Bentham Ohia
CEO’s report
On behalf of the tauira and kaimahi of Te
Wānanga o Aotearoa, it is once again my
great pleasure to report on the progress
of our organisation for what has been a
challenging but hugely rewarding year. I
acknowledge our Lord God for the many
blessings we continue to enjoy as we go
about our life’s work. I acknowledge our
founders, Dr Rongo Wetere and many other
whānau, for their foresight and for their
perseverance in driving the establishment
of this movement. I also acknowledge
our kaimahi (our staff) and our tauira
(our students) for their industry and their
commitment to Te Kaupapa o Te Wānanga
o Aotearoa.
From inception, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
has centred its activities on the proverb,
‘Don’t teach me about my culture, but use
my culture to teach me’ (Benny Shendo
and Jemez Pueblo). This focus has created
a Māori cultural learning environment
for Māori and all peoples of the world
and ensured we offer current, relevant,
quality learning experiences for our tauira.
Wherever possible, we have established
sites in locations that are accessible to
our tauira and we have used formal and
informal networks to foster participation
– we have taken education to the people
and encouraged them to engage with us.
Our aim has been to serve and care for our
communities, something that requires hard
work and dedication. Our values guide each
member of our kaimahi as we carry out this
work and our kaupapa is entrenched in all
we do.
Ta Te Pouhere
Kia tautokona ngā mihi
ki a Ihowa o ngā mano, te
kaihanga o te rangi me te
whenua. Whakamihia te
upoko ariki e noho mai
rā. Kīngi Tuheitia tēnei ka
maioha atu. E ngā mate
tuatinitini kua hoki ki
ngā onekura o Rangiātea,
haere, e moe, whakangaro
atu rā. Ko te aka roa o te
rangi ki a rātou, ko te aka
nui o te whenua ki a tātou,
tēnā tātou katoa. E ngā
maunga kōrero, e ngā wai
tuku kiri o ngā iwi, tēnā
koutou katoa
Te pŪrongo 2012
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