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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Former tauira now teaching with heart

Since 2021, Emma Ralston-Wyllie has been a kaiako of first He Pī Ka Pao and then He Pī Ka Rere at the Waitākere campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › From Tonga to New York

Visesio Siasau and his wife Serene Tay, are off for a six-month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, New York after he was named Paramount Award Winner in the 24th Wallace Art Awards earlier this month.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Healthy future for Cook Island teacher

Teiā Mataara Potoru, a seasoned Cook Islands educator, finds her path in New Zealand’s first Cook Island bilingual unit after completing the He Korowai Ākonga degree at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Her journey celebrates the power of language and cultural connection, inspiring her role at Māngere East Primary School.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Matariki Rising - The mark of a new year

The rising of the stars of Matariki (and Puaka/Puanga) every winter heralds the end of one lunar year and the dawn of the next within te Ao Māori.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Never too old to learn

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Raranga changes future for study ‘sisters’

Learning the art of raranga may not seem like a life-changing activity, but for recent graduates Toni Kakau and Zelda Te Pairi, this practice has been exactly that.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Weavers' solution for insatiable demand for wahakura

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Weaving connections for herself and her community

Claire Aldhamland never could have predicted where she has ended up since studying at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. She’s discovered a passion for raranga and created meaningful connections within her community.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Carving a life of Toi Māori

To profile an artist with words, is like writing a thesis with a chisel. Although a ‘chisel-themed’ thesis wouldn’t be entirely impossible; describing Nick Tupara with words is just a grain of sand in comparison to the wealth of knowledge he brings to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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 › Dreams become reality through wānanga police prep programme

Becoming a police officer had always been a dream for single mum, Tori Barton, so she was willing to do whatever it would take to make that dream a reality.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Embracing local learning and teaching at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Discover how Whangarei local Tom Brooker balances his roles as both kaiako and tauira at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Teaching Kāwai Raupapa Level 4 and completing the He Puāwai Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching, Tom applies his learning to enhance his classroom and daily life. Learn more about his journey and the benefits of studying locally within a kaupapa Māori environment.