Ka Miharo Issue 5 Hotoke 2011

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KA MÍHARO

Opening the doors Supporting high achievers

Better by degrees

The hidden schools of Rua

On the beat

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“Graduating from Te WÄ nanga o Aotearoa with a Bachelor of Social Work turned my lifelong dream into reality. It gave me a sense of accomplishment and changed my past perception that tertiary education was only for an exclusive group.

Gaining my qualiďŹ cation had a positive impact on my life and also that of my aiga (family). I’ve set an example for my whÄ nau that education is an integral part of moving forward and breaking free from the intergenerational cycle of simply making ends meetâ€?.

Come and enjoy an inspirational evening with Wayne Poutoa and other graduates from the Bachelor of Social Work.

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Come and enjoy an inspirational evening with Hinurewa Poutu.

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TÁ TE POUHERE Tuia te rangi ki te whenua Tuia te whenua ki te rangi He iho taketake nó tua whakarere te iho atua Kia tuku whakaaro ki te Tikitiki-o-rangi Paimarire.

Kíngi Tuheitia – te mauri o te motu, ténei ka whakamánawa Noho mai rá e te pou herenga waka i te ahurewa tapu i whakaritea ai e ó káwai nui, e ó káwai roa hei Mana Máori Motuhake, á, mau ake nei.

E rutu ana te roimata, he pukenga wai tuku poroporoaki Mó koutou kei te póhoi toroa ka tere i te tai timu Waiho mai ko tangi, ko húpé hei kai máku, má te hunga ora Koia nei rá te utu o te aroha nui Táoki atu rá i te rua o Matariki.

Whakawherowhero ana te ruru i te pó Korohí ana te manu wheko ata i te awatea Ka ao, ka ao, ka awatea Tihe mauri ora!

Haere atu Haratua, nau mai e Pipiri. Nei rá te kaupeka tuatahi o te tau hou Máori, e pakari ai ngá hua o ngá rákau taumatua hei kai má téná manu, hei kai má téná káhui. Ná runga i térá whakaaro, e whata mai nei ngá hua o KA MÍHARO i whakaemihia e téná, e téná hei kai má te whatu, hei kai hoki má tama-á-roto, ténei ka mihi, téná koutou, tátou katoa.

Welcome to the Winter edition of Ka Mïharo - our Te Wänanga o Aotearoa magazine.

The stories in this edition of Ka Mïharo capture, through the experiences of our tauira and kaiako, the educational excellence and opportunities we provide to early childhood learners, rangatahi, right through to kaumätua.

Recently, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa received a copy of a Tertiary Education Commission report called ‘Contribution of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa to Aotearoa New Zealand Communities and Society’.

The report, based on interviews of more than 850 tauira and staff, is a welcome independent, Government-driven acknowledgement of the tangible and intangible value our institution brings to communities throughout Aotearoa.

A feature article on this report is among the range of stories in this edition of Ka Mïharo.

It’s an uplifting and gratifying read - an acknowledgement of the wonderful efforts of all our staff. And yet it is a report where the findings come as no surprise to everyone within our organisation or to those who have regular dealings with us.

The findings are echoed in each and every one of the stories in this edition of Ka Mïharo. They are experienced and shared every day on every campus throughout the country.

barriers which have, in the past, stopped our people from enhancing their skills and qualifications and empowers those who have been turned away and who have lost confidence through a poor mainstream educational experience.

A key theme in the report is one of kaumätua and mums and dads who, through a return to study, have been given the confidence to work alongside and provide inspiration to their mokopuna and tamariki, who in turn rise to the challenge of being the very best they can be.

It’s a pleasure to read the independent findings of the authors and to share in the endorsement of our most essential appraisers - our tauira.

I encourage you to take the time to read this wonderful edition of Ka Mïharo, to be inspired, and to share in the joy that we bring to those seeking to change their lives through education.

Kia tau te mauri.

‘Contribution of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa to Aotearoa New Zealand Communities and Society’ captures the life-changing experiences we provide at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa.

Our organisation strips away the financial

Bentham Ohia Te Pouhere o Te Wänanga o Aotearoa

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HE KUPU RUARUA A class act for preschoolers

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he demand for early childhood education at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa bicultural centres is soaring. There are so many whänau wishing to enrol their tamariki that waiting lists are in place at three of the four köhungahunga.

The increasing success of the centres comes as Te Wänanga o Aotearoa prepares to host the second gathering of early childhood educators working in bilingual and total immersion centres. Bicultural early childhood centres differ across the country and the national conference will give whänau the chance to discuss their experiences The main goal of the hui is to strengthen connections between those working in this specialised sector.

The national conference named Te Hïnätore – He Wai Whakaripo will look at the changes in in early childhood education delivery over the years. Te Hïnätore refers to the light at the end of a tunnel and making changes which Elizabeth believes is most appropriate.

Hui organiser Elizabeth Pakai says, “the sector faces significant challenges which are intensified for those of us working under a bicultural or kaupapa Mäori philosophy.”

The national hui will be held at the Mangakötukutuku campus near Hamilton from July 27 to July 29. To register and find out more about the conference online, visit www.twoa.ac.nz

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There are four bilingual köhungahunga at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa campuses.

National Manager Elizabeth Pakai says tamariki who attend these early childhood centres are nurtured in a whänau environment and immersed in te reo Mäori and English during their critical learning years.

“We could easily expand our centres if we had more funding,” Elizabeth says. “There’s a real need for more spaces, particularly in areas like South Auckland.”

Te reo Mäori is the primary language spoken at köhungahunga and most kaiako enrol in Te Ara Reo Mäori to increase their fluency. Elizabeth says it’s wonderful to hear kaiako from different ethnic backgrounds speak Mäori to the children.

Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has recently granted approval to build a new köhungahunga at the Whirikoka campus in Gisborne. Elizabeth says it will give kaiako and tauira studying at Whirikoka the opportunity to have their tamariki nearby and learning in a similar environment.

“One of my favourite moments is going past the changing rooms at the köhungahunga in Mängere and listening to an Indian kaiako singing a waiata in Mäori to one of our tamariki.”

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the sector faces significant challenges which are intensified for those of us working under a bicultural or kaupapa Mäori philosophy.

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EDITORIAL TEAM Jarel Phillips Jon Stokes Sandi Hinerangi Barr Paraone Gloyne Steve Bradford CONTRIBUTORS Rawinia Anderson Tui Barton Heemi Boyd Anthony Campbell Jillian Churchill Caitlin Conway Paraone Gloyne Awhimai Huka Jamie Lambert Dora Langsbury Anthea Kingi Dana Kinita Sandy Malungahu Matiu Matenga

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Opening the doors Marketing Manager Managing Editor Editor Te Reo Adviser Proof Reader

Kim Marsh Bruce Mercer Yvonne O’Brien Elizabeth Pakai Marie Panapa John Peters Kerry Proctor Tiopira Rauna Puawai Swindells-Wallace Alice Te Puni Tiaki Terekia Andy Warner Naomi Williams

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Tauira as young as 13 are now enrolled on a range of rangatahifocused programmes run by Te Wänanga o Aotearoa. While it’s early days, signs are that the mix of tauira support and ähuatanga Mäori are having a positive impact on these young tauira.

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The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has released a report that praises Te Wänanga o Aotearoa for the value it provides to its tauira and communities. Find out more about TEC’s review.

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The drive to increase the number of tauira enrolled on degree programmes at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa is under way.

Ka Mïharo spent time with social work tauira and graduates who have strong views about the value of making degree programmes more accessible.

