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Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › He whare hou ki Te Wānanga o Aotearoa mō tēnei Kīngi | King of the castle finds new home at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

The 44-year-old picked up the tools last year to build a house as part of his Te Wānanga o Aotearoa carpentry programme, and has no plans to put them down. 

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Telling our stories through visual arts

Taika Waititi said at the Oscars that indigenous people are “the original story tellers” and Johnny Moetara loves nothing more than giving people the skills to tell those stories through art.

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 › Couple stick together on language journey

A Pōrirua couple learning te reo Māori together have come a long way in a relatively short time but say they still have a long way to go.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › English teacher's search for cultural identity sparks love for te reo Māori

English kaiako Cathy Purdie began her reo Māori journey in 1997, intending to uncover more about her cultural identity.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › From setbacks to success for Police recruit, Jian Yao

It was third time lucky for Chinese New Zealander, Jian (Jay) Yao. He always knew he wanted to join the NZ Police but failed the psychometric test twice and thought he’d never be accepted.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Teaching while creating art is a dream come true

Accepting a role as a Rauangi kaiako at the Tauranga campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa was the realisation of a long-held goal for artist and former tauira, Jordyn Daniels.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Auahi Kore Champion Inspires

Six years ago Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaimahi Gina Melody-Roore quit smoking and she’s now encouraging whānau and friends to follow in her auahi kore footsteps.

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 › 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 › Making tikanga the everyday norm

The practice and values of tikanga is relevant in our everyday lives and isn’t something just to be kept on the marae as tikanga guides us in our everyday lives.

Home › Hononga › Pitopito kōrero o te wā › Mako makes her move

When Mako Jones became a grandmother, she knew it was time to let her own light shine. "My mokopuna deserve to know te reo, no matter how young or old," she says.