Uku artist and mau rākau warrior: Embracing tradition, discipline, and growth Learning and practicing weaponry skills is vastly different to manipulating uku (clay) into cups and bowls, but both require confidence and discipline, and a respect for tradition.

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Do it for the whānau - quit Next month, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) will mark the third year of our organisation being smokefree.

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Tops in Tau Ora Massive weight loss, inspirational leadership and great teamwork have been celebrated at the annual Tau Ora Awards

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Scope set for review

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Sponsorship to help grow Waka Ama in lower North Island A new event sponsorship for lower North Island waka ama events scheduled for the next two weekends will help contribute to growing the number of people involved in the sport.

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Garry farewelled in style Tumuhangarau Garry Johnston was presented with a carved Māori patu at his farewell which celebrated his impressive contribution to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa over the past two years.

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Reo Challenge For Wānanga REO CHALLENGE FOR WĀNANGA KAIMAHI

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Catching up with Aoife If you could bottle Irish scholar Aofie Finn’s passion for te reo Māori – you could have a remedy for stimulating Māori interest in the Māori language.

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Te Ata Hāpara Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) has a long history of working with learner groups who are traditionally disadvantaged in tertiary education. We have large numbers of tauira (students) who are: Māori and have low academic achievement history

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Wāhine overcome challenges to become full-time teachers Against challenging odds and with support from kaiako of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, 2 wāhine have completed He Korowai Ākonga - Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) and secured full-time teaching positions.

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