Te Kete Tuangahuru – is our Cultural Development Service in response to education and workforce needs and desires. As experts and leaders in cultural training, we bring our reputation for quality academic delivery of programmes specialising in āhuatanga, tikanga and mātauranga Māori (Māori tradition, custom and knowledge). We work in partnership to co-create and deliver bespoke professional education programmes to community, public and corporate sectors.
Nau mai ki tō Whare Wānanga
Welcome to Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
Story of Awanuiārangi
A pictorial journey into the establishment of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Join us as we step through history from Toi's first arrival in Whakatane, to our growth into an indigenous tertiary organisation with an international presence.
Tā Hirini Moko Mead Mātauranga Māori Lecture Series
This lecture series has been created to celebrate and honour the cultural heritage and wisdom of Mātauranga Māori.
Support
We offer support to our students throughout the student life cycle - from you first enquiry to post-graduation. Our support services include our teams in enrolment and administration, eWananga, Awhi tauira, library and research.
Wānanga learning style
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi delivers programmes that are distinctive in many ways. We are unique in the tertiary sector of New Zealand, as we are the only wānanga that delivers programmes from foundation through to PhD.
Ngā kōrero a ngā tauira
Our student stories
Alumni
Tūhono Tangata: Share our stories. Our graduates are making significant contributions to their communities and we’re proud of their success and the impact that their education has had on their lives and the lives of the people around them.
Te Rangihaeata Hare
Aroha Ruha-Hiraka
Dr Robyn Roa
Tracy Gilmer
Toni Boynton
Humanities and Pōkaitahi Reo graduate
Rāroa Marae, Te Waimana
Alumni
Tūhono Tangata: Share our stories. Our graduates are making significant contributions to their communities and we’re proud of their success and the impact that their education has had on their lives and the lives of the people around them.
Te Rangihaeata Hare
Aroha Ruha-Hiraka
Dr Robyn Roa
Doctor of Indigenous Development and Advancement graduate
Tracy Gilmer
Toni Boynton
Rāroa Marae, Te Waimana
Rāroa Marae, Te Waimana Kaaku. Ko Tamaruarangi te hapū, ko Te Poho ō Tāne Moeahi te whare tipuna.
Alumni
Te Rangihaeata Hare
Aroha Ruha-Hiraka
Dr Robyn Roa
Tracy Gilmer
Toni Boynton
Rāroa Marae, Te Waimana
Ngā kōrero me ngā kaupapa o te wā
Trade delegation to India
Published date : Wed, 02 April 2025 09:40 amAwanuiārangi students and alumni of Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui represent Aotearoa in India
ASB Polyfest 2025
Start date : 02/04/25 08:00 am
End date : 05/04/25 06:00 pm
Location : Manukau Sports Bowl, Auckland
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi are proud to once again sponsor the Māori stage at ASB Polyfest 2025 which is celebrating its 50th year.
Graduation 2025
Date : 02/05/25 08:00 am - 03:00 pm
Location : Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae (Mataatua Whare), Whakatāne
Whānau, friends and representatives of the wider community of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi come together to acknowledge the achievements of our graduates at our annual Graduation Ceremony