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Whether it’s your first year or you’re returning to uni, getting prepared early matters. Save this and share it with friends so you can plan together! 👩‍💻🧑‍💻

Whether it’s your first year or you’re returning to uni, getting prepared early matters. Save this and share it with friends so you can plan together! 👩‍💻🧑‍💻

Sharing these scholarship links for our rangatahi and whānau.
Save the post, pass it on, and check back throughout the year — funding opens all the time. ✍️👩🏽‍💻📚

Sharing these scholarship links for our rangatahi and whānau.
Save the post, pass it on, and check back throughout the year — funding opens all the time. ✍️👩🏽‍💻📚

Rā whakamutunga ki te taha o ngā Potucks me ngā Pīni. @nzme_nz @nzschooloftourism @rangiriripaa #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Rā whakamutunga ki te taha o ngā Potucks me ngā Pīni. @nzme_nz @nzschooloftourism @rangiriripaa #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Rā 4 ki te taha o ngā Parareka @tewaiora.waikato @waikatouniversity @maori_ki_waikato #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Rā 4 ki te taha o ngā Parareka @tewaiora.waikato @waikatouniversity @maori_ki_waikato #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

@wintecnz and Ninja Valley | Rā 3 | Nōna Te Ao #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

@wintecnz and Ninja Valley | Rā 3 | Nōna Te Ao #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Nōna Te Ao ki Tauranga 🌊
Te rā tuatahi – he rā whakaaweawe @toiohomai @universityofwaikatotauranga @maori_ki_waikato #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Nōna Te Ao ki Tauranga 🌊
Te rā tuatahi – he rā whakaaweawe @toiohomai @universityofwaikatotauranga @maori_ki_waikato #rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Day 2! Exploring big ideas and bold futures — today we stepped inside NZME, NZ Institute of Sport, NZ School of Tourism, OpenStar’s innovation hub, and Sharesies HQ. From media to science, sport, tourism, and finance - anything is possible! 🧬🏀✈️#rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

Day 2! Exploring big ideas and bold futures — today we stepped inside NZME, NZ Institute of Sport, NZ School of Tourism, OpenStar’s innovation hub, and Sharesies HQ. From media to science, sport, tourism, and finance - anything is possible! 🧬🏀✈️#rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #pathwaysforrangatahi #haerenga2025 #nōnateao

He rā whakaohooho i Te Whanganui-a-Tara 🏙️✨
From Te Herenga Waka and the Law School to challenges and kōrero with the NZ Police Academy, creative inspiration at Toi Whakaari, and Business Development with Māori Women’s Development Inc — our haerenga continues to open new spaces for our rangatahi to thrive. To top it off, a special visit from our Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP, aunty Cushla Tangaere-Manuel. Thank you for coming!

#NōnaTeAo #TōkuRangatiratanga #Haerenga2025 #RangatahiMāori #FutureLeaders #TeWhanganuiATara #MWDI #ToiWhakaari #VictoriaUniversity #NZPolice #KaupapaMāori #PathwaysForRangatahi

He rā whakaohooho i Te Whanganui-a-Tara 🏙️✨
From Te Herenga Waka and the Law School to challenges and kōrero with the NZ Police Academy, creative inspiration at Toi Whakaari, and Business Development with Māori Women’s Development Inc — our haerenga continues to open new spaces for our rangatahi to thrive. To top it off, a special visit from our Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP, aunty Cushla Tangaere-Manuel. Thank you for coming!

#NōnaTeAo #TōkuRangatiratanga #Haerenga2025 #RangatahiMāori #FutureLeaders #TeWhanganuiATara #MWDI #ToiWhakaari #VictoriaUniversity #NZPolice #KaupapaMāori #PathwaysForRangatahi

Awesome start to our first haerenga of 2025!! After a long bus ride from Tairāwhiti our students came in with the energy. Big day with for our students today, make sure you follow our journey 🙌🏽 #wellington #haerenga #nōnateao #eastcoast #unilife

Awesome start to our first haerenga of 2025!! After a long bus ride from Tairāwhiti our students came in with the energy. Big day with for our students today, make sure you follow our journey 🙌🏽 #wellington #haerenga #nōnateao #eastcoast #unilife

Recap of our Tairāwhiti intro wānanga caught on film…🙌🏽🍃🎥

#digicam #rangatahimāori #tetairawhiti

Recap of our Tairāwhiti intro wānanga caught on film…🙌🏽🍃🎥

#digicam #rangatahimāori #tetairawhiti

Intro wā whakamutunga with Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou & Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa Mai Tawhiti in Ruatoria💥🌿

#rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #urtamorena

Stay tuned for some more cool (& longer) posts we have coming up… 📸🫰🏽

Intro wā whakamutunga with Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou & Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa Mai Tawhiti in Ruatoria💥🌿

#rangatahimāori #kaupapamāori #urtamorena

Stay tuned for some more cool (& longer) posts we have coming up… 📸🫰🏽

Second to last intro wānanga for our Te Tairawhiti Kura today in Ūawa with Tolaga Bay Area School + Kahukuranui, Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School & Te Karaka Area School 🫰🏽✨

Second to last intro wānanga for our Te Tairawhiti Kura today in Ūawa with Tolaga Bay Area School + Kahukuranui, Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School & Te Karaka Area School 🫰🏽✨

Intro wānanga #2 ki Te Poho o Rawiri 💥🌿 Te Kura o Manutuke, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri a Maui & Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga 🐋

Intro wānanga #2 ki Te Poho o Rawiri 💥🌿 Te Kura o Manutuke, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri a Maui & Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga 🐋

Kicking off our Nōna Te Ao intro wānanga for 2025 with our Rangatahi from Te Kura o Te Whānau-a-Apanui & Te Kura Mana Māori o Whangaparaoa.🌿✨

#rangatahimāori #rangatahirising #nonateao

Kicking off our Nōna Te Ao intro wānanga for 2025 with our Rangatahi from Te Kura o Te Whānau-a-Apanui & Te Kura Mana Māori o Whangaparaoa.🌿✨

#rangatahimāori #rangatahirising #nonateao

Kua ea - Nō mātou te whiwhi 🤝🏽

Kua ea - Nō mātou te whiwhi 🤝🏽

MĀREIKURA TAKEOVER 🩷

MĀREIKURA TAKEOVER 🩷

Tauira Takeover: OT 🔥Day 3

Tauira Takeover: OT 🔥Day 3

About Yesterday - Tauira Takeover🫡 Day 2

About Yesterday - Tauira Takeover🫡 Day 2

NTA, Apanui ki Tāmaki… loading

NTA, Apanui ki Tāmaki… loading

Nōna Te Ao, the story of a charity that started in a shed in the heart of Avondale with a simple, yet lofty goal… To shift a generation through opening their eyes to the many pathways and options they have available to them.

“Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōnā te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā te ao”

Nōna Te Ao, the story of a charity that started in a shed in the heart of Avondale with a simple, yet lofty goal… To shift a generation through opening their eyes to the many pathways and options they have available to them.

“Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōnā te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā te ao”

Ngā mihi @all.pacific for hosting Nōna Te Ao at @sofitelwellington 🩵

One of our favourite memories is getting to visit @eminem room that he stayed in while on tour in Aotearoa 👏🏾

Thank you for supporting Māori into the hospitality sector!

Ngā mihi @all.pacific for hosting Nōna Te Ao at @sofitelwellington 🩵

One of our favourite memories is getting to visit @eminem room that he stayed in while on tour in Aotearoa 👏🏾

Thank you for supporting Māori into the hospitality sector!

Rā tuatahi ☝🏾 E tipu e rea ki Pōneke!

Rā tuatahi ☝🏾 E tipu e rea ki Pōneke!

Recap on our corporate visits this week! Huge thanks to McCaw Lewis, Kiwibank, and Accor Hotels for showing us the ropes in their industries. From the corridors of justice to the heart of hospitality, thanks to the teams for giving your time to inspire and open the minds of our rangatahi to diverse careers and pathways. Here’s to dreaming big and working hard! 👨🏽‍🍳💼💚
@accor @kiwibanknz

Recap on our corporate visits this week! Huge thanks to McCaw Lewis, Kiwibank, and Accor Hotels for showing us the ropes in their industries. From the corridors of justice to the heart of hospitality, thanks to the teams for giving your time to inspire and open the minds of our rangatahi to diverse careers and pathways. Here’s to dreaming big and working hard! 👨🏽‍🍳💼💚
@accor @kiwibanknz

Do the mahi get the treats 🥷🏽 @ninjavalleyham

Do the mahi get the treats 🥷🏽 @ninjavalleyham

Spent the morning with some million dollar hōiho and amazing trainers from Te Akau Racing and Waikato Stud. Thank you for opening your gates to our tauira and sharing about all the possibilities for our whānau that love all things horses!

