April 04, 2023