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Meet the first Mäori police officer to emerge from the pre-entry programme delivered by Te Wänanga o Aotearoa and then graduate from the New Zealand Police College. Hopes are high that he’s the first of many.

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t’s time for the dreaded fitness test – run on the beep, run back. Run again, run back – faster this time. Then faster again. On a sunny, warm autumn day it’s hard work. But the tauira know this.

It’s still early days; classmates are still getting to know each other and getting used to how Te Wänanga o Aotearoa works. It’s like school, but not like school.

It’s like home, but not like home. It’s an opportunity, and one they don’t want to waste.

Te Arama Paul knows this well. The 16-year-old from Ngäruawähia left high school at the end of last year.

“I was hanging out with the bad guys. But I was the best out of all of them,” he says quietly and turns away. “My school didn’t want me back.”

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Nä Jillian Churchill

Nä Bruce Mercer ngä whakaahua

In the carpark of Raroera campus in Te Rapa, Hamilton, straight lines of pink cones stand out against the tarmac.

Kaiako Cyril Gudgeon, whistle at the ready, rounds up a group of rangatahi who hang back.

It would be fair to say enthusiasm levels among this group of 16 and 17-year-olds are not overly high for their next activity.

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Photo caption: Tauira rangatahi at Raroera campus with kaiako Anthony Campbell in the foreground. From left to right: Jessie Nepe, Gary Mei and Filipo Smith.

When a teacher suggested the Youth Guarantee programme at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, he decided it was for him.

“I wanted to do it because it was all about health and fitness. It’s fun and like a family.”

It’s lucky then that his determination is matched by that of Anthony Campbell, who manages the Youth Guarantee programme running for the first time this year at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa campuses in Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua and Tokoroa.

Anthony joined Te Wänanga o Aotearoa last October after 10 years’ involvement with youth programmes, attracted by the opportunity to be part of introducing the Youth Guarantee curriculum.

“There’s so much potential in these kids,” he says. “A lot have gone under the radar or bombed out at high school.”

Rahia Walker.

“They’re great kids – all we’re doing is providing an opportunity for them to succeed.”

Youth Guarantee enrols tauira who left high school without qualifications and who, as Anthony puts it, thought they would get a job but found their expectations were far removed from reality.

Class sizes are deliberately small (between 15 and 20) and as word has spread there’s now a growing waiting list.

“We know there’s such a big need out there.

We’d love to provide this to tauira right across the country,” Anthony says.

So far, tauira have largely been gathered through existing networks or have been referred to Te Wänanga o Aotearoa from the Ministry of Social Development.

The programme has two options: sports or computing and business administration – subjects chosen because Te Wänanga o Aotearoa knows they have been successful in the past at unlocking educational achievement.

Aussiebeau Te Huia (left back) with Gary Mei and Sonny Hepi.

But there’s a crucial component that goes way beyond what happens in the classroom.

The emphasis on tauira support extends to a tauira pick-up and drop-off service each day.

Rahia Walker credits that as a huge motivating factor. She’s 16, never stops smiling and is relishing a whole new style of education – no more bells, fewer rules and regulations, and a lot more independence.

“We’re treated like adults,” she says. “I wasn’t really interested in going back to school. It was all right, but this programme really interested me.”

Anthony says the drive into the campus each morning is another opportunity to find out how his students are really doing.

“We tell them we want to provide them with responsibility, but will support them to get there,” Anthony says.

“They find out they’ve suddenly got a whole lot of aunts and uncles they didn’t have before.”

At the same time they’re also learning the world is a much bigger place than they once thought.

Aussiebeau Te Huia dropped out of school last year. “I wouldn’t have got level 3. I know I wouldn’t.”

At 16, he is into athletics and at the end of last year his coach was worried about Aussiebeau’s future, which is how he came to be on the programme.

“We talk about how things are going at home, work out if they’re tired, why they haven’t had enough sleep and if they’ve had breakfast,” he says.

“I thought I’d get a job, but that didn’t happen.”

“It’s very early days, but we know it’s all about building relationships.”

Come the end of the year, if Aussiebeau and his classmates work hard, they will gain national certificates in their chosen field as well as one in employment skills.

Each tauira also has an individual learning plan and is closely monitored.

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A lot have gone under the radar or bombed out at high school. They’re great kids – all we are doing is providing the opportunity for them to succeed.

Joe Graham.

Leyton Treanor and Filipo Smith in the foreground.

Alternative Education is for 13-15-yearolds for whom mainstream schooling isn’t working.

He’s the national youth strategy manager for Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, working hard to fulfil the institution’s aim of appealing more to rangatahi.

Technically, they’re still at school, so attendance is compulsory.

With most of its tauira aged 25 plus, this is a new direction.

So far there’s been a few teething problems, but Joe says they’re sticking to the plan of removing as many barriers to learning as possible to ensure tauira graduate.

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STAR programmes link high schools with Te Wänanga o Aotearoa by offering ‘taster’ courses of what rangatahi might expect should they choose to enrol fulltime. Course lengths vary from one day to a series of lessons delivered over a school term.

Attendance rates are already running at over 90 per cent.

Joe is keen at some point to also provide school holiday and after-school courses, but he says the focus at this stage is to ensure the quality of the youth programmes on offer.

“For some of these students you would have been lucky to see them 50 per cent of the time at high school. Some were missing for more than two terms,” Joe says.

“The wairua that rangatahi bring into a campus can turn it upside down. However, the acceptance from kaiako and older tauira for our youth has helped them feel welcome in this new environment.”

What seems to be working is the mix of strong student support and the chance for rangatahi to mix with older tauira and kaiako.

Joe has a belief that “young people need hope that they can touch”.

“The older tauira want to help.They’ve walked those footsteps and on every campus there is a willingness and openness to help,” says Joe.

Rahia Walker and Jessie Nepe.

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Joe Graham is convinced they’ll get there and doesn’t believe there is anywhere better for these rangatahi to be.

Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has several youth programmes operating targeting a range of rangatahi.

“What that means is that rangatahi will come across adult tauira at karakia or at lunchtime on campus that they will be able to relate to,” he says.

“There are people all over Te Wänanga o Aotearoa who every day are providing inspiration because they have achieved educationally at a tertiary level. That is why this will work.”

Changing the tide

TÖ TÄTOU HAPORI Nä Jillian Churchill

A glowing Tertiary Education Commission report about the value Te Wánanga o Aotearoa brings to the country comes as no surprise to Te Pouhere Bentham Ohia.

The report (based on interviews with more than 850 tauira and kaimahi) is “a welcome independent Governmentdriven acknowledgement of the tangible and intangible benefits the institution brings to communities throughout Aotearoa”, Bentham says.

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number of years ago, less favourable political comment and reports focused on criticising one of the country’s largest tertiary education providers.

Few commentators took the time to find the real stories of tauira who, for the first time in their lives, feel comfortable in an educational institution. They are tauira who speak of a new confidence and self-esteem, thanks to Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, and tauira who are now passing on the value of education to their mokopuna and the wider community.

But in a lengthy document where big words, long sentences, graphs and statistics reign, is the important essence of the role Te Wänanga o Aotearoa now plays in the towns, cities and small communities throughout New Zealand.

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) report is called ‘Contribution of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa to Aotearoa New Zealand Communities and Society’, and it’s a compelling read.

TEC interviewed tauira about how they perceive the value of their programmes, the quality of the teaching and what they felt

they had achieved. The report was written to inform everyone about the contribution Te Wänanga o Aotearoa makes to our society.

