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
Tā Hirini Moko Mead Mātauranga Māori Lecture Series
Wānanga learning style
Ngā kōrero a ngā tauira
Our student stories
Alumni
Alumni
Dr Karaitiana Taiuru
Alumni
Reverend Dr Hone Te Rire
Te Amohaere Jefferies
Dr Karaitiana Taiuru
CJ Lenati
News and Events
Wānanga Welcomes Emeritus Professor Delivering Paper on Constitutional Transformation
Published date : Thu, 22 January 2026 04:05 pmEmeritus Professor Jane Kelsey joins Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi as a guest lecturer in 2026, delivering a new Master’s paper that brings critical Māori constitutional thinking into the international arena
Christmas closure information 2025-2026
Published date : Mon, 15 December 2025 04:22 pmTe Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi wish to advise of our festive season closure hours and dates.
Global Philanthropic Leaders inspired by Wānanga education model
Published date : Wed, 10 December 2025 03:18 pmA delegation of 12 international philanthropic leaders have been inspired by the way that indigenous worldviews are actively shaping educational change in Aotearoa. The group was hosted by Awanuiārangi this week as part of Systems Change in Context: Māori Education Transformation in New Zealand, led by Distinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith.