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20 November 2024
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa unveils new programmes to strengthen Māori culture and language.
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is excited to announce the launch of two innovative programmes aimed at preserving and revitalising te reo Māori and nurturing cultural heritage: Te Tohu Reo Rumaki and Te Tohu Tiaki Taonga.
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20 November 2024
Tauira thankful for wānanga support steeped in te ao Māori
Tauira Rawiri McLean says the support he received from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa while dealing with a family tragedy last year helped him achieve his study goal and progress to Te Pūtaketanga o te Reo, the Level 4 full immersion reo programme.
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12 November 2024
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.
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11 November 2024
Healthy future for Cook Island teacher
Teiā Mataara Potoru came to Aotearoa for her health, decided to fill her time with study and is now teaching at the country’s first Cook Island bilingual unit, at Mangere East Primary school in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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01 November 2024
Mahi toi exhibitions 2024
This October and November, our toi tauira from around the motu are showcasing their mahi toi. These free exhibitions held on our campuses or in the community highlight what tauira have been working on in their programme to whānau, friends, and the public.
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31 October 2024
Waiapu Road founder wins Māori Businesswomen’s Employment & Growth award
Congratulations to Jonique Oli, founder of Waiapu Road, for winning the 2024 Māori Businesswomen’s Employment & Growth award, sponsored by us! Her dedication and hard mahi have paid off, and we're proud to support her along her journey to success.
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24 October 2024
Embracing tikanga gives understanding and meaning
Despite growing up around tangihanga and with a background in funeral directing and embalming, Te Roopu Moana never fully understood the reasoning behind certain Māori practices until she enrolled in a tikanga programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Tauranga.
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23 October 2024
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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3 October 2024
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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01 October 2024
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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30 September 2024
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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26 September 2024
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.