Celebrating heritage: Former toi tauira art debut in Ōtepoti Former toi tauira, Ana Hislop and Emily Clemett, celebrated their first public gallery exhibition in Ōtepoti, launching their art careers in the south where their tīpuna are from.

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From a hobby, to a passion, to a career Sue Tipene (Ngai Tahu, Ngai Tūahuriri) has had a few career changes, but a passion for education has been at the core of each and every one.

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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.

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Festival affirms why tauira champions te reo Māori for her whānau In early August, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira, Annetia Tautuku was privileged to travel with an ope from New Plymouth to attend Toitū te Reo in Heretaunga (Hastings).

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Toi Maruata – now enrolling for Semester B 2022 The name Toi Maruata is a symbolic play on words and tikanga Māori concepts directly relevant to the rich genre of Indigenous art forms.

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Former tauira now teaching with heart Since 2021, Emma Ralston-Wyllie has been a kaiako of first He Pī Ka Pao and then He Pī Ka Rere at the Waitākere campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Online study proves beneficial for both teachers and students Traditionally, teaching and learning a language is done in person. But with evolving technology, it is becoming more common to learn a language, like te reo Māori, online.

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Over 3 hours of travel to study reo Māori proves worthwhile for Northland tauira To get to her reo Māori class, Jude Thompson travels an hour and a half by car and ferry each way, but she’s adamant that it’s all worth it.

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An unexpected journey from volunteer to full-time teacher The journey into primary teaching began unexpectedly for Princess Hirovanna while she was assisting at Māngere Bridge School as a volunteer.

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Husband and wife team secure major grant for ground-breaking research project Husband and wife duo, Drs. Tim and Joni Angeli-Gordon are excited to take their research project to the next level after being awarded a significant grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).

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