Supporting Māori learner success

Held most years since 2010, Tuia te Ako is our national Māori Tertiary Education Hui. The hui is strategically positioned as an opportunity for Māori in tertiary education as well as iwi, hapū and Māori community representatives from throughout the country to come together to share in discussion and debate on a range of issues that impact on the success of Māori learners.

Tū mai te Tiriti | Upraising the Treaty in Tertiary Education – 2023 seminar series

Ako Aotearoa is excited to introduce our Tuesday lunchtime seminar series ‘Tū Mai Te Tiriti’ | ‘Upraising the Treaty in Tertiary Education’. It will run in place of our in-person conference. Register now to join us for these free, online seminars:

• 29 August – Annette Sykes (University of Auckland)
• 19 September – Rosa Hibbert-Schooner (Te Mana Ākonga)
• 10 October – Paora Ammunson and Janine Kapa (Te Pūkenga)
• 31 October – Robbie Paul (Waihanga Ara Rau), Ben Ngaia (Ringa Hora)
• 21 November – To be confirmed

Watch the First Seminar: 'Tū Mai Te Tiriti - Annette Sykes'

Download Annette Sykes presentation. (PDF)

History of Tuia Te Ako

In August 2010 the inaugural Māori tertiary education hui, Tuia Te Ako, was held at Pipitea marae, Wellington. It was agreed that there was a need for such a gathering for Māori educators to come together to reflect on and share aspects of tertiary teaching and learning and that the event would be an ideal forum to discuss and share existing models of good teaching practice with a focus on assisting whānau, hapū, iwi, and Māori communities to achieve their aspirations.

In 2018, the event broadened to attract Māori and non-Māori educationalists, teachers, lecturers, pastoral carers, policy & programme developers, researchers, training practitioners throughout New Zealand and all people interested in advancing achievement of Māori. In 2022, the conference was held online, and was centred around the 50th anniversary celebration of the Te Reo Māori Petition.

Highlights

Over the years, Tuia Te Ako has hosted a wealth of highly regarded experts in Māori tertiary education. Here are just a few of many highlights:

• 2021: Professor Margaret Mutu discusses racism within the New Zealand tertiary education sector
• 2021: Dr Rhys Jones discusses discusses transformative work in health education, to ensure that students understand medical health inequalities 
• 2015: Dr. Pedro Noguera, New York University – "Education for Empowerment: Motivating Students to Succeed in College and Beyond"
• 2013: Joseph Macfarlane, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, explores the theme of whakapapa with reference to his ongoing educational journey

You will find many more presentations within the Tuia Te Ako collections in our Knowledge Centre.