@teakauracing @waikatostud 🐎

Spent the morning with some million dollar hōiho and amazing trainers from Te Akau Racing and Waikato Stud. Thank you for opening your gates to our tauira and sharing about all the possibilities for our whānau that love all things horses!

@teakauracing @waikatostud 🐎

Whakawhanaungatanga and mahi hākoakoa for our first full day in Waikato. Amazing race around the zoo followed by Rangipare and our whānau from 180 Turn running workshops with our tāne and wāhine.

We can’t thank you enough for travelling to spend time and share your inspiring kōrero this afternoon! Your presence and words have left a mark with our rangatahi, opening their hearts and minds for the week ahead!

Whakawhanaungatanga and mahi hākoakoa for our first full day in Waikato. Amazing race around the zoo followed by Rangipare and our whānau from 180 Turn running workshops with our tāne and wāhine.

We can’t thank you enough for travelling to spend time and share your inspiring kōrero this afternoon! Your presence and words have left a mark with our rangatahi, opening their hearts and minds for the week ahead!

This weekend we start our first haerenga for the year in Waikato, but first we made sure to get up and down the coast to get our rangatahi prepped and hyped to come away with us!

Uawa, Te Karaka and Rerekohu we can’t wait to see each and everyone of you in Waikato! #getonthebus🚌🚍

Keep posted for updates through the week!

This weekend we start our first haerenga for the year in Waikato, but first we made sure to get up and down the coast to get our rangatahi prepped and hyped to come away with us!

Uawa, Te Karaka and Rerekohu we can’t wait to see each and everyone of you in Waikato! #getonthebus🚌🚍

Keep posted for updates through the week!

He rei ngā niho, he paraoa te kauwae ✨

First step on our haerenga - vision mapping! Dream it, map it, achieve it 💪🏽

Can you name the 4 kura we visited today ? Peep story and reel

He rei ngā niho, he paraoa te kauwae ✨

First step on our haerenga - vision mapping! Dream it, map it, achieve it 💪🏽

Can you name the 4 kura we visited today ? Peep story and reel

Kicked the year off in the āhuru of Te Poho o Rawiri ✨

This year we are stoked to have over 300 students join us for our E Tipu e Rea programme. Together we will ensure these rangatahi are set, ready to take on whatever adventure they choose to pursue upon leaving kura.

Uni, internships, scholarships, apprenticeships, trades, tertiary studies, media. No dream is too big! The world is your… Kina! IYKYK

Kicked the year off in the āhuru of Te Poho o Rawiri ✨

This year we are stoked to have over 300 students join us for our E Tipu e Rea programme. Together we will ensure these rangatahi are set, ready to take on whatever adventure they choose to pursue upon leaving kura.

Uni, internships, scholarships, apprenticeships, trades, tertiary studies, media. No dream is too big! The world is your… Kina! IYKYK

Presenting team 😎HAKUNA MATATA😎

Presenting team 😎HAKUNA MATATA😎

Presenting team 🦖BARNEY & FRIENDS 🦖

Presenting team 🦖BARNEY & FRIENDS 🦖

Presenting team 🟢 BURNT TOAST 🔴

Presenting team 🟢 BURNT TOAST 🔴

Presenting team ✨BARBIE AND THE BARBS✨

Presenting team ✨BARBIE AND THE BARBS✨

Tairāwhiti based conference with our year 11s today. Kōrero from Toihoukura and Victoria Uni, and our trustee Ben around turning passions into careers. Can’t wait to be back next year and take these tauira to explore new pathways and potential!

Tairāwhiti based conference with our year 11s today. Kōrero from Toihoukura and Victoria Uni, and our trustee Ben around turning passions into careers. Can’t wait to be back next year and take these tauira to explore new pathways and potential!

Back for course planning and enrolments with our year 12 and 13s from Tolaga Bay and Te Karaka Area Schools. Still pumping after conference week🤙🏽🤙🏽 shout out to Pou and Lionel, future students advisors from @victoriauniversitywellington for joining. Love your guys mahi. E tipu e rea!

Back for course planning and enrolments with our year 12 and 13s from Tolaga Bay and Te Karaka Area Schools. Still pumping after conference week🤙🏽🤙🏽 shout out to Pou and Lionel, future students advisors from @victoriauniversitywellington for joining. Love your guys mahi. E tipu e rea!

