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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Representing tāne in the weaving classroom

Weku Kereopa may have been the only tāne (male) in his raranga (weaving) class but that didn’t deter him from completing the Diploma in Māori and Indigenous Art.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Toi graduate creates PM’s wahakura

When Hemi May Kelly was studying towards her Maunga Kura Toi (Raranga) degree at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa she never imagined she’d be creating something for the first child of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga Team Leadership programme uplifts Christchurch local

Christchurch local, Sai Vaega has always aspired to make a positive impact in his community and the well-being of those around him.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Kai, kōrero and katakata (laughter)

It started as a get-together for te reo Māori enthusiasts regularly catching up to share their two favourite things – kai (food) and kōrero (conversation).

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Finding strength and a future through social work

Discover the inspiring journey of Tessa Thompson, a social work tauira at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Learn how the Manaaki Tāngata programme and dedicated kaiako helped her overcome challenges and pursue a career in social work. Explore her commitment to making a positive impact on her whānau and community in Kawerau, and her aspirations to mentor rangatahi.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › There and back again for hauora kaiako

Lynette Ngaheu gave up a life of leisure in Ireland to return to Kawerau and says it was the best move she ever made.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › From Mob to Masters

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 › Holistic healing and self discovery found in rongoā programme

Although rongoā has always been part of Te Aroha Ngatai’s life, she once believed that she needed a qualification from a western institute to practice rongoā.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Katie finds her calling

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Ōpōtiki couple prove it’s never too late to learn te reo Māori

Ōpōtiki couple prove its never too late to learn to te reo Māori, and will be one of the many Tauira in Opotiki graduating next week.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Weaving programme provides sense of whānau for retiree

With all her tamariki (children) having grown up and made the move across the ditch, it’s left just Rena Mclean living here in Aotearoa.