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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Te arotake i ngā ture arataki | Guiding regulations up for review Tikanga Ako - the regulations that guide Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) kaimahi about how they safely interact with tauira - is up for review.

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HEENI BREAKS THE SILENCE ON SUICIDE Her son Hepa had taken his own life just two years

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Making a difference Erina Wehi-Barton is a woman on a mission.

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Tikanga teaches valuable skills Learning te reo Māori has led to Whananaki mum Krystal Worters to expand her knowledge of te Ao Māori even further. She’s just completed an introductory programme to learn more about tikanga Māori.

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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.

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Tūwhitia te hopo, mairangatia te angitū It’s a familiar feeling for many on their te reo Māori journey and one Tanya Tucker knows well.

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Encouraging the next generation of police officers To prepare for the Police Recruitment process, Alaia enrolled in the NZ Certificate in Study and Career Preparation (Police Preparation) course at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Māngere and says it opened his eyes to a new way of learning.

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Catching up with Aoife If you could bottle Irish scholar Aofie Finn’s passion for te reo Māori – you could have a remedy for stimulating Māori interest in the Māori language.

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Billy's boxing on Hokowhitu Campus kaiako Billy Meehan has trained 37 national boxing champs and won multiple titles as a fighter himself by putting in untold hours to the sport.

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