{"id":4299,"date":"2025-05-14T02:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T02:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mahurumaori.com\/?p=4299"},"modified":"2025-08-06T02:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:51:24","slug":"a-full-circle-moment-from-tauira-to-kaiako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/a-full-circle-moment-from-tauira-to-kaiako\/","title":{"rendered":"A full circle moment from tauira to kaiako"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Krystle Nikora (Rongowhakaata, T\u016bhoe, Ruapani, Ng\u0101ti Kahungungu) was raised within te ao M\u0101ori and her mother was fluent in te reo M\u0101ori, but her passion for the culture and te reo blossomed only when she enrolled at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa.<\/p>

Her learning journey began in 2019 as a tauira of\u00a0He P\u012b Ka Pao Level 1 & 2<\/a>.<\/strong> Now in 2025 she is a dedicated kaiako, teaching\u00a0He P\u012b Ka Rere Level 3 & 4<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>at the Heretaunga campus of Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa.<\/p>

\u201cI love my job, the classes feel like one big party. My role allows me to immerse myself in te reo M\u0101ori and my experience as a tauira helps me to better understand the needs of my tauira,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>says Krystle.<\/p>

Enrolling as a tauira was a daunting experience for Krystle, however, with encouragement from her kaiako she gained the confidence to take the first steps to commit to the programme.<\/p>

From there she progressed through to\u00a0Te Aupikitanga ki te Reo Kairangi Level 6<\/a>,<\/strong> where her skills and dedication stood out.<\/p>

Her talent was recognised by kaiako Denise Keelan who recommended she apply for a kai\u0101whina role and in 2021 she secured the position and later transitioned to becoming a kaiako.<\/p>

As Krystle reflects on her full circle journey, she highlights how grateful she is to be an integral part of the wh\u0101nau at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa making an impact in the classroom as a kaiako.<\/p>

She hopes to see others succeed in their reo M\u0101ori studies and her advice to aspiring kaiako is heartfelt, sharing her tohu,\u00a0\u201cyou are good enough. Do it in your own way and be great at it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

This year Krystle\u2019s dedication to her kaiako role was on display as she walked across the stage to graduate from\u00a0He Pu\u0101wai – Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching<\/a><\/strong>, a programme that allowed her to enhance her teaching skills.<\/p>

The level 5 programme tested her knowledge and improved her ability to create engaging and effective lesson plans, which she now simplifies to cater to a diverse range of learners.<\/p>

As a kaiako, Krystle draws inspiration from the whakatauk\u012b,\u00a0\u2018ko te ahurei o te tamaiti arahia o tatou mahi \u2013 let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.\u2019<\/em><\/p>

Krystle would like her journey at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa to serve as a reminder to embrace our own uniqueness and believe that we can accomplish anything we set our minds to.<\/p>

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Krystle Nikora’s passion for the culture and te reo blossomed only when she enrolled at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":4300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-challenge-stories","category-reo-maori"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4299"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4304,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4299\/revisions\/4304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}