Farewell to the face of TWoA in Kaikohe

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Award caps big year for kaiako Senior kaiako - Rauangi Sandy Adsett has been recognised for his mahi at the 2018 Te Waka Toi Awards.

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Lucy’s loving learning She was once scared to try new things, but now Lucy Pearce could be a walking prospectus of programmes to study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

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From Mob to Masters Hopere Chase credits his 16-year-old moko Anton with being his kaitiaki

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Te Wānanga o Aotearoa wins big at awards The world’s most popular video game and a weekly podcast of all things te ao Māori, helped Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to win the education categories at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori - the Māori Language Awards.

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Māori and Mandarin at Te Matatini A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa librarian is taking Te Matatini Ki Te Ao (Te Matatini to the world) quite literally, and translating the final day of the kapa haka champs into Mandarin – the language spoken by about 1.2 billion people.

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Te reo o te Pākehā taha rua - the voice of a Pākehā of two sides Fluent te reo speaker James Barnes straddles the Māori and Pākehā worlds, as well as the shared space between, armed with well-honed skills developed from a rare set of experiences for a Pākehā.

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Sounds of healing and connection Keil Caskey has been moulding a new generation of traditional Māori musical instruments by using uku (clay) to create them.

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Krystal’s caring shines through Rotorua’s Krystal Roberts has been having a very busy but successful 2020. In the third and final year of her He Korowai Ākonga (Bachelor of Education – Primary Teaching) degree at the Waiwhero campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, she’s also taken part in the Miss Rotorua contest where she was second runner-up in the Mana Wahine section.

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Combing out the power of addiction A tactile traditional taonga which combines a healing cultural narrative with the latest hi-tech techniques is showing strong promise in helping Māori wāhine to empower themselves, tackle harmful habits and stay smoke free while hapū (pregnant).

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