Māori Ki Waikato

01/06/2026

Spend a week w/ us in Vancouver Island🇨🇦

We have had an awesome first week here in Kānata! We are so grateful for the opportunity to represent tangata Māori ki whenua kē. This experience has been exciting, adventurous and truly humbling.

We look forward to the week ahead! Stay tuned for more content e te whānau🍁🍁

Doitzzz

29/05/2026

our sandals fighting for dear life😓🇨🇦

29/05/2026

Hīkoi in Hune is back e te whānau! 🏃‍♂️🔥

Grab a team of four and challenge yourselves to clock up 100km by the end of Hune to go in the draw to win $400 for your team! There’ll also be spot prizes, Māori Ki Waikato merch, and plenty of chances to keep active together throughout the month.

Whether it’s a hīkoi around the lake, a run with your mates, or just getting those daily steps in. Every kilometre counts 💪🏽
So lace up the shoes, rally the crew, and get amongst it!
More info + registrations below 👇🏽

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=w10PIlKU5UibT4iN9C96Ldwoclq01fdDi6LknoGi9p1URjRVRFBRNEdGNTNQUjk5SlczQU8wSDRSNy4u

27/05/2026

Te Waiora — Hāora Ahurea 💛🖤

22/05/2026

When Open Day turns into Homai Te Pakipaki..🎤🪩

22/05/2026

ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato 😮‍💨🔥

21/05/2026

Taki Turner scholarship is LIVE⚡️

Taki Turner Scholarship 2026 — Now Open! 🎉
The Scholarship is in memory of kaumaatua Takiri mai te ata Turner. Fondly known as Koro Taki by many, he was instrumental in many organisations in the Waikato region creating rich channels of communication and engagement to Waikato-Tainui.

Are you:
✅A registered Waikato-Tainui tribal member
✅Studying full-time at the University of Waikato in 2026?

This scholarship supports full-time domestic Waikato-Tainui tribal member studying any programme in 2026, so long as your mahi aligns with the strategic aspirations of the iwi. If that sounds like you, we encourage you to apply.

📅Applications close: 30 June 2026
🔗Find more details here - https://www.waikato.ac.nz/study/scholarships/find-a-scholarship/taki-turner-scholarship/

Let’s honour Koro Taki’s legacy by empowering future leaders who will protect, serve, and uplift te iwi me te taiao.

19/11/2025

Waikato Honours student Naianga Tapiata has been awarded the worlds top scholarship - The Rhodes Scholarship🌱

This month Naianga Tapiata (Te Arawa, Waikato, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) was announced as a Rhodes scholar making history as the first graduate of kura kaupapa Māori to be awarded the honour.

He will join the University of Oxford's class of 2026 to complete a fully-funded two-year Master of Philosophy in Social Anthropology.

Naianga is grateful for the guidance of his kaumātua, friends, whānau, and kura. Naianga continues to carry the legacy of his ancestors through te reo Māori.

"Naianga is living proof that our indigeneity - speaking reo Māori, being grounded in te ao and mātauranga Māori - is seen globally as a strength and is valued." — Ihorangi Māori Dr. Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai.

Read the full story here or in our bio:

https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/news/waikato-university-student-awarded-worlds-top-scholarship-heads-to-oxford/