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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Kahu Collective

The seed of Kahu Collective was planted back in 2013, when Lisa Harding, Cathy Payne and Corabelle Summerton crossed paths with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa’s stall at the Womens Expo, showcasing our Toi programmes.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Kawerau local follows her calling to study rongoā

A passion for helping others and the joy that comes from that played a key role in Lyndal Kennedy’s decision to study rongoā at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA).

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Learning reo Māori alongside tamariki

Tā moko artist and mum of two, Mikayla (Meke) Nikora was brought up speaking reo Māori but slowly lost the language after leaving kura kaupapa Māori and moving to Pākehā schooling.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Learning tikanga to strengthen community work

After making the move to Aotearoa in 2014 from Germany, Almaz Bergz set out to gain a better understanding of the people, whenua, and culture that shape life here.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Māori lens influences the switch from nursing to social work

Palmerston North local, Nicole Tipene, was working towards her nursing degree before making the switch to study a Bachelor of Bicultural Social Work at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Multiple sclerosis diagnosis leads to rongoā Māori studies

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 19, Arron Learmond began a journey of learning, researching and experimenting with herbal medicine and rongoā Māori.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › 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.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Mum of three completes teaching degree

Being able to juggle life as a mum while completing a teaching degree was made easier for Mihi Waaka when she chose to study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Porirua mum overcomes doubts to graduate in rongoā Māori

Two years ago, if you told Kaya Grace that she would be a graduate of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, she might not have believed you.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Sharing a lifetime of tikanga Māori knowledge

For as long as Herewini Moana can remember he has been practicing and sharing his knowledge of tikanga Māori with all those willing to learn.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Tamariki the driving force for Hamilton mum to complete degree

After four years of study, Tira Hemana has graduated with a Bachelor of Bicultural Social Work, teaching her tamariki (children) that it’s never too late to start your learning journey.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Tikanga gets Auckland Transport moving

Including Māori values in their organisational structure is just one of the ways Auckland Transport is building its knowledge base around te Ao Māori and mātauranga Māori.