In the first episode for 2021, we chat with Matt Bush, a staff member at Waitākiri Primary School and the new Across School Teacher for Hauora.

In this episode, we interview Tim Bateman, former Crusaders and Hurricanes rugby player and owner of O-Studio and Cloud9, businesses that promote physical and mental wellbeing. They discuss the role that values play at both school and in the businesses that Tim owns.

In this episode we interview Kim Smith, Head of Health and PE at Shirley Boys, about how she has worked with the team at Shirley to create a relevant and sustainable PLD program for their staff.

In this episode we interview Andrew Barker, principal of Waitākiri Primary School, about the Puna Kōrero Project, a project which sought to empower Māori and Pasifika voice in our Kāhui Ako.

In this episode Pete Beswick discusses Mental Health Awareness Week with Adrienne Buckingham from the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience.

In this episode we discuss the culturally responsive framework and tool - The Hikairo Schema - with Dr Matiu Rātima from the University of Canterbury

This episode is part two of a series of podcast episodes exploring Māori success in science and STEM pathways

In this episode Pete Beswick discusses student wellbeing perspectives with three senior Shirley Boys students.

In this episode we discuss the Talanoa Ako App and supporting Pasifika families with Sia Evalu

In this episode we kōrero with Naomi Manu about Māori success in science and STEM pathways.

In this episode we talk to Associate Professor Brigid McNeill about literacy education.

We kōrero with Renata Hakiwai, managing director of HTK Group Ltd. about how commerce subjects can better engage with kaupapa Māori and Pasifika in this area

Our first Hauora Wellbeing podcast with Ben and Kelly, looking at the concept of being an upstander

In this episode we talk to Lesieli Peseta and Leon Fife about Tapasā and cultural competencies for Pasifika learners at Avonside Girls High School

We talk to Tiria Tiria, Whenua Head and teacher of senior English at Naenae College in Lower Hutt about being the best teachers of English for our Māori and Pasifika students.

We talk to Dr Eruera Prendegast-Tarena from Tokona te Raki|Māori Futures Collective about their new publication, Kia Puta Ki Rangiātea

Three Samoan staff members in our Kāhui ako discuss their heritage and thoughts on supporting Samoan culture and language in their schools.

For the first episode of the Ōtākaro Kōrero Podcast we were joined by Dr Melanie Riwai-Couch from Evaluation Associates and Tufulasi Taleni from the University of Canterbury. With the impact of the Covid-19 Lockdown being felt around the world, it is important for schools to listen to the voices of our Māori and Pasifika whānau. In this episode, we…

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An introduction, and test, to Ruth and Kim’s road trip adventurecast