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01 December 2021
Weaving the past, the present and the future through raranga
Maraea Peawini was eight years old when she sat intently watching her nanny weave a kete. That experience for Maraea (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, Pākehā) planted a seed to learn more about the intricate art of raranga (weaving).
29 November 2021
Building a future
It’s been a tough year for aspiring builders but Jonas Te Aho has still placed half his tauira into industry positions.
26 November 2021
Rongoā study opens up whole new world | News and Events | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
The study of traditional Māori medicine or rongoā has been providing Te Wānanga o Aotearoa students in Tauranga Moana with more than just a whole new range of practical skills.
24 November 2021
Lockdown lessons
Lessons learned from lockdowns in 2020 have helped Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaiako prepare themselves and their tauira for this year’s extended period of learning online.
23 November 2021
Weaving whānau connections through raranga
Elisa Graham was adopted and raised by a Pākehā family. She’s found that studying raranga (weaving) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has helped her bridge the gap with her Māori heritage.
22 November 2021
Spreading Māori knowledge for teachers
Tauranga kindergarten teacher Toia Palmer plans to use her own teaching experiences and qualifications gained at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to support other early childhood teachers to grow their understanding and application of kaupapa Māori.
19 November 2021
Learning te reo Māori about more than just words
Learning the poetic Māori language and understanding tikanga Māori is an important part of being a New Zealander, says Nick Chin.
18 November 2021
Fonterra kaimahi to inspire workmates with raranga
Hamilton 25-year-old Estelle Waaka is aiming to take the skills and knowledge she has gained from Te Wananga o Aotearoa’s raranga (weaving) programme to inspire her Fonterra workmates.
17 November 2021
Te reo makes successful return to Russell
The first te reo Māori course to be held in Russell in eight years has been dubbed a resounding success, despite the impacts of COVID-19 forcing tauira into an unfamiliar online learning environment.
15 November 2021
A korowai for her Māori Battalion koro
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira Marie Clarke has spent the last year weaving a korowai hihimā or cloak as a tribute to her late koro Private Natanahira Wiwarena, a 28th Māori Battalion veteran.
12 November 2021
Support for Pasifika police prep tauira
A partnership with the Quality Education Services (QES) Tupu Aotearoa team has seen Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Pasifika tauira on the Police Preparation programme in Māngere being supported through the extended COVID-19 lockdown in Tāmaki Makaurau.
11 November 2021
Connecting with whakapapa through weaving
For Alberta Harmer, studying raranga (weaving) at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) has become a journey of both learning the art and more about her whakapapa.
