From the marae to the motu via a Matariki postage stamp While his cousins were playing bullrush or getting into mischief around the marae, a young Te Atiwei Ririnui spent hours alone harvesting harakeke and evolving his weaving skill.

From the marae to the motu via a Matariki postage stamp

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Ōpōtiki Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Every week at the Ōpōtiki branch of TWoA someone comes in and asks a question none of the dedicated kaimahi can answer.

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TWoA an easy choice for Easyfreight It's not everyday you organise a giant knitted jersey to be sent to England for a Rugby World Cup event, or send an Antarctic snow machine to Nouméa to groom sand beaches, but that's exactly what freight forwarder Alex Gukalo does for a job.

TWoA an easy choice for Easyfreight

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The sun sets for Mr Sunshine Mr Sunshine, aka Turi Ngatai is leaving the building and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

The sun sets for Mr Sunshine

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X-factor and stage star on the lookout for fresh talent You may remember Vince Harder as the suave dancing crooner who wowed Australian audiences on his way to the top three of X Factor.

X-factor and stage star on the lookout for fresh talent

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Irish te reo Māori tauira Aoife Finn overwhelmed and honoured to visit Aotearoa Irish tauira Aoife Finn would always mark Māori language week on her calendar at her home in Dundalk, near Dublin

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

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Tauora to take health challenge overseas Tau Ora staff walked away from yet another awards evening clutching their latest trophy – the top prize for Health, Safety and Wellbeing at the HRINZ awards held in Auckland last week

Tauora to take health challenge overseas

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Te Iwa o Matariki roadshow to re-educate New Zealanders The star cluster Matariki is actually a grouping of nine stars and not seven as other cultures believe, a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tikanga expert argues.

Te Iwa o Matariki roadshow to re-educate New Zealanders

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Pounamu the pocket rocket off to world waka ama sprints A young Gisborne girl is on her way to compete at the 2016 IVF Va’a World Sprints.

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Nikita finds care in policing career Nikita van Niekerk gained even more of an interest in joining the police force, after getting a taste of the possibilities available.

Nikita finds care in policing career

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