Or, in report-speak: “While there is good evidence Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has engaged many students who, historically, have been under-represented in tertiary education, there is not yet a wider societal understanding of what Te Wänanga o Aotearoa does, how it is distinct from other tertiary education institutions, and what the implications of its activities are for New Zealand.”

Today, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has more than 35,000 tauira. Its programmes are widely accessible and structured to enable tauira to manage work and family commitments around their education. But, most importantly some say, the programmes are free, eliminating financial barriers to education for those who will benefit most.

At the core of the philosophy of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, as the report acknowledges, is a Mäori approach to education, where relationships matter and tauira feel welcome and valued.

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“We provide education guided by Mäori principles and values for all New Zealanders,” Bentham says. “It’s an approach that seeks to remove barriers to education, and to provide the best possible environment, people and resources to help our tauira to be the best they can be.”

And the approach works. As the TEC report says, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa is delivering on its vision. Tauira interviewed spoke of their increased confidence towards education, their greater sense of cultural identity and how they were better equipped for the workforce because of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa. That’s important, because 89 per cent of tauira are aged 25 or over. The success of the organisation is apparent in its programme graduation rates, which have risen steadily from 57 per cent in 2007 to 70 per cent in 2010. Course retention and completion rates (81 per cent and 78 per cent respectively) are among the highest in the country.

These results, the report says, are due to consistent application of the values of the organisation. Tauira commonly described “feeling valued, loved and welcomed as part of the wänanga family”. They commonly described how kaiako go the extra mile to help.

“In the longer term, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa is improving the cultural, social and economic outcomes of its tauira and the communities it operates within,” the report said.

But amid the emphatic endorsement came an acknowledgement of challenges ahead.

The TEC says Te Wänanga o Aotearoa needs to do more to appeal to youth and to improve its credibility outside its own community.

Bentham has strategies in place to address those issues. On appealing more to rangatahi, he says Te Wänanga o Aotearoa is responding by expanding its trades training portfolio and working more closely with secondary schools.

On how to change perceptions in the wider community, Bentham says the institution has chosen an approach that is results-focused, where its success speaks for itself.

“The report, I hope, informs some of those who may have reservations. The challenge is how do we inform those who have had no dealings with our institution?

“The report’s findings will come as no surprise to our more than 1400 staff, the more than 250,000 tauira we have educated, and the many people and organisations we, as an institution, engage with.”

Tauira said they became more focused on their study, gained confidence in public speaking, became proud of being Mäori, and set their sights on further education. They Bentham is immensely proud of his staff also wanted to leave a positive cultural and and, as the report notes, their passion. He educational legacy for their children. says they are the key to tauira achievement.

The report also noted that Te Wänanga o Aotearoa had developed the skills of people working within hapü, iwi, marae and local communities, which had had positive effects on local employment and business start-up rates.

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“I am proud at the absolute joy I see when I attend graduation ceremonies around the country, proud to see the spark and sense of opportunity grow among our tauira – many of whom who had previously shut the door on learning.”

Key points The TEC report, in which tauira and kaimahi were surveyed, was glowing in its praise of Te Wánanga o Aotearoa.

Support by kaiako to address the social and emotional needs of tauira was cited as a critical factor that promoted successful learning. “Many tauira became more focused on their studies as a result of having their needs met at a personal level,” the report said.

Other key findings of the TEC report were: 1. The graduation rate at Te Wánanga o Aotearoa went from 57 per cent in 2007 to 65 per cent in 2009.

2. Tauira are mostly aged 25 or older and more than half are working when they enrol. Te Wánanga o Aotearoa’s flexible approach breaks down barriers to education for these tauira.

3. Tauira reported greater confidence about education and improved self- esteem.

4. Tauira developed pride in their Máori heritage and indicated they would seek further education.

5. Te Wánanga o Aotearoa enhanced the skills of people working in local communities, which had a positive impact on local employment and business start-up rates.

All evidence showed Te Wánanga o Aotearoa was delivering on its Máoribased, values approach to learning.

TOITÜ TE AKO Better by degrees

Nä Alice Te Puni

Nä Helen Rangihuna te whakaahua

Research shows that adults who gain a degree and enter a profession are generally wealthier and healthier than those who don’t.

And while the Kaihautú – Marautanga Dr Shane Edwards acknowledges that a degree programme isn’t for everyone, Te Wánanga o Aotearoa has a goal of increasing its proportion of tauira studying for a degree from four to 10 per cent by 2015.

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hane says one of the key flow-on benefits of earning a degree is that if one member of a whänau gets a degree others in the whänau are much more likely to consider studying for a degree themselves.

In the past 18 months, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has redesigned and re-approved all its degree programmes to ensure they produce high-quality results.

“Our degree programmes are unashamedly based in te ao Mäori using Mäori principles in practice,” Shane says. “I believe it’s a generous offering to all New Zealanders and it’s one of the defining characteristics of our degree programmes.”

2010 graduates of Te Maunga Kura Toi - Rauangi fromToimairangi Hastings campus. From left to right: Roberta Hawaikirangi, Wilray Price, Kaaterina Kerekere, Kezia Whakamoe, Karamea Te Whaiti with Kaiako Sandy Adsett.

As well as creating skilled practitioners, Shane says Te Wänanga o Aotearoa also aims to help develop “great New Zealand citizens” who make a significant contribution to their whänau and the New Zealand economy.

“Building character is very much a part of our kaupapa. And with the redevelopment of our degree programmes we have the confidence to extend our delivery and make these programmes more accessible to a greater number of tauira.”

One of the first degrees to be redeveloped is Te Tohu Paetahi Ngä Poutoko Whakarara Oranga - Bachelor of Social Work (Biculturalism in Practise). It’s been a popular degree option for tauira and organisations that are quick to snap up social work graduates with an understanding of tikanga and ähuatanga Mäori.

Te Pouhere Bentham Ohia says the “potential of the people” was being marginalised by tertiary costs, entry criteria, accessibility and location preventing people from participating in degree-level education.

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Nä Kim Marsh te whakaahua 2009 graduates from Te Kura Maunga Toi – Bachelor of Mäori Visual Arts: Whakairo.

“We want to make degree-level qualifications more accessible to a wider group of people.

In areas like social service, the demand for qualified people is high. It’s the third fastest growing industry in Auckland,” he says.

In the past year, the number of campuses which can now deliver the full social service degree programme has doubled from three to six. Tauira can now study in Gisborne, Palmerston North and Hamilton, as well as Tauranga, Porirua and Auckland.

Christchurch and Whangärei are also being considered as future sites for the social services degree.

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2009 Teaching graduate Mere Maika from Rotorua.

What’s on offer There are three degree programmes available at Te Wánanga o Aotearoa and approval for a Bachelor of Máori Advancement (Environment) is pending.

Tauira can study for Te Korowai Ákonga – Bachelor of Teaching (Primary), Te Tohu Paetahi Ngá Poutoko Whakarara Oranga – Bachelor of Social Work (Biculturalism in Practise) and Te Maunga Kura Toi – Bachelor of Máori Visual Arts specialising in whakairo, raranga or rauangi.

For more information, go to our website: www.twoa.ac.nz

Close to home

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Social services kaiako and tauira from Whirikoka. Back (left to right): Kaiako Josh Wharehinga, Barbara Ryland, Bertha Thatcher and Kerry Proctor. Front (left to right): Tori-iti Schwass and Venice Tamihana-Brown.

