Learn with Aroha

Learning with Aroha

Ākona ētahi atu kōrero e pā ana ki a Ngahuia

Ahakoa ko wai koe, ahakoa nō whea, ka manaakitia koe e Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Ngahuia Kopa

He Korowai Ākonga – Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Artists incorporate Te Wānanga o Aotearoa values into Tongan culture.

What we are pushing for is the acknowledgement and recognition of art and the significance of it.

Visesio Siasau

He Waka Hiringa – Master of Applied Indigenous Knowledge

Tikanga ticks the box for Oriwa

The kaiako (tutors) are the reason why you turn up for each class, because of their passion. They care about us. They have so much aroha for our people, our culture and our way of doing things.

Oriwa Morgan-Ward

Maunga Kura Toi – Bachelor of Māori Art (Rauangi)
Diploma in Adult Education

Muslim and Māori values align at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

I’ve gained a lot of confidence in everything I do. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa helped me find where I belong in New Zealand.

Zia Nisha

He Korowai Ākonga – Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Teaching and learning through tough times

Kaiako at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa manaaki their tauira and I was in awe of their strength, integrity and the time they put into my learning, to make sure I crossed that stage to graduate.

Sheryl Waru

He Korowai Ākonga – Bachelor of Education (Adult)

Learning with Lanne

All the kaimahi were amazing. Nowhere else has got that manaaki, that whanaungatanga than at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. It provides a learning environment that everyone can benefit from.”

Lanne Wade-Jensen

He Korowai Ākonga – Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Age no issue for this young teacher

I could express myself as Māori and Pasifika because that’s who I am. I was able to be myself. I was able to grow for me.

Djuan Ruland-Umata

He Korowai Ākonga – Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Teaching how she was taught