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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Solo exhibition shows Jordyn’s on the right track

A single mum who dropped out of high school and never thought higher education was for her has not only completed a degree in Māori art but is now preparing for her first solo exhibition in Kirikiriroa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Christchurch mum helps bring te reo Māori back to her whānau

Ever since she was a young girl, Alicia Ward had a deep desire to connect with her whakapapa (genealogy) and immerse herself in te ao Māori (the Māori world).

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › From closed doors to open pathways

After the closure of Grace Foundation Whanganui, Craig Kara used his Manaaki Tāngata studies at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to create Te Ara Kimihia, a kaupapa supporting tāne toward positive futures. His journey of healing, leadership, and transformation now inspires others to find their own pathway forward.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Kaiako privileged to be guiding the next generation of social workers

Tracey Hall, kaiako of Ngā Poutoko Whakarara Oranga – Bachelor of Bicultural Social Work at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, reflects on her first year of teaching. Discover how her passion for social work and dedication to kaupapa Māori values are shaping the next generation of social workers. Learn more about the unique BBSW programme and how it prepares tauira to create social change and achieve equitable outcomes for whānau and communities

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Kawerau local follows her calling to study rongoā

A passion for helping others and the joy that comes from that played a key role in Lyndal Kennedy’s decision to study rongoā at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA).

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › 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.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Telling tamariki the Tūwharetoa story

One of our Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) graduates Kristy Northcroft has been closely involved in the development of a Lake Taupō cultural knowledge and educational cruise that tells the story of her Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi to students.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga programme helps young mum gain employment

After completing the Certificate in Tākaro, Sport and Exercise at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Ellerose Vanderaa secured a job as assistant manager at Jetts Fitness in Whakatāne.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Lucy’s loving learning

She was once scared to try new things, but now Lucy Pearce could be a walking prospectus of programmes to study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Toi Class Encourages Self-Discovery

Karen Nel ventured onto the Toi Maruata course in Porirua to explore indigenous arts in this part of the world and found out more about herself in the process.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › From Kenya to Aotearoa - Toi and its many connections

Jennifer Dickerson, a self-proclaimed "Third Culture Kid" due to her unique upbringing around the world, has discovered who she is through art.