In previous years, tauira from Te Tairáwhiti were able to study year 1 and 2 of the social services degree in Gisborne, but then had to travel to Auckland or, more recently, Tauranga to complete their qualification.

This year, 35 East Coasters have signed up for a higher learning opportunity at Whirikoka, including Venice (Vinny) Tamihana-Brown.

“I enrolled because the degree was being offered in Gisborne and it suits my needs.

I can’t be away from my children for long periods,” Vinny says.

“I visited the University of Waikato, Victoria and Auckland to see about their social service programmes, but deep down I knew it wasn’t going to work for me at those institutions.”

In contrast, Tori-iti Schwass is in the final year of her social services degree. The Ngäti Uepöhatu descendant began her bachelor studies in 2009 at Whirikoka and, due to accreditation requirements, is finishing her final year at Tauranga. She and 22 tauira from Whirikoka travel to the Bay of Plenty once a month.

“I thoroughly enjoy Tauranga. I meet so many like-minded people but with different world views,” Tori-iti says.

“Accommodation, kai and travel are all supplied and I enjoy the ‘intrepid scholar’ experience. The bicultural aspect and learning in a Mäori environment are definitely drawcards for me.”

Vinny, however, and her husband Sam have to be “on-hand at home”, as two of their children are facing serious health issues. “With my babies suffering from renal kidney disease and rheumatic heart disease, I’ve had to live out of a suitcase for the past 15 years. Every day is a challenge, but we cope by sticking together.”

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Our tïpuna were right — education is the key to so many doors and to so many other worlds.

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Tauira from Te Tairäwhiti.(from left): Tori-Iti Schwass, Bertha Thatcher (now a kaiako at Whirikoka), Venice Tamihana-Brown.

Vinny lives on the East Coast at Tauwhareparae, which is a 1½ hour drive from Gisborne. The Ngäi Tamanuhiri descendant says a social services support person role in paediatrics is her calling.

(Biculturalism in Practise). Bertha, who has the distinction of being the first degree graduate from Whirikoka, completed her bachelor studies in 2007 and is now a kaiako at the Gisborne campus.

“I’ve seen through my own experiences a lack of Mäori initiatives that cater for us.

When my daughters go into surgery, I like to have a karakia before they are taken away, but a fair number of the hospital people consider this to be ‘moumou wä’ – ‘a waste of time’.”

As a former tauira, who had to travel to Auckland for her degree studies, Bertha is now an integral member of the campus’ social services team. She’s delighted that social service tauira at Whirikoka can now study closer to home for the entire degree programme.

Vinny said she had to tell hospital staff that her cultural beliefs needed to be respected.

The Ngäti Porou, Te Aitanga ä-Hauiti and Kahungunu descendant is two papers and a thesis away from completing her Master of Indigenous Studies through Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi.

The 34-year-old mother of five says the fees of $4200 per year is a fair deal and well worth the money.

“I am loving it so far. It was a challenge at the start, having to find my feet and getting my head back into study mode, but the support is awesome.”

Polly-Caroline Thatcher, better known as Bertha, is soaring beyond her initial dreams with her Bachelor of Social Work

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“Our tïpuna were right — education is the key to so many doors and to so many other worlds,” Bertha says.

All three women are at different stages of their educational journey, but they share the same passion to better their lives not only for themselves, but for their whänau and their community.

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n 2009, Ka Mïharo interviewed the then 26-year-old Te Rünanga o Ngäti Porou Tühono Whänau (Family Start) kaiäwhina Arwen Saddlier, with her social services diploma hot off the press.

When she first enrolled at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa in 2004, Arwen said, “I pretty much had zero belief in myself.” So achieving a diploma was a huge deal.

At the time, she told us she wanted her bachelor’s and master’s degrees before she turned 30 and her doctorate before 40.

“When I stood on the graduation stage … I knew my academic footsteps had only just begun and I was hungry for more.”

Arwen graduated from Tauranga with her Bachelor of Social Work (Biculturalism in Practise) last year and this year enrolled in the social services master’s programme with Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi. All going to plan, Arwen will complete her master’s before she turns 30.

TÓ TÁTOU HAPORI Supporting high achievers

Nä Matiu Matenga

A new scholarship scheme aimed at assisting Máori degree and diploma tauira studying at Te Wánanga o Aotearoa has attracted more than 150 applications for a pool of $180,000 of funding.

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otearoa Trust Scholarship Board trustee Joe Hanita says, “There’s been a great uptake - more than we expected.”

The first round of applications closed at the end of March with double the number of tauira expected applying for funding. While Te Wänanga o Aotearoa is well known for offering a range of fee-free programmes, diploma and degree-level tauira pay between $1000 and $4500 per annum.

Aotearoa Scholarship Trust Board chairman and leading Mäori educationalist Dr Toby Curtis said scholarships would go to those who have shown the greatest commitment and consistency to their study.

He says the purpose of the fund is to raise the overall level of Mäori education at the undergraduate level with an eye to moving successful graduates on to higher honours.

“Hopefully, with this assistance, they can go on to look at master’s and doctoral-level education opportunities. It’s very important we get a high calibre of students coming through these programmes,” he says.

Dr Curtis, who has worked in the education sector for more than 40 years, says the role of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa in Mäori education has been crucial to lifting Mäori

tertiary participation and graduation rates.

“Without Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, we would have nothing. The universities do their bit, as do the polytechnics; but, for Mäori, the work of wänanga is without peer.

Nä Andy Warner te whakaahua

“Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has put Mäori tertiary success right up there with the best and I’m very impressed by the calibre of people coming through their programmes.”

Dr Curtis says trustees will be looking to make wise investments to help grow the fund, with the possibility of extending scholarships to other fee-paying programmes.

Mr Hanita says the next round of scholarship applications will most likely occur in February and March next year, based on the calibre and number of students applying this year.

“With a settlement fund of $2 million provided by Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, we’re only allowed to distribute the interest … so this year’s scholarship pool is fixed at $180,000,” he says.

Dr Curtis said the Aotearoa Scholarship Trust fund would give Mäori tertiary education a real boost and he looked forward to watching the progress of this year’s applicants.

Aotearoa Trust Scholarships 2011 In 2011, scholarships were available for all the degree programmes (see page 10) and diploma programmes, including arts, communication, health, education and te reo Mäori. A Te Pouhere Award for leadership was also available.

A further $30,000 was on offer to diploma students and another $30,000 was available for national and international exchange support costs and conference attendance, both on a case-by-case basis.

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Nä Jamie Lambert räua ko Tiopira Rauna

Tú te wanawana i Te Matatini Ia rua tau, whakarauika mai ai te iwi Máori i runga i te karanga o Te Matatini hei whakanui i ngá mahi a Hineréhia ráua ko Táne Rore. I ténei tau, e 42 ngá kapa haka i tú ki te papa whakataetae á-motu i Te Wai-o-Hika i Te Tairáwhiti.

E whai ake nei ngá whakaaro o étahi kaimahi, ará a Jamie Lambert ráua ko Tiopira Rauna.

He kaiwhakahanga marau matua a Jamie ki Te Puna Mátauranga, á, he kaiako whakairo a Tiopira ki Whirikoka.

Tiopira Rauna Te Whänau a Kai (2010 - ) Kotahi töna whakataetae ä-motu I te taha o töku köeke, ko Rongowhakaata te iwi, ko Ngäti Kaipoho te hapü, Ko Te Hau-ki-Türanga te whare whakairo.

I te taha o töku kuia, ko Te Whänau a Kai te iwi, ko Ngäi Pere te hapü, Ko Rongopai te Wharenui.

