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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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).

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Big gathering for end of year noho marae in Tauranga More than 120 te reo Māori tauira (students) and kaiako (teachers) gathered at Te Wharekura o Mauao in Bethlehem, Tauranga, last weekend (22-24 November) for a final noho marae stay of 2019.

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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.

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Royal approval for writing An academic article written by a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira has been given the seal of approval from the highest level.

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Timely opening for exhibitions Two exhibitions opening in Te Awamutu celebrate the past and the future of art at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Hamilton deputy mayor carrying torch for te reo A desire as a political leader to respect and support te reo is helping fuel Geoff Taylor’s drive to learn more of the language.

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