Te Puna Whakatupu o Raroera Te Puawai - Early Learning Centre

Te Puna Whakatupu o Raroera Te Puawai - Early Learning Centre Puna Reo - Māori medium early childhood education Drop by and visit our Puna. We’d love to show you around.

If you want childcare and early education grounded in contemporary Mātauranga Māori for your tamariki, then our Puna Whakatupu are the places for you. Your tamariki will be loved, nurtured, cared for and educated by qualified and experienced staff who deliver our programme in Māori and English. Our aim is to provide early childhood education for the community, including students studying with us, near our main delivery sites. The name “Puna Whakatupu” refers to the Centres as a water spring of nurturing, growth and learning for tamariki.

Ngā mokopuna o Raroera Te Puāwai ki Te Papanui
13/06/2025

Ngā mokopuna o Raroera Te Puāwai ki Te Papanui

Haere atu ki te tautoko i ngā tamariki o Raroera Te Puawai 🔥
20/05/2025

Haere atu ki te tautoko i ngā tamariki o Raroera Te Puawai 🔥

Te Mokotini ki Tainui. 11 groups set to take the stage! Mokopuna mā, karawhiua 🔥

I tae atu ētehi o ngā tamariki ki te whakarewatanga a te pukapuka Hineraukatauri nā Libby Gray - Haumanu Collective
28/06/2024

I tae atu ētehi o ngā tamariki ki te whakarewatanga a te pukapuka Hineraukatauri nā Libby Gray - Haumanu Collective

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓Maybe you’re looking for a new start in the new year? We have two permanent teaching positions open at Raroera Te ...
28/12/2022

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓Maybe you’re looking for a new start in the new year?
We have two permanent teaching positions open at Raroera Te Puawai Puna Reo just waiting for you to apply 🎉

We are looking for permanent registered teacher to be part of our team to help provide memorable experiences for tamariki and whānau.

30/11/2022

We are looking for an educator to be apart of our team to help provide memorable experiences for tamariki and whānau.

2 kaiako positions (fixed term and permanent FT) going at Raroera Te Puawai. The fixed term position is open to interest...
13/02/2022

2 kaiako positions (fixed term and permanent FT) going at Raroera Te Puawai.
The fixed term position is open to interested applicants who kōrero Māori and love being active with tamariki. A qualification is not necessary and would fit a person looking for a short-term job change or maybe someone contemplating a career in the puna reo sector.
The permanent position is open to registered kaiako with an ECE or Primary qualification and can kōrero Māori.
Click the link for more details on the fixed term position

We are looking for an educator to be part of our team for a fixed term to cover from a kaiako who is going on parental leave.

E mihi ana ki a Hamana Collective mo te koha nei
02/12/2021

E mihi ana ki a Hamana Collective mo te koha nei

21/08/2021

Kia ora e te iwi
A number of community organisations in Waikato and BoP have joined together to provide health and well-being support. If you or someone need help, it's OK to ask for help :)

https://www.heretohelpu.nz/

04/03/2021

2 POSITIONS VACANT

Kia ora e te iwi,

Te Puna Whakatupu o Raroera Te Puawai are on the look out for 2 exceptional people to join our whaanau as registered kaiako.

5 things we're looking for in the right people:

1. Must have aroha for tamariki, their whānau, and their identity.

2. Must be a qualified ece or primary teacher

3. Versed in te reo me ngā tikanga Māori is a great advantage

4. Early childhood, Puna reo or Kohanga reo experience an advantage

5. Will be comfortable in a Māori-led learning and working environment

If this sounds like you or someone you know do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 849 9742 or
messenger with relevant contact details so we can get in touch.

Mauri ora

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Raroera Te Pūawai is operating at Alert level 2. Please follow our tikanga when onsite and save lives.
28/02/2021

Raroera Te Pūawai is operating at Alert level 2. Please follow our tikanga when onsite and save lives.

Kia ora tātou,

As of 6am today, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) moved back to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 and the rest of Aotearoa is at Alert Level 2 for seven days until March 8 to halt the spread of the virus.

Here’s what this means for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Tāmaki Makaurau and for the rest of Aotearoa.

What the alert changes mean for Te Wānanga o Aotearoa sites in Tāmaki Makaurau:

- All Auckland TWoA sites, including Dynaspeak and Ngā Kākano o te Mānuka, will be closed until Monday 8 March;

- All of our kaimahi (staff) will be working at home between now and then

- We will keep all of our tauira (students) in the Tāmaki Makaurau updated as to what this means for upcoming classes in your region

What the alert changes mean for the rest of Aotearoa:

- The rest of Aotearoa is at COVID-19 Alert Level 2 as of 6am, Sunday 28 February, meaning TWoA sites outside the Auckland region will remain open;

- Manuhiri (visitors) to TWoA sites must adhere to COVID-19 hygiene rules including handwashing, signing in and out, and scanning COVID-19 QR Codes at our sites;

- Manuhiri (and our kaimahi) should maintain physical distancing of 1-metre;

- Please. If you are unwell, stay at home.

14/02/2021

With the announcements of Tāmaki moving to alert level 3 and the rest of the country at alert level 2, it emphasises the need for us to stick to our tikanga:

-> signing in and signing out at puna
-> scanning the QR code
-> practising good hand hygiene
-> and staying home if we are unwell

Kia matāra tātou!

Address

510 Te Rapa Road
Hamilton
3200

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 5:15pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 5:15pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 5:15pm
Thursday 7:45am - 5:15pm
Friday 7:45am - 5:15pm

Telephone

+6478499742

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