Tiopira: I te wä i haere atu ahau ki te kura tuatahi i Kaitï ka tïmata ki te kapa haka. I taua wä hoki, ko ahau tö mätou kaitätaki täne.

I whäia te mahi nei tae noa atu ki te mutunga o te kura tuarua.

I muri mai i tërä, i waiho ake te kapa haka ki tahaki mö tëtahi wä roa, ä, ka toru tekau mä whä pea öku tau, ka oho ake anö te hiakai i ahau kia hoki atu ki te whai i ngä tapuwae o öku tüpuna.

He pänga anö hoki öku ki ngä iwi katoa o Türanga-nui-aKiwa tae atu ki ngä tukemata o Kahungunu ki te Wairoa.

He tauira ahau nä rätou kua menemene ki te pö.

Nö reira i uru atu ahau ki te röpü o töku ükaipö, ä, kia purea ai e ngä hau o “Te Whänau a Kai”. Nä Tei Nohotima rätou ko Matiu Hawea ko Kiri Horua ko Jenny Coleman ahau i poipoi, i whakaako.

KM: I tipu ake koe i hea?

KM: He röpü hou a Te Whänau a-Kai, he aha te tino pütake o te kapa?

Tiopira: Nä öku mätua tüpuna ahau i whängai, arä, ko Hape Rauna räua ko Mere-Taia-Kupe Ihimaera (Smiler) i Türanga.

Nä räua anö ahau i hari atu ki ngä hui, ki ngä tangihanga i Waituhi me Manutuke, kia ü ai ngä akoranga mö ngä hononga maha öku ki te whenua.

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Tiopira: Ko te tino take i tïmatahia ai tö mätou röpü ko te whakamöhio atu ki te marea, ko wai anö mätou. Nö tërä tau i hono atu ai mäua ko taku hoa rangatira, a Erin, ki Te Whänau a Kai. Otirä, he wheako hou tërä ki a mäua.

Nä Paul Rickard ngä whakaahua (te kawhakähua ake i Te Matatini o te Rä 2011)

Ahakoa i whakaihuwaka te kapa o Te Mátárae-i-ó-Rehu nó Te Arawa, he hua anó mó ngá kaihaka katoa i tú ki runga i te papa haka. I ngá rárangi haka o ngá kapa toa o téná rohe, o téná rohe étahi kaimahi o Te Wánanga o Aotearoa.

I nga rä o mua, nä te Karauna me ngä küpapa muru whenua. Nö reira, he mea whakatü e mätou kia möhiotia whänuitia he aha rä ngä tükinotanga i pä atu ki Te Whänau a Kai. Kia anga whakamua mätau me te whakatü i te tatau pounamu.

Ka rua, i whakatüria tënei röpü hai tauira mä ä tätou tamariki. I a mätou e whakaharatau ana, i äta mätakitaki ngä rangatahi me te mea hoki, he tere nö rätou ki te whai i ä mätou nekenekehanga ä-waewae, ä-tinana hoki.

KM: He aha ngä hua o Te Whänau a-Kai? Tiopira: Ko te nuinga o ngä whänau kei Te Whänau a Kai, nö ngä kärangaranga maha o Waituhi. I a mätou e nohinohi ana, käore i kitea rawatia te kapa haka i Waituhi.

Inäianei nä, kua hoki mai tënei taonga ki tö mätou käinga, ka riro mä mätou te mahi whakatenatena i ngä tamariki kia whai ai i tënei taonga a kui mä, a koro mä. Ahakoa pakeke mai, rangatahi mai he röpü tënei mö te katoa.

KM: He aha te tino wähanga o te kapa haka ki a koe?

Tiopira: Ki ahau nei ko te möteatea.

He pükörero, he whakapapa, he hïtori ënei ö tätou tüpuna. Ko ahau tëtahi e hïkaka ana ki wërä mea katoa hai whakahihiri i ahau me äku mahi whakairo.

KM: He aha ngä painga o Te Matatini?

Tiopira: Ko te whakawhanaungatanga.

He rä whakahirahira nä ngäi Mäori mö ngäi Mäori. Ahakoa nö hea te tangata, i riro mä mätou o te ao türoa ö rätou manako, ö rätou öhäkï te kawe atu. E ai ki te körero, “He kanohi kitea he kanohi maumahara” ka tika.

KM: Pëhea ö whakaaro mö ä koutou mahi i Te Matatini?

Tiopira: He pai rawa atu. Kätahi anö Te Whänau a Kai ka eke ki tënei tü ähuatanga, ä, i riro i a mätou te tünga rua tekau mä ono.

Hari koa ana i te mea koinei te wä tuatahi i tü i te atamira.

KM: Ko wai te tino röpü o Te Matatini 2011?

Tiopira: Ko Tü Te Manawa Maurea. He höhonu tö rätou kaupapa e pä ana ki “Te-Hau-Ki-Türanga”. Ko tënei te taonga i murua ai e te Karauna me ngä küpapa i ngä rä o mua.E täria tonutia ana kia whakahokia mai tënei taonga ki Türanga. I taku kitenga i tä rätou haka, heke ana te roimata me te rongo a te manawa i te auëtanga o öku whänaunga o Rongowhakaata.

KM: E tümanako koe ki te tü anö ki Te Matatini 2013?

Tiopira: Äe. Kua warea ahau e te ia, e te mïharo o Te Matatini. Mä te üpoko pakaru ka eke anö ki tëtahi taumata ä nga rä e heke mai nei.

Jamie Lambert Te Iti Kahurangi (2004 - ) E whä äna tü ki te whakataetae ä-motu I te taha o töku mämä he uri ahau nö ngä käwai whakapapa o Te Awemäpara, o Ngäti Porou whänui tonu. I te taha o töku päpä he uri ahau nö ngä käwai whakapapa o Te Mähurehure o te nöta, ä, o Ngäti Hinekura o te wai tuku kiri o Waikaremoana, o Mätaatua whänui tonu.

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KA MÏHARO (KM): Nö nähea koe i tïmata ai ki te kapa haka?

Jamie: I tïmata aku mahi kapa haka i au i te kura tuatahi. Nä wöku kökä au i whakaako, ä, na taku whänau o Te Iti Kahurangi au i poipoi, i whakatikatika anö hoki. I töia au e taku hoa rangatira ki te röpü o Te Iti Kahurangi i te tau 2004.

KM: He aha ngä painga o te kapa haka?

Jamie: Ko ngä tino painga o te kapa haka, ka pümau tonu mätau ki ngä mahi, ngä körero a wö tätau tïpuna. Koirä tëtahi painga he whängai i töku tinana, taku whänau, töku hinengaro, töku wairua anö hoki. Mënä e tau ana i ërä mea katoa, ka tau hoki aku mahi i te wänanga nei.

KM: He aha te tino wähanga o te kapa haka?

Jamie: Ko te tino wähanga ki au ko te poi. I te mea koirä te wähanga ka taea e te wahine te whakaari tëtahi püräkau i a ia e poi ana.

KM: Pëhea ö whakaaro mö ä koutou mahi i Te Matatini?

Jamie: Ko te mea nui ki a au, i tutuki pai i wö mätau ake wawata i tä mätau tü. I riro i Te Iti Kahurangi te tünga tekau mä rua. I te mutunga o te rä, i toa te kaupapa o te kapa haka. Ko te tümanako, ka tü anö au a tërä Te Matatini engari ko wai ka hua, ko wai ka möhio?

