Outstanding Māori and Pasifika trainee teachers honoured From the 30 student teachers to receive this year's prestigious Kupe Scholarships, three hold a special place as Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira.

Outstanding Maori and Pasifika trainee teachers honoured

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The hard work starts at home Working with young people in Ōtāhuhu, Elaine Poutoa has seen first-hand the issues they face. Poverty, crime, bullying, homelessness, self-harm, Elaine has seen what it does to young people and wanted to do something about it.

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Jo enjoys sharing her knowledge Jo Ngaia has learned from some of the best and is now sharing her raranga (weaving) skills on to others.

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Mana Ora from the Ground Up Jamie says the Mana Ora business programme embedded in kaupapa Māori and enriched with tikanga and reo content, changed the way he sees design.

Mana Ora from the Ground Up

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Tough background drives desire to help rangatahi Being born and bred in Belfast Crescent in the Gisborne suburb of Kaiti has helped drive Coby Te Pairi’s desire to help at-risk rangatahi (youth).

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Wendy-Lee pursues her passion Wendy-Lee McKee-Warner’s love for art started at high school, where she spent all her time hanging out in the art room.

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Entrepreneur Hits the Spot with Spice Blends A little over three years ago Kavita launched the label ‘Kavita’s Kitchen’ after completing the Certificate in Small Business and Project Management course in Wellington.

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Making a difference with mau rākau Tamiaho Searancke, who started learning the art of mau rākau at age three from his kuia and kaumatua, has guided another cohort of tauira through their journey of learning the ancient Māori martial art.

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Great-grandfather, student and now award recipient at 82 Not many people would think of taking up tertiary education in their 80’s, but that’s not the case for Rangi Hinga. The much-loved kaumātua is now in his fourth year of study at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Whānau links help land top scholarship A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa rangahau adviser has scooped one of New Zealand's most prestigious doctoral scholarships.

Whanau links help land top scholarship

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