E mihi ana ki @te_matawai @toi_whakaari @pwcnz and Amokura Consulting for a mean last day of conference! So inspiring for the rangatahi 🤎

E mihi ana ki @te_matawai @toi_whakaari @pwcnz and Amokura Consulting for a mean last day of conference! So inspiring for the rangatahi 🤎

Our last day visiting Toi Whakaari, Te Mātāwai and Amokura Consulting. We also took Matua Sammy to his pōwhiri for his new mahi at Ernst & Young- showing Māori belong and thrive in all these spaces. Highlight was definitely a few of the tauira inspired to study Te Reo Māori at uni next year after the kōrero at Te Mātāwai🖤❤️🤍

Our last day visiting Toi Whakaari, Te Mātāwai and Amokura Consulting. We also took Matua Sammy to his pōwhiri for his new mahi at Ernst & Young- showing Māori belong and thrive in all these spaces. Highlight was definitely a few of the tauira inspired to study Te Reo Māori at uni next year after the kōrero at Te Mātāwai🖤❤️🤍

Rangatahi still on a high from their inspiring day at Te Whare Wānanga o Te Herenga Waka! A few of our Year 13s already buzzing to be there next year🙌🏽 And a quick stop at Weta Workshop for a tour and creative workshop🎬☑️

Rangatahi still on a high from their inspiring day at Te Whare Wānanga o Te Herenga Waka! A few of our Year 13s already buzzing to be there next year🙌🏽 And a quick stop at Weta Workshop for a tour and creative workshop🎬☑️

Team building challenges on our Amazing Race at Armageddon 👾 rangatahi sharing Te Ao Māori one hongi at a time!

Team building challenges on our Amazing Race at Armageddon 👾 rangatahi sharing Te Ao Māori one hongi at a time!

Meke day at @victoriauniwellington giving us the Uni101 kōrero and a taster of the faculties! Tauira we’re so engaged and loved talking to @ngaitauira.vuw 🤩 Definitely a highlight to also see two of our Uawa alumni now in their first year of study. Ngā mihi Te Herenga Waka!

Meke day at @victoriauniwellington giving us the Uni101 kōrero and a taster of the faculties! Tauira we’re so engaged and loved talking to @ngaitauira.vuw 🤩 Definitely a highlight to also see two of our Uawa alumni now in their first year of study. Ngā mihi Te Herenga Waka!

Busy day at Massey University in Palmerston North checking out Agricultural Science, having a nohi around the campus and meeting our Nāti whanaunga along the way💜 Definitely lit a few fires under our rangatahi interested in studying here!

Busy day at Massey University in Palmerston North checking out Agricultural Science, having a nohi around the campus and meeting our Nāti whanaunga along the way💜 Definitely lit a few fires under our rangatahi interested in studying here!

After 3 long years of running programmes locally in Te Tairāwhiti @nonateaotrust officially began our
E Tipu, E Rea 2.0 kaupapa 🙏🏾

31 rangatahi from Te Tairāwhiti bravely set off on our haerenga down to Papaioea & Pōneke!

Leaving home is hard for the whānau at the best of times, but after multiple lockdowns and anxiety at an all time high they got on the bus 🙏🏾

Over the next week they’ll be exposed to a range of options, so they can make informed choices knowing all pathways available to them 🙏🏾

Our work is in the empowerment space. Empowering our young people to understand that they can do and be whoever they want to be. That greatness is a choice. Not everyday you’re going to make great choices, but all the best movies involve a comeback or the overcoming of adversity 🙏🏾

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōnā te ao 🌏

After 3 long years of running programmes locally in Te Tairāwhiti @nonateaotrust officially began our
E Tipu, E Rea 2.0 kaupapa 🙏🏾

31 rangatahi from Te Tairāwhiti bravely set off on our haerenga down to Papaioea & Pōneke!

Leaving home is hard for the whānau at the best of times, but after multiple lockdowns and anxiety at an all time high they got on the bus 🙏🏾

Over the next week they’ll be exposed to a range of options, so they can make informed choices knowing all pathways available to them 🙏🏾

Our work is in the empowerment space. Empowering our young people to understand that they can do and be whoever they want to be. That greatness is a choice. Not everyday you’re going to make great choices, but all the best movies involve a comeback or the overcoming of adversity 🙏🏾

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōnā te ao 🌏

Excited to have our whānau from Te Karaka be a part of the kaupapa. We can’t wait to see you all back next year and share this journey with you. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao!🍃

Excited to have our whānau from Te Karaka be a part of the kaupapa. We can’t wait to see you all back next year and share this journey with you. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao!🍃