KM: Pëhea ö whakaaro mö Te Matatini 2011 i Te Tairäwhiti?

Jamie: Ahakoa te ua, i manaaki pai ngä kaiwhakahaere o Te Haka o te rä i te tini me te mano o ngäi Mäori. Ko ngä tino painga o Te Matatini ka kite te motu i ngä mahi ä-rëhia o te Mäori. He përä anö ngä tamariki e mätakitaki ana. Mena ka kitea, ka whäia.

Ko te mea hoki, kua tino kaha ake ngä röpü o te motu i tënei tau.

Ko Te Whänau ä-Apanui räua ko Te Mätärae i ö Rehu ngä tino röpü ki a au.

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From bushmen to educators

Nä Puawai Swindells-Wallace

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Nä Puawai Swindells-Wallace te whakaahua

apatoa kaiako, who spend most of their time in the forests with tauira, are taking their teaching to a higher level by introducing literacy and numeracy learning into their programmes.

Adam Wharehinga, who has taught cable logging for Te Wänanga o Aotearoa for the past six years, says that the Learning Progressions Framework (called He Whakapahuhu Kahukura) made him realise how important it is that kaiako help their tauira develop better reading, writing and mathematics skills.

“At first we weren’t sure what we were getting into,” Adam says. But the kaiako soon realised the value of the skills.

“We’re not just bushman teaching others how to work in the bush - we’re much more than that.” Adam is striving to help tauira appreciate the value of literacy and numeracy.

He says many of his tauira have “failed” in the school system and have had negative or no experience with written assessments.

“We have a responsibility to ensure that when tauira sit down to complete their unit standards they understand what it is we are asking them to do,” Adam says.

Papatoa kaiako are now boosting the confidence of their tauira and encouraging them to embrace education at all levels.

Adam says he can relate to his tauira, many of whom have grown up without a strong, male role model. And it helps that he’s had 15 years in the bush as well as six years in the armed forces.

Papatoa graduate Adrian Chambers, who is taught by Adam and now has a National

Back row left to right: Papatoa tauira Maata Mahauariki, Shane Edwards, Jeremiah Boyce, Joshua Boyce, Norwaven Waru, Adrian Chambers, Tua Hekenui. Front: Kaiako Adam Wharehinga.

Certificate in Cable Logging (Level 3), is grateful for Adam’s approach. “He’s the best teacher I’ve ever had,” Adrian says.

In February this year, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa hosted an adult literacy and numeracy symposium called Te Pae Ako – Supporting Tauira Learning Journeys towards Distant Horizons.

Adam and Terry Barber, another Papatoa kaiako, were asked to speak at the conference.

Adam says it was an opportunity to explain the Papatoa programme and the different needs of their tauira.

One hundred and twenty kaimahi from Te Wänanga o Aotearoa received specialised adult literacy and numeracy education training last year. The Papatoa kaiako were the first to be assessed towards the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational) as part of this training.

Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education training continues This year, about 80 kaiako will receive adult literacy and numeracy education training through He Whakapahuhu Kahukura. This training will teach kaiako how to weave literacy and numeracy into their teaching practice to increase the skills of their tauira while enrolled on level 1-3 vocational programmes.

Literacy encompasses reading, writing, speaking and listening, while numeracy covers making sense of numbers to solve problems, measuring and interpreting shape and space and statistics.

More than 200 kaimahi will have completed this training by next year.

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Nä Hohepa Peni te pakoko nei.

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gä Kura Huna a Rua is no ordinary book. It’s a frank and generous offering from the 2009 graduates of the whakairo degree (Te Maunga Kura Toi - Bachelor of Mäori Visual Art: Whakairo).

The book includes testimonials from the degree tauira and stunning photographs of their final work. Preparation for the book began two years ago and it was launched in February this year at Mangakötukutuku campus.

Project manager Kim Marsh says the book was produced “to inspire other whakairo tauira who are on the same journey. We wanted to show the kind of excellence inherent in the practice of whakairo and what can be achieved by perseverance.”

During the last year of their degree programme, tauira whakairo are given the themes “Pakoko, Küwaha and Waka” to explore on a journey during which they research, design and create works of art. The research component involves studying karakia, history and whakapapa.

Albert Te Pou, a 2009 graduate, confesses in the book, “Admittedly, when the tutor started talking about the programme requirements through project assignments, man, that made me think about whether this was really for me.”

But as Albert persisted he realised that “this was what I had been doing within my carving career anyway. All I had to do was find research to back it up.”

The work and creative processes of eight accomplished carvers are explored in a rare insight into this traditional Mäori art form.

Copies of Ngä Kura Huna a Rua can be ordered via Te Wänanga o Aotearoa website www.twoa.ac.nz or by emailing Kim Marsh, Kaiärahi Marautanga - Toi Rauangi, at kim.marsh@twoa.ac.nz

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Nä Phil Lambert (Ngäpuhi, Ngäi Tühoe) te waka nei.

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Hei pupuri i te aho o te wänanga, hei kawe i ngä kura huna a Rua – Hold on to the valued strands of learning, carried in the hidden schools of Rua.

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Nä Hohepa Peni te küaha me te waka nei.

Pakoko, Albert Te Pou (Ngái Túhoe) “Pakoko is technically the correct word for deceased...getting research to inform my assignment and my creative process was tough. Once I got into it, it became more and more exciting.”

Kúwaha and Waka, Hohepa Peni (Te Arawa, Tainui) “This body of work combines the architectural construction of the pá túwatawata and the waka hull. Combining these two themes signifies the exploration of realms that stir the curious traveller.”

Nä Albert Te Pou te pakoko nei.

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HE PAETAHI On the beat

Nä Alice Te Puni Nä Mark Cootes ngä whakaahua

Travis Eruera (Te Whánau-á-Apanui) has started his police career in South Auckland with distinction.

He is the first Máori graduate to emerge from the pre-entry programme delivered by Te Wánanga o Aotearoa and then graduate from the Royal New Zealand Police College.

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t’s an education pathway that has given him an enriched understanding of his culture which will help ensure his first steps on the South Auckland beat are confident ones.

“Te Wänanga o Aotearoa definitely helped me,” Travis says. “They motivated us and were always there to offer guidance and support. I was taught to push myself to the extreme and to never give up.”

Travis always wanted to join the police, but was reluctant to do so when he was younger because of the demanding requirements.

The pilot programme for the Certificate in Vocational Preparation (Police) held at Manukau campus in 2009 gave Travis the chance to give it a go.

Through the programme, Travis secured defensive driving and first aid certificates, raised his health and fitness levels, addressed numeracy and literacy issues, honed communication and reasoning skills and prepared for the police college entrance test.

He was a “painfully shy” young man facing literacy issues in the beginning of the 18week bridging programme, but that is no longer the case.

But then it’s not as if Travis is a stranger to discipline; he represented New Zealand at inline hockey for five years when he was a student at Onehunga High School. In 2005, his team returned home from the Junior World Cup held in New Orleans with a bronze medal.

During his time at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa and the New Zealand Police College, Travis’ self-confidence grew and, with assistance from a literacy tutor and the trusty dictionary in pocket, he improved his command of English.

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During the pre-entry programme, Travis and his 28 classmates - the programme’s inaugural students - were trained in every aspect of police requirements, including te reo Mäori.

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Te Wänanga o Aotearoa definitely helped me ...

I was taught to push myself to the extreme and to never give up.

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Travis Eruera (centre) surrounded by whänau and friends at his graduation from the New Zealand Police College.

