He raukura au nō te Kura Kaupapa Māori, nō te Wharekura anōhoki. I tipu ake au ki Waikato ko te reo Māori te mātāmua o aku whakaaro.
Nā Hēmi Hēnare te kōrero “Ko te reo Māori te kākahu o te whakaaro, te huarahi ki te āo tūroa.” E ai ki tēnei whakatau mā te reo Māori ka whakaputa tō ihu i tēnei ao hurihuri.

In my last role, I was a student teacher at Wharekura mentoring, and teaching all levels of ākonga in Pangarau, Pūtaiao, and Te Reo Māori.

Through shared effort and experience I understood the impact an effective teacher could have on the community and developed a passion for understanding learning behaviours.

I have been involved with Careerforce | Te Pūkenga for almost 2 years and have been a part of many internal developments throughout the organisation during my time as a Kaiāwhina reo Māori.

What drove me to facilitate was the need to understand our services and product to truly understand my place in the team. I look forward to supporting ākonga Māori in health to better equip our communities.

Kō ētahi o aku mahi runaruna ko ngā mahi mau rākau, ko aku whainga paetata ki te aru I taku pouwaru ki Te Whare Tuu Taua o Aotearoa.

He kaiāwhina hoki ahau ki te hāpori tāne. Ka huitahi, ka wānangatahi au ki te taha o te Last Chance project ki te whakapiki i te hauora o ngā tāne puta noa.

Father of three and apprentice graduate, Te Mingi Elliott says, "I always wanted to give people the best chance in life." Te Mingi has just completed his Apprenticeship in Mental Health and Addiction Support. He says his success comes from a combination of Careerforce study sessions and noho marae, as well as support from his apprenticeship advisors Naida King and Alyssia Paekau.

Your hauora (wellbeing) is important! We offer all our ākonga (learners) across New Zealand access to free confidential counselling through our provider Vitae whenever you need it, via their 24/7 contact centre. You can call to discuss any problems that you might be experiencing, such as study or training stress, relationship problems, anxiety or depression, as well as reach out if you are experiencing harassment or any other kind of violence.

Wānanga mahi (day sessions)

Far North:
Kerikeri - 15 April
Whangārei - 13 May
Kaitaia - 12 June

North:
Tauranga - 18 April
Taupo - 8 May
Thames/Waihi - 11 June

Central:
Palmerston North - 9 April
Whanganui - 9 May
Masterton - 24 June

South:
Invercargill - 11 April
Kaikoura - 13 May
Ōtautahi - 14 June

Note: Tangihanga will always take precedence for a marae; so please make sure you keep your contact information with us up-to-date just in case we need to change marae at short notice.