Kope kore Te Wānanga o Aotearoa ngā Puna Whakatupu are cottoning on to a sustainability trial that aims to say “ka kite” to disposable nappies.

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Creativity to the fore for Tania Tania Short, the new national creative lead for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, likes the fun stuff – like seeing clever creative ideas come to fruition.

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The knowledge base was the pull for me With a degree in whakairo, a diploma in adult education and active involvement at Mataatua Marae in Māngere, Jay Mason was more than ready delve into the Applied Masters of Indigenous Knowledge at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Art on show at curators’ wānanga Around 40 Māori curators from museums, galleries, archives and museums gathered at O-Tāwhao Marae in Te Awamutu over the weekend for their annual hui aimed at networking, sharing knowledge and discussing how to grow Māori capacity in the sector.

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Exhibition on marae first for East Coast raranga tauira A desire to share knowledge on marae up the coast resulted in the first exhibition at Rāhui Marae for Talei Teariki’s Level 4 and 5 Raranga tauira recently. Titled ‘Waiapu’, the exhibition featured weavers from Rangitukia, Ruatōrea, Waipiro, Tikitiki, Te Araroa, Hicks Bay and Te Karaka.

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Over 3 hours of travel to study reo Māori proves worthwhile for Northland tauira To get to her reo Māori class, Jude Thompson travels an hour and a half by car and ferry each way, but she’s adamant that it’s all worth it.

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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.

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New Te Wānanga o Aotearoa police preparation course offered Tairawhiti police are welcoming a fresh Te Wānanga o Aotearoa course aimed at preparing people keen on a career as a police officer.

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Tamiaho looks to past and future with mau rākau Tamiaho Herangi-Searancke started formal traditional learning of mau rākau at the tender age of three from his kuia and kaumatua in the far north (Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe, Hokianga-whakapau-karakia).

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TWoA Waka Ama part of the Whakapapa of TWoA It’s one of the fastest growing water sports in New Zealand that’s also an inextricable part of the whakapapa of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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