Top honour for Whirikoka kaiako Whirikoka kaiako and kapa haka legend Tangiwai Ria has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year honours.

Top honour for Whirikoka kaiako

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Understanding rangahau If you want to understand rangahau, forget about research because it’s not the same thing.

Understanding rangahau

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Ensuring haka is more than just a performance | Ka tika, ehara te haka i te whakaaturanga noa iho When it comes to haka composition, Te Ara Reo Māori kaiwhakahaere Ruki Tobin has dedicated his life to the lessons of his teachers.

Ensuring haka is more than just a performance

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Disruptive by Nature back for second year After a successful first year, Disruptive by Nature - the youth-focussed wānanga which challenges kaimahi to think differently – is on again next month.

Disruptive by Nature back for second year

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Couple stick together on language journey A Pōrirua couple learning te reo Māori together have come a long way in a relatively short time but say they still have a long way to go.

Couple stick together on language journey

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They're having a laugh | Te Pukukohe hoki! A tongue-in-cheek take on the whakataetae of kapa haka will be highlighted, along with a cast of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira and kaiako, in a new television comedy.

They are having a laugh

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New committees hold first meetings Two new committees established to provide a kaumātua perspective and a kaimahi voice at the senior leadership level of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa have had their first meetings.

New committees hold first meetings

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Mind your business with Mana Ora A new Te Wānanga o Aotearoa programme gives tauira the skills to increase their business nous and their knowledge of kaupapa Māori.

Mind your business with Mana Ora

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National recognition for personal challenge A personal social experiment started three years ago was recognised nationally at the Māori Language Commission’s 14th Ngā Tohu Reo Māori, National Māori Language Awards on Friday night.

National recognition for personal challenge

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Dee-lighted to welcome manuhiri Denise Keelan exudes the spirit of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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