Raranga, a meditative and healing process For Cathrine Randall, the practice of raranga is a meditative and healing process. These days, the former hairdresser helps tauira learning raranga – the art of Māori weaving - at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Whanganui.

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Tūwhitia Symposium drives student success for underserved learners This week Te Wānanga o Aotearoa will host organisations from across the tertiary sector as they come together for the second annual Tūwhitia Symposium, where they will discuss and explore ways that work towards the continued drive of positive outcomes for underserved learners in Aotearoa.

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A life of struggles to career success Rosemarie Eketone-Williamson has had her fair share of challenges in life, from relationship breakdowns, exposure to family harm and violence, depression, to a battle with drug addiction and giving up care of her two eldest children.

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Can you DIG it? This month, as part of the DIGMYIDEA Māori Innovation Challenge, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa was again privileged to host the annual DIGIwānanga.

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Ōpōtiki teacher learns reo Māori from former pupil As an older student, learning reo Māori was slightly daunting for Ōpōtiki College teacher, Deborah Mckillop. But after learning she would be taught by one of her former student’s, things became more relaxed.

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NGA KETE TOI CELEBRATES WORK

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Sean Recruitment Expands Business Belinda Wang was qualified for her line of work and business was going well - but she felt she needed something more.

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From the marae to the motu via a Matariki postage stamp While his cousins were playing bullrush or getting into mischief around the marae, a young Te Atiwei Ririnui spent hours alone harvesting harakeke and evolving his weaving skill.

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The right dose for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Awhitia Mihaere has returned to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to teach healing knowledge that's been handed down for generations.

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Monica brings a world of words She speaks fluent Romanian, German, English and Portuguese, can get by in Italian, Spanish and Chinese and will likely add te reo Māori to this list by the end of next year.

Monica brings a world of words

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