Language lessons from Japan In 2009 Akiko Maruno enrolled into her first te reo Māori course when she was appointed as a whanau class teacher at Kaipara College.

Language lessons from Japan

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Invest now for the future Te Wānanga o Aotearoa needs to invest in youth now or in 10 years it won’t be prepared for the booming Māori population

invest-now-for-the-future

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TWoA to co-host national tertiary hui Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is encouraging kaiako to share their best-practice when it co-hosts this year's Tuia Te Ako hui on December 7-8 at its Māngere Campus.

TWoA to co-host national tertiary hui

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Two titles in two days for coaching kaiako Keith Hanley claims to be a coach more by accident than design, but 14 years down the track and he’s showing no sign of slowing down.

Two titles in two days for coaching kaiako

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Kickboxing kaiako leads by example Even when the fish aren’t biting, Tahuri Tibble manages to stay positive.

Kickboxing kaiako leads by example

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Whānau sticks together through Tū Taua Tamariki involvement is at the heart of everything Mark Cassidy and Janey Clark do.

Whanau sticks together

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Body builders get taste for success Looking at buffed Gisborne couple Stacey and Mikaere McBeth it’s hard to believe they used to think nothing of polishing off a bucket of KFC after a day at work.

Body builders get taste for success

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Computing opening doors for Ayden A young Whakatāne man living with a physical disability has a brighter future after impressing his tutors with his rapidly developing computer skills.

Computing opening doors for Ayden

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Weaving a future A Te Wānanga o Aotearoa tauira in the first year of his Maunga Kura Toi (Raranga) degree in Rotorua has taken out a national award for his weaving.

Weaving a future

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Freedom and independence The day Paula Nuku quit her 20-year job as a Seafood compliance officer, was a Wednesday.

Paula Nuku

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