The most important aspect for Travis was re-discovering his cultural roots through the programme’s compulsory Mäori component.

Mihi, pepeha, waiata, haka and karakia are treasures he now has in his kete of knowledge.

“I learnt a lot about myself during my time at Te Wänanga o Aotearoa,” Travis says. “I was given an insight into who I was and where I had come from.”

whänau. They describe his police college graduation day in Wellington earlier this year as a “happy day” for them all. .

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen him study so hard or carry out such an extensive fitness regime,” says Virginia.

Travis, 24, is stationed in the CountiesManukau district at the Otähuhu police station. His highway patrol and priority-one callout duties put him “at the coalface” where anything could happen.

Parents Sam and Virginia are proud of Travis. He’s the first police officer in his

He says 90 per cent of the incidents he is processing are alcohol-related.

Travis’ ultimate goal is to be a detective.

“Solving major crimes is something I’m most definitely interested in and detective training is reputed to be the best.”

“It’s an exciting and challenging job and I look forward to going into work. No one day is the same. Although a lot of it involves paperwork, it’s still really interesting at the station and out on the beat.”

Working together The Certificate in Vocational Preparation (Police) is a bridging programme designed by the New Zealand Police and Te Wänanga o Aotearoa to prepare Mäori and Pacific Islanders for police recruitment.

Wally says demographics point to an increasingly younger Mäori population which is predicted to grow to about 17 per cent of the national population by the year 2020. Of the 11,000 police employees today, about 800-900 (11.3 per cent) are Mäori.

Mäori, Pacific and Ethnic Services Superintendent Wally Haumaha says Travis’ ground-breaking efforts make him a role model.

“Based on these current trends, there is definitely a need to recruit more Mäori officers who have the right attributes and skills to police Mäori communities -especially those who are conversant in te reo.”

“His success will encourage those who have the qualities that police recruiters are looking for - but who would not normally consider a career in law enforcement - to step up,” Wally says.

“We need more Mäori on the floor first, especially those with cultural knowledge and understanding.”

The Certificate in Vocational Preparation (Police) is offered at Manukau campus and will soon be available at Raroera campus in Hamilton.

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Nä Heemi Boyd

New thinking

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Te Wánanga o Aotearoa has big plans for its state-of-the-art Mangakótukutuku campus at Glenview in Hamilton. It’s set to become a centre of educational excellence and home to the organisation’s degree programmes.

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pened by Kïngi Tuheitia last November, Mangakötukutuku runs all of the bachelor programmes offered by Te Wänanga o Aotearoa, including teaching, social services and environment, as well as hosting day and noho-based tauira on the Te Arataki Manu Körero programme.

The campus, based at the former Glenview Hotel, boasts seven lecture theatres, a cafeteria, library and computer suites.

Being an old hotel, it also has 30 rooms with en suites – all of which have been refurbished.

Campus site co-ordinator Peter Skerrett is one of 120 allied and tutorial kaimahi at Mangakötukutuku, which caters for about 230 tauira.

He says, not long ago, it wasn’t unusual for people to drop into the revamped campus looking to put a few dollars on a horse or buy a quiet beer thinking it was still a hotel.

“This place used to be known as the G Bar,” Peter says. “On the odd occasion we’d get a visitor who had been here previously and they’d ask ‘What’s happened to the bar?’ or ‘Can I still place a bet here?’”

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Mangakötukutuku gets its name from the manga (streams) and kötukutuku (native fuchsia plants) which adorn banks in the local area.

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The old Glenview Hotel was once known as one of the finest places to stay in Hamilton, but the days of hosting sports teams like the Springboks are long gone.

The campus is now used for many Te Wänanga o Aotearoa head office functions and to accommodate visiting staff, Peter says.

These days, the organisation’s most modern campus (on the outskirts of Hamilton) has different offerings. That pleases Peter.

It will also eventually house a Tai Wänanga learning facility – a new secondary education project that combines specialised learning with tikanga. The first Tai Wänanga learning centre (Tü Toa) was opened in Palmerston North in February and it is hoped the second facility will be opened at Mangakötukutuku early next year.

“They closed down the pub in September 2009 and the place underwent some major refurbishment. It was good because we’re not into supplying people with liquor – we’re into supplying people with education.”

One of six major Te Wänanga o Aotearoa campuses in the Tainui rohe, Mangakötukutuku gets its name from the manga (streams) and kötukutuku (native fuchsia plants that adorn the banks of streams in the local area).

Te Wänanga o Aotearoa stalwart and cultural adviser Marie Panapa says the three pillars that stand in front of Mangakötukutuku represent three whale’s teeth, or niho.

The significance of this comes from the whakataukï, “He rei ngä niho he paraoa ngä kauae – To have a whale’s tooth is to have the jaw of a whale.” The proverb refers to

the tooth as a tool capable of biting deep into knowledge.

“The relevance here is its reference to biting into educational opportunities – for individuals, families and the community of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa,” Marie says. Ó TÁTOU WÁNANGA

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Planning for the future

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he new Chief Financial Officer for Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has a rare mix of financial management and governance experience, particularly with Mäori corporate entities.

Hinerangi Raumati (Ngäti Mutunga) was appointed Kaihautü – Titiraukura (Operations Directorate) in March 2011, although she has been working in a parttime capacity with Titiraukura since June 2010. While it’s still early days, she’s excited about the challenges that lie ahead.

“Te Wänanga o Aotearoa challenges me intellectually because it takes a holistic view of its kaimahi,” Hinerangi says. “Being a good employer here includes taking into account the emotional, physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing of our kaimahi.”

Hinerangi brings considerable commercial experience to her role. She’s a chartered accountant and former Chief Financial Officer of Tainui Group Holdings (20022009). Prior to this, she was a financial accountant with Tainui Corporation and an accountant with Hamilton-based firm Beattie Rickman (1994-2000).

When Hinerangi was CFO at Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) she was responsible for a portfolio of assets worth $500 million and,

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while the asset value of Te Wänanga o Aotearoa is smaller, she says the role brings its own complexities.

“I dealt with a relatively small number of staff at TGH, while Te Wänanga o Aotearoa has around 1000 kaimahi. You’re also dealing with a nationwide organisation, so you’ve got to think nationally.”

Hinerangi holds a Master of Management Studies degree from the University of Waikato and serves as a director on the boards of organisations such as the Parininihi ki Waitotara Trust, Te Ohu Kai Moana and the Public Trust.

As the head of Titiraukura, Hinerangi is responsible for Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Property and the Executive Support Office. She joins a kaihautü team of four who report directly to Te Pouhere Bentham Ohia.

Hinerangi says, in general, systems are wellestablished and her job is to “build on the good work that has already been done.”

Her immediate goals are to continue to foster an environment that’s focused on achieving excellence, formalising current policies and procedures, as well as tuning up management systems.

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Achieving excellence in education and having good quality management systems will protect Te Wänanga o Aotearoa in the long-term.

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“There’s been a huge improvement in the management systems here over the past five years, so we just need to build on that,” Hinerangi says. “Achieving excellence in education and having good quality management systems will protect Te Wänanga o Aotearoa in the long-term.”

Hinerangi says the future looks “really positive” for Te Wänanga o Aotearoa and she’s looking forward to drawing on her commercial experience to help plan ahead and position the organisation well for the next 25 years.

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Pitching in to help Otautahi ROHE: TE TAI TONGA He toa takitini taku toa, ehara i te toa takitahi.

