Small school making a big impact On the outskirts of Rotorua you will find Rotokawa School, a small school that makes a big impact in the lives of their students and community.

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Toi Koru: Sandy Adsett at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Esteemed Māori artist, and a master of kōwhaiwhai, Sandy Adsett, is currently showcasing 60 pieces of his mahi toi, spanning his 6 decade career.

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Reconnecting roots: Mereana's journey of learning and growth When Mereana Gell returned to Aotearoa after many years overseas, she felt out of touch with te ao Māori.

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Embracing te reo Māori through fun and play Learning te reo Māori can be daunting for some, and the idea of memorising long lists of kupu and how to form sentence structures may even seem unreachable.

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Māori lens influences the switch from nursing to social work Palmerston North local, Nicole Tipene, was working towards her nursing degree before making the switch to study a Bachelor of Bicultural Social Work at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Kauawhitia te reo Māori mā te ngahau me te tākaro Mō ētahi he mea mataku te reo Māori, ā, ko te whakaaro mō te maumahara ki ngā tini kupu me ngā tini whakatakotoranga o te rerenga kōrero, he mea kei tawhiti pāmamao.

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Porirua mum overcomes doubts to graduate in rongoā Māori Two years ago, if you told Kaya Grace that she would be a graduate of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, she might not have believed you.

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Ex pro rugby plays proves it’s never too late to get degree At 50 years old, Shane Stephens received his first qualification, a Bachelor of Education (Primary Teaching) from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

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Wānanga vision comes to life for Hamilton whānau The vision of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is, whānau transformation through education, and that has been the case for one Hamilton family.

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Studying reo Māori gives Hastings dad new lease on life Studying at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has given Hastings dad, Tipuna Edward Smith, a new lease on life after many years of battling with his mental health.

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