Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Te Wānanga o Raukawa are a tikanga Māori tertiary education provider based in Ōtaki. Hailed at the time as the 'smallest university in the world' Te Wānanga o Raukawa was established by the Raukawa Marae Trustees in 1981 with only two students.

A special and unique place of learning, Te Wānanga o Raukawa has become recognised over the last 30 years as an opportunity for all to learn within a tikanga Māori community under the principles of the iwi development strategy, Whakatupuranga Rua Mano: Generation 2000.

Whakatupuranga Rua Mano captured the health and wellbeing aspirations of the ART Confederation of Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai and Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga in the lower North Island of Aotearoa. These are the founding iwi of Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Today the Wānanga offers over 40 qualifications from certificate to masters in a range of subjects - social work, teaching, Māori laws and philosophies, reo, environmental studies and more.

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Te Wānanga o Raukawa

About Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Te Wānanga o Raukawa are a tikanga Māori tertiary education provider based in Ōtaki. Hailed at the time as the 'smallest university in the world' Te Wānanga o Raukawa was established by the Raukawa Marae Trustees in 1981 with only two students.

A special and unique place of learning, Te Wānanga o Raukawa has become recognised over the last 30 years as an opportunity for all to learn within a tikanga Māori community under the principles of the iwi development strategy, Whakatupuranga Rua Mano: Generation 2000.

Whakatupuranga Rua Mano captured the health and wellbeing aspirations of the ART Confederation of Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Ati Awa ki Whakarongotai and Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga in the lower North Island of Aotearoa. These are the founding iwi of Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Today the Wānanga offers over 40 qualifications from certificate to masters in a range of subjects - social work, teaching, Māori laws and philosophies, reo, environmental studies and more.