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e Wänanga o Aotearoa kaimahi have joined forces to help Otautahi colleagues and tauira reeling from the devastating earthquake that hit Christchurch on February 22, 2011.

A national state of emergency was in place for several months putting pressure on families, volunteers and relief centres. Emergency grants from Te Wänanga o Aotearoa and TUIA immediately following the disaster enabled staff to buy essential items and $50 flights out of Otautahi.

Te Waipounamu Manager Ripeka Paraone says Te Wänanga o Aotearoa teamwork helped Otautahi kaimahi and tauira pull through this traumatic experience. Teams of kaimahi have been helping out at Rehua Marae, delivering food and water door-to-door and helping families clean up their properties – essentially pitching in to help Otautahi.

Te Tai Tonga senior management team agrees that support from kaimahi, regional managers, kaihautü and Te Pouhere has been “absolutely amazing”.

Human Resources Manager Peter Huntley was part of the emergency response team and said the first priority was to make sure all employees and their whänau were safe. Once help was given to whänau, the focus turned to planning the re-establishment of delivery sites and starting programmes. Help was also offered to the wider community.

Te Wänanga o Aotearoa kaimahi helping out with the relief effort in Otautahi.

“Our team at Papaiöea helped the Red Cross call centre, which was set up to assist with calls about relatives. We had whänau working with Telecom and we sent staff from across the North Island in our mini-vans to help at the relief centres,” Peter said.

Ripeka firmly believes that doing business as they had done it before was not going to get Otautahi campus through this crisis.

Programmes usually delivered on Level 2 of the Science Alive Building on Moorhouse Avenue have been temporarily relocated to Te Kura Whakapümau i te Reo Tüturu ki Waitaha in Waltham or to the Gasson Street campus.

Regional Manager Matthew Maynard, who is based in Porirua, was amazed by the resilience of kaiako and tauira at an information evening held for Semester B 2010 tauira to discuss options to complete their programmes.

“It’s humbling, knowing what staff and students have been through, that they are willing to do whatever needs to be done to complete their programmes”, Matthew says.

Recovery for kaimahi and tauira is on a “one day at a time” basis. As winter reveals itself on the hills surrounding Otautahi, Te Wänanga o Aotearoa quietly collaborates with others to help rebuild the city.

A financial assistance fund made up of proceeds from fundraising events organised by kaimahi and tauira across Aotearoa, staff deductions and koha has provided much appreciated relief for anxious kaimahi and whänau.

Ka nui te aroha ki a koutou katoa mö tö koutou manaaki me tö aroha ki a mätou e mahi ana ki Te Wänanga o Aotearoa ki Otautahi. Täu ke e te whänau! Mä te Atua koutou e manaaki, e tiaki.

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ROHE: TÁMAKI MAKAURAU/TAI TOKERAU Támaki Makaurau

Tai Tokerau

An injection of youth

Promoting our programmes

The Youth Guarantee Pilot rolled into action this semester as Tämaki took up the challenge to help rangatahi aged 16 and 17 years return to the education scene.

Last year, more than 2000 tauira were of Pasifika descent and, in order to further strengthen our relationship with Pasifika communities and improve the success of tauira, we have appointed Nick Tuitasi to provide leadership in this area.

The Youth Guarantee programme runs for 36 weeks offering rangatahi a Certificate in Sports, Fitness and Health. Forty tauira are enrolled on Nick is an inspirational speaker and the programme at Manukau with an aim to enrol former police constable who has a a maximum of 60 this year.

Queen’s Service Medal for his services to the community. The New Zealand-born Samoan has a lot to offer Te Wänanga o Aotearoa and his appointment is Focus on Pasifika recognition that South Auckland is home to Manukau campus started this year with a bang the largest Pasifika population in the world. by welcoming more than 2500 new tauira to our whänau.

Keen tauira on the Youth Guarantee programme from Tämaki Makaurau.

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Te Wänanga o Aotearoa ki Tai Tokerau headed to the Bay of Islands to take part in the national Waitangi celebrations held on February 4-6.

Kaimahi from Te Wänanga o Aotearoa ki Tai Tokerau attended the three days to promote Semester A kaupapa such as te reo Mäori, tikanga marae, waka ama, health and fitness leadership, computing, business and Open Wänanga programmes.

With more than 50,000 people attending the Waitangi celebrations, this is one of the biggest marketing opportunities for the region.

More than 100 people registered an interest in attending Te Wänanga o Aotearoa programmes in Tai Tokerau.

Tainui Celebrating our national day

Rangatahi in the house

Te Wänanga o Aotearoa hosted the biggest Waitangi Day celebration in Waikato this year, drawing crowd of about 20,000.

Brad says tauira rangatahi have made their mark since the launch of two youth programmes at Mangakötukutuku campus.

The momentous day started in the early hours of the morning with a pöwhiri on the banks of the Waikato River. A waka brought the mauri to open the celebrations and the crew were welcomed ashore by the Tainui teams that performed at Te Matatini 2011.

He says the Alternative Education pilot programme, which can take up to 45 tauira aged between 13 and 15 years, many of whom have been expelled from school, was an exciting initiative.

New programmes on offer Mangakötukutuku is pleased to announce that the campus has been accredited to offer the full degree programme for Te Tohu Paetahi Ngä Poutoko Whakarara Oranga - Bachelor of Social Work (Biculturalism in Practise) and the Certificate in Vocational Preparation (Police).

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Undoubtedly, one of the major attractions was the stellar line-up of musical talent taking the stage, including Jay Williams, Katchafire, Sons of Zion, NRG Rising and Smash Proof.

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Event organiser and Tainui Regional Manager Brad Totorewa said the whänau day was a huge success, with rangatahi and pakeke alike enjoying the festivities.

“We’re proud to be among the first in the country to be offering a programme which offers hope to these young people.”

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The whänau-friendly event had a strong educational focus, including raranga, whakairo, tä moko demonstrations, and guest speakers who raised awareness about the Treaty of Waitangi. There were also free fun rides, market stalls and entertainment for the children.

“Where other institutions have said ‘We no longer want you!’, we here at Tainui are opening our arms and saying ‘Nau mai haere mai!’.

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26 Pipiri-26 Hóngongoi Whakairo and Matariki workshops Onehunga Community Centre Hamu.Lacey@twoa.ac.nz

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Whangärei Graduation Robyn.Reihana@twoa.ac.nze

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Our degree tauira take pride of place “I was a truck driver for six years before deciding it was time for a change.

Back in the day I had a dream to be a Social Worker, but I had got sidetracked, and then family and commitments came along. I said to my family that I wanted to go back and study toward my dream, and so that’s what happened.

“At first my family were concerned about who was going to be the income earner, and that we would have to change our life. I said to them yes we would, but let’s think of it as it’s not just me - think of it as we’re all doing this. In Ma-ori there’s a saying, that you never stand alone, you stand with everyone else with you. So I’ve got the mentality that when I’m at Te Wa-nanga o Aotearoa I’m studying with my family.

“The best thing about studying for my degree at Te Wa-nanga o Aotearoa is the camaraderie, but we’ve also got people here with doctorates and masters, all walking around with knowledge. You can almost hear it echoing down the hallways. But they never push it in your face, you always feel that you’re just as important as them, and they instill us with confidence.

“If you’re on a foundation course and have had a taste of what you want, have a look inside at yourself and say hey, I really want to do this degree programme. Then, get your wha-nau and friends to back you - they don’t have to understand it, they just have to listen. You just need a support group there for you.”

Morewa Wilson, currently studying toward a Bachelor of Social Work

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