Maraka! Maraka! Otautahi rises from the ruins - te karaka

Whānau Transformation Through Education
Ko Tarai o Rahiri te Maunga
Ko Mangakahia te awa
Ko Parahaki te marae
Ngāti Terino te hapu
Ko Mangakahia te whenua
Ko Pakotai tōku kainga
Ngāpuhi te iwi
Ko Waana Reihana tōku ingoa
Ko ahau te kaiako o nga rorohiko ki
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Whangarei
Waana Reihana
Kaiako for the National Certificate in Computing
Level 2 & Level 3
Te Tai Tokerau, Whangarei
Waana Reihana used to clean cars, wash dishes
and cook at Whangarei Hospital just to earn enough
money to help raise her family. As a result of many
years working in laborious jobs she had to stop
working when she sustained an injury. Waana
needed to go out and find something else she could
do and that realisation was not easy to come to terms
with, especially at the age of 50.
She contemplated different career options but the
one that stuck in her head was computing. Waana
had some basic computing skills and thought she
could use these skills to get a job. Unfortunately, not
having a tohu (certificate) to say she had the skills
Certificate in Computing (Level 2)
Including the National Certificate in Computing
(Level 2)
DURATION - 18 weeks I START – July 2011
No fees
The need for computing skills is increasing both here
and overseas due to the growing use of computers
in most industries. This introductory programme
is designed to kick-start your career in computing,
administration and other industries by providing you
with basic skills in computer hardware and software,
email and office applications.
prevented her from making this career change. It
was a struggle but Waana made the decision to study
computing. ’It was so worth all the hard work and
effort in the end’, she says.
Waana started work at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
as a kaiako (tutor) for the Certificate in Computing
Level 2 in 2007 when computing was first delivered
in Whangarei. ‘I now pass on what I know; I’ve
witnessed ākonga (students) become computer
literate and pathway to bigger things. But the
greatest reward is watching them grow as people,
become confident, empowered, and then taking
what they have learnt back to their whānau’.
Certificate in Computing (Level 3)
Including the National Certificate in Computing
(Level 3)
DURATION - 18 weeks I START – July 2011
No fees
This intermediate-level computing programme will
help you further develop your skills in computing
while working towards a nationally recognised
qualification. You will use real life examples and learn
how to use the latest technologies and software in
the real world.
marae kai
Manea and Pip tainui get together for part two of te KARAKA’s new
food series. they talk with kaituhituhi Adrienne Rewi about duck and the
place of food in their lives, growing up at Ōnuku Marae.
Inset photo:
Pip and Manea Tainui.
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