Kokiri ventures wait for investment news The first cohort of Kōkiri, a government-funded business accelerator programme, will soon learn if their innovations will receive investment.

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Kōkiri crew heading to Vietnam Four participants in business accelerator programme Kōkiri - led by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in partnership with Callaghan Innovation and the He Kai Kei Ahu Ringa Crown-Māori Economic Growth Partnership – are off to Vietnam.

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Mum of four now taking on police role She has four children aged five to 12. But that hasn’t stopped Hamilton’s Akesa Taufa achieving her goal of becoming a police officer, with support from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) along the way.

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Mum of three completes teaching degree The mum of three completed her Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) in 2019 and has just began her third year of teaching at Hamilton’s Knighton Normal School.

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Business student proves it’s never too late to study Terry Glenister completed a Certificate in Small Business and Project Management and two years on has grown his business to a place where he didn’t think was once possible.

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Teen mum turned business owner with support from Wānanga youth programme Falling pregnant at 15 was a big surprise for Paeroa teen Ella-Grace Tissingh, but with the support of the Youth Services programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, she’s managed to gain NCEA level 2, get her full license, and start up a successful business.

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Wānanga teacher makes good out of a childhood spent in foster care Pirini Edwards was a state ward going through boys’ homes and foster homes throughout his childhood. But it was these childhood experiences and life lessons that led him to his current mahi, teaching the Certificate in Bicultural Social Services at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Kawerau local lives out childhood dream of learning to weave As a young girl, Barbara Wheto always had a fascination with harakeke and the art of weaving. But growing up in an era where being Māori and Māori culture were scorned upon, she was never encouraged to explore the art form.

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Former All Black strengthens passion for toi through wānanga programme Former All Black, Kees Meeuws has always had a passion for toi, so much so, that in his earlier years he studied at Elam School of Fine Arts, completing a foundation year and first year sculpture.

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Sharing a Māori view of uku In a creative field largely dominated by non-Māori artists, ceramicist Tracy Keith (Ngāpuhi) is always happy to educate others about how Māori view and use uku (clay).

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