Ngā reo wainene o Uawa! Taiohi takeover loading🔋

Ngā reo wainene o Uawa! Taiohi takeover loading🔋

Back where it all started📍 It’s so important for our rangatahi to keep dreaming in these testing times. Making moves today with the whānau! Noho ora mai Uawa☀️

Back where it all started📍 It’s so important for our rangatahi to keep dreaming in these testing times. Making moves today with the whānau! Noho ora mai Uawa☀️

E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tō ao! 🌏 Back in Rua today for the first of our workshops this week. Successfully enrolled our year 13s in their ventures for next year and got the year 11s and 12s subjects and credits lined up. Most importantly having a kōrero around resilience in these trying times! Thanks Ngata Memorial College for the manaakitanga🙌🏽

E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tō ao! 🌏 Back in Rua today for the first of our workshops this week. Successfully enrolled our year 13s in their ventures for next year and got the year 11s and 12s subjects and credits lined up. Most importantly having a kōrero around resilience in these trying times! Thanks Ngata Memorial College for the manaakitanga🙌🏽

Kicking off with our 2020 E Tipu E Rea cohort today in Uawa. Introducing the Nona Te Ao trust kaupapa to the rangatahi, working through vision mapping exercises and getting a better understanding of what they know about tertiary education and vocational pathways. Getting mahi done before we head to Te Whanganui-a-Tara in September. #nōnateao #etipuerea

Kicking off with our 2020 E Tipu E Rea cohort today in Uawa. Introducing the Nona Te Ao trust kaupapa to the rangatahi, working through vision mapping exercises and getting a better understanding of what they know about tertiary education and vocational pathways. Getting mahi done before we head to Te Whanganui-a-Tara in September. #nōnateao #etipuerea

And that’s a wrap! We concluded the pilot of our E Tipu, E Rea conference on Thursday. We had such a blast working with this talented and energetic group of rangatahi over the past week! It is exciting to hear about all their new goals and career ambitions. We are proud to offer a programme that enables rangatahi to realise their full potential! #Etipuerea #rangatahiMāori #rangatiramōāpōpō #TeTairāwhiti #Māorisuccess #opportunities

And that’s a wrap! We concluded the pilot of our E Tipu, E Rea conference on Thursday. We had such a blast working with this talented and energetic group of rangatahi over the past week! It is exciting to hear about all their new goals and career ambitions. We are proud to offer a programme that enables rangatahi to realise their full potential! #Etipuerea #rangatahiMāori #rangatiramōāpōpō #TeTairāwhiti #Māorisuccess #opportunities

A light-hearted, engaging and fun Q&A session for our final night of the conference. We welcomed Kingi Snelgar (Ngāpuhi), Te Rā Hodges (Waikato Tainui), Hikurangi Jackson (Ngāti Porou) and Te Okiwa Mclean (Tuhoe) to our panel. They talked to us about their career pathways, a snapshot of their day-to-day mahi, and relived some of the successes and other memorable times of their uni life. It was entertaining to say the least. #Etipuerea #Māorisuccess #opportunities #rangatahiMāori #roiaMāori #takutaMāori #pahoMāori @weareyoungpacificleaders

A light-hearted, engaging and fun Q&A session for our final night of the conference. We welcomed Kingi Snelgar (Ngāpuhi), Te Rā Hodges (Waikato Tainui), Hikurangi Jackson (Ngāti Porou) and Te Okiwa Mclean (Tuhoe) to our panel. They talked to us about their career pathways, a snapshot of their day-to-day mahi, and relived some of the successes and other memorable times of their uni life. It was entertaining to say the least. #Etipuerea #Māorisuccess #opportunities #rangatahiMāori #roiaMāori #takutaMāori #pahoMāori @weareyoungpacificleaders

Earlier this week, our group went along to tautoko graduation day at the @universityofauckland. We paid a special visit to Hineahuone (the Māori Students Association common room), to acknowledge our Māori graduates. Graduation marks the end of a long period of extensive learning and hard-work, so it was fitting for our rangatahi to witness what its like to be at the end of the finish line. #ETipuERea #graduation #Māorisuccess #mātauranga #nōnāteao 🌏 @weareyoungpacificleaders

Earlier this week, our group went along to tautoko graduation day at the @universityofauckland. We paid a special visit to Hineahuone (the Māori Students Association common room), to acknowledge our Māori graduates. Graduation marks the end of a long period of extensive learning and hard-work, so it was fitting for our rangatahi to witness what its like to be at the end of the finish line. #ETipuERea #graduation #Māorisuccess #mātauranga #nōnāteao 🌏 @weareyoungpacificleaders

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