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

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Smashing it out on forestry course

Four current students on a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa forestry course, along with one former student, have been part of a crew that smashed out the rare achievement of planting one million trees this season near Rotorua.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Teaching dream becomes reality for resilient South Auckland mum

Tongan-born Tangi Katoa grew up watching her mum, Lineni Paea, teach, instilling in her a love of education and a passion for teaching.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › The essence is right for business to thrive

For former tauira Matias (Matu) Cacciavillani and his partner Chelsea Hall, it is their love for good food made from quality produce that is the foundation to their successful catering and food truck business.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Wānanga scholarship supports tauira in completing Master of Architecture thesis

The 2023 Dr. Buck Nin Memorial Scholarship recipient for Māori contemporary art was 23-year-old Antonia van Sitter, who put the funds towards completing her Master of Architecture thesis.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Waka ama, culture, and community in Masterton

This weekend, Masterton will welcome waka ama teams affiliated to Hoe Tonga for the Regional Sprint Championship.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Who the cap fit

Adrienne Spratt may have just made a whole lot more work for herself. The Papaioea kaiako surprised her Maunga Kura Toi – Raranga tauira at their recent graduation by capping them with hand woven trenchers, rather than the traditional academic cap.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Discovering a passion for whakairo sparks change

Like many Māori tāne, Lebon Wilson struggled with mainstream schooling and left at 14. It’s taken him a long time to realise the benefits of being able to channel his learning and effort into something that he’s passionate about. That was by discovering whakairo.

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 › Irish te reo Māori tauira Aoife Finn overwhelmed and honoured to visit Aotearoa