection bears the title ‘Entrepenuer’ and there is no limit to her ambition.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Evie O’Brien officially welcomed as new chief executive of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa proudly welcomed Evie O’Brien (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto) with a stirring pōwhiri at the Te Awamutu head office\on Tuesday, 28 January.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Ex pro rugby plays proves it’s never too late to get degree

At 50 years old, Shane Stephens received his first qualification, a Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Ex-Manu Samoa Hooker Starts Business

As a former professional rugby player of more than 15 years, Ace Tiatia knows the inside of a gym probably better than most.