Tono mai!

Expressions of Interest for our 2027 full-time programmes for levels 5, 6, and 7 are now closed.

Choose your pathway below.

Each level builds on the last, supporting your growth in te reo Māori language, culture, and leadership. Select the level that best fits your current reo Māori level and aspirations.

Join our Waitlist for 2027

If you’d like to join our waitlist for our full-time, full immersion Level 5 -7, please fill out the form below. 

What is Te Wānanga Ihorangi?

Te Wānanga Ihorangi is a whakapono-based Māori language school in Henderson, Waitākere. Our full immersion language programmes are dedicated to the preservation and revitalisation of te reo Māori in Aotearoa.

What Programmes Are Available?

Te Wānanga Ihorangi offers accredited NZQA programmes, including Level 1–4 night classes and full-time Levels 5, 6, and 7 programmes, designed to support you to express yourself confidently in te reo Māori. Each week is packed with a variety of classes, individual and group work, kapa haka, karakia, and occasional off-campus haerenga.

Why Study With Us?

We bring together our love for te reo Māori, strong student support, and teaching methods ranging from grammar to real-world experiences to help grow confident Reo Māori champions who contribute to their whānau, marae, hāhi and wider communities.

Kāore ōku toto Māori, ka taea tonu au te tuku tono?
Āe marika. Hiamo katoa ana mātou ki tētahi anamata e kitea ai te arohatia, te kōrerotia me te ngākau manawareka o ngā hapori whānui ki te reo Māori. Kei te mārama hoki te wāhi ki ngā whānau Pākehā hei tautoko mai i te ora o te reo Māori i ngā kāinga. Heoi, kia mōhio mai koe, ko te whakamatuatanga o ā mātou hōtaka he tautoko i ngā tāngata whenua ki te whakaora anō i te reo Māori. Mā ngā akoranga me ngā tikanga ako e ruku ai tātou ki ngā mātauranga me ngā tirohanga Māori.
He kaupapa Karaitiana tēnei?
Ka noho tō mātou whakapono hei tūāpapa mō ngā āhuatanga katoa o Te Wānanga Ihorangi. He rite ki ngā marae e hono ana ki te hāhi Mihinare, ki te Katorika, ki te Ringatū rānei; he mea whawhao tēnei mea te whakapono ki ō mātou wairua me ā mātou mahi. Heoi anō, he tohu reo Māori tonu ā mātou hōtaka, me te aha, e tuwhera ana ki te hunga pīkoko ki te kairangi o te reo. Mēnā he pātai āu, tēnā, whakapā mai.
Nā te aha koe i tūhono mai ai ki Te Wānanga Amorangi (Laidlaw College)?
I ngā wā hiahia ai he wāhi mahi hou ki te kōkiri i ētahi hōtaka kua whakamanatia e Te Mana Tohu Mātauranga, me tū rawa hei wānanga tūmataiti i te tuatahi. He tukanga roa, he ahunga roa tēnei huarahi, me te aha, he kawenga whakapau wā, rauemi hoki. I te mea kāore Te Wānanga Ihorangi i te hiahia whai kia tū hei wānanga tūmaiti, kua hono kōtui mātou ki Te Wānanga Amorangi (e tū kē ana hei wānanga tūmataiti) kia āwhina mai ki te hanga me te whakaako hoki i ngā tohu. Ko rātou te mana whakahaere, heoi, ko tā mātou he kawe i te taha whakaako i ngā hōtaka.

Join the 2027 Waitlist

Complete the form below to join the waitlist for study at Te Wānanga Ihorangi in 2027.

If a place becomes available, your application may be considered for the next stage of the enrolment process.

If you are applying for Level 6 (DipTRMāori L6) or Level 7 Bachelor of Arts Degree, write your answers in te reo Māori.

Expression of Interest Waitlist 2027 (Levels 5, 6 and 7) (#9)
  • 1. About you
  • 2. Your interests
  • 3. Your journey
  • 4. Referees
  • 5. Submit

About you

Te Reo Torohū

L1–2 Diploma
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I want to build a solid foundation in te reo Māori so I can confidently introduce myself and hold basic everyday conversations.

Te Reo Torohū

L3–4 Diploma
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I want to strengthen my reo Māori skills and communicate more accurately and confidently in both everyday and cultural settings.

Te Reo Ihirangi

PŌKAIRUA TAUMATA 5
Whakawhānui i ō Mōhio

E pīrangi ana au kia pai te rere o tāku reo kōrero, kia tupu hoki i te pihinga o te reo ki te māhuri o te reo.

Te Reo Maruata

PŌKAIRUA TAUMATA 6 
Whakawhānui i ō Mōhio

E pīrangi ana au kia whakawhānuihia taku matatau ki ngā kai mārō me ngā āhuatanga hāramuramu o te reo, kia ekea hoki tētahi taumata tiketike o te reo.

Te Tohu Paetahi

HE WHAKAWHĀITITANGA KI TE REO MĀORI
Whakawhānui i ō Mōhio

E pīrangi ana au ki te ruku ki te hōhonutanga o te reo me ngā tikanga Māori mā roto i te whakaaro kaikini, i te atuatanga Māori, i te ara hautū anō hoki.

“My mum was the first ancestor since Hawaiki who wasn’t able to speak Māori on her side. That weighs on me yeah but I’m committed to keep going and to make sure that isn’t my story. Nah, for sure that is definitely not going to be my story.”

Christian Gallen (Ngāti Kahungunu),
Te Wānanga Ihorangi graduate

“I needed the push to go further from our kaiako. They were gentle but firm, and met me where I was at. All of a sudden I was doing a karanga, and calling out from a deep place. Reclamation of identity and culture can be tough, but the amazing way the kaiako walked alongside us made a big difference.”

Irene Farnham (Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe),
Te Wānanga Ihorangi graduate

“As a Samoan woman helping to raise a Māori son, these wānanga have been awesome. I walk away from class every time more determined to make our house a place where te reo lives and breathes.”

Niā Tomo (Ngāti Hāmoa, Pākehā),
Kura Reo student

“I loved my time there. The kaiako were incredibly skilled, and really kind and encouraging of all students, no matter what skill level. It was also great to be able to study in a space where our whakapono was not only accepted but encouraged, and a central part of expressing our Māoritanga.”

REV’D Hamish Dobbie (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine),
Te Wānanga Ihorangi graduate

“He huia kaimanawa te kura nei a Te Wānanga Ihorangi. He kura hirahira mō ngā tāngata katoa, Māori mai, tauiwi mai, arā, te iwi whakapono. Nau mai whakatau mai ki tēnei hapori, ki tēnei kura.”

Charles Williams (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Whakatōhea, Ngāpuhi), Kura Reo student

“Learning te reo Māori was beyond transformational for me. It was like being given a new set of eyes that allowed me to see the world in a completely different way. I felt closer to my tūpuna, to my kids, to the natural world around me. I should have done it earlier, but no regrets now … I’m just enjoying the ride.”

REV’D Te Karere Scarborough (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hauā),
Te Wānanga Ihorangi graduate and Tumuaki | Co-Principal

“Sometimes I look back and can’t believe how far I’ve come. I’m not the guy who will automatically jump up to the front or anything but if we are in a pinch then I will stand and speak. That makes me feel so proud.”

Scott Parekowhai (Te Aitanga a Mahaki),
Te Wānanga Ihorangi graduate

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