E rapu

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › History and tauira journey revealed in Tauranga pou

History and tauira journey revealed in Tauranga pou, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Rangatahi return to founding campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Rangatahi from Te Wharekura o Ngā Purapura o Te Aroha and Te Awamutu College return to the founding campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to study mahi toi through the Visual Arts Secondary Tertiary Programme. As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations, this initiative reconnects students with the roots of kaupapa Māori education while earning NCEA credits in a supportive, creative environment.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Rotorua crew manager empowering women in forestry

Truedy Taia is all about empowering women to achieve in a male-dominated industry. Truedy leads the first all-women crew for Rotorua-based forestry organisation, Mahi Rākau after being invited to start one a few years ago.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › New Māori medicine and adult teaching courses in Kawerau

High community interest in learning more about traditional Māori medicine (Rongoā) has prompted Te Wānanga o Aotearoa ki Kawerau to offer a new course teaching about these healing skills. “We’ve introduced the programme into the community as there has been high interest amongst local people in Rongoā Māori,” says Jacqueline McRae-Tarei, the Kaiwhakahaere Ako (manager educational delivery) for Kawerau.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Companion of Te Apārangi, Champion of Te Reo Māori

Te Rita Papesch, musician, educator, and kapa haka stalwart, has been inducted as a Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Discover her inspiring journey of music, haka, and te reo Māori, and how her lifelong dedication to Māori culture shaped generations.