Good tikanga takes time “Every day when I’m having conversations with people I have to really process what I’ve learned and try to assess the impact of that knowledge.”

good-tikanga-takes-time

read more

Smashing it out on forestry course Four current students on a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa forestry course, along with one former student, have been part of a crew that smashed out the rare achievement of planting one million trees this season near Rotorua.

smashing-it-out-on-forestry-course

read more

Weaving, arts and carving from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa students on show in Huntly A diverse and interesting collection of raranga (weaving), rauangi (visual arts) and whakairo rakau (wood carving) from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira (students) will be on display in Rāhui Pōkeka (Huntly) this month.

weaving-arts-and-carving-from-te-wananga-o-aotearoa-students-on-show-in-huntly

read more

Kaitiakitanga conference caps post-grad programme More than 80 health professionals gathered in Mangere in November for an annual conference that saw them present their ideas and models of kaitiakitanga (supervision) developed over the year-long Kaitiakitanga - Postgraduate Diploma in Bicultural Professional Supervision course.

kaitiakitanga-conference-caps-post-grad-programme

read more

Normalising tikanga on lockdown When Te Wairua Smith asked her kids to help host karakia for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa on zoom during lockdown, they didn’t bat an eyelid.

normalising-tikanga-on-lockdown

read more

New learning an exciting prospect for teacher While most teachers are eagerly looking forward to the Christmas break, for James Fowell, the next school year is an exciting prospect. “I can’t wait to get started and apply my new learning.

new-learning-an-exciting-prospect-for-teacher

read more

Being that “different” social worker Armed with social work skills and practical experience she’s acquired while studying at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Janine (Ngāti Pākehā) is helping make a difference for under pressure whānau in Rotorua.

being-that-different-social-worker

read more

New Te Wānanga o Aotearoa site in Ngāmotu (New Plymouth) New Zealand’s largest provider of te reo Māori education is opening a new campus site in Ngāmotu (New Plymouth), providing newly renovated teaching and learning facilities for tauira (students) and kaimahi (staff).

new-te-wananga-o-aotearoa-site-in-ngamotu-new-plymouth

read more

Tamiaho looks to past and future with mau rākau Tamiaho Herangi-Searancke started formal traditional learning of mau rākau at the tender age of three from his kuia and kaumatua in the far north (Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe, Hokianga-whakapau-karakia).

tamiaho-looks-to-past-and-future-with-mau-rakau

read more

Kōkiri is back in 2020! The search is on for the next kapa (group) of Māori tech entrepreneurs, innovators and start-ups to take part in a unique kaupapa-led business accelerator programme.

kokiri-is-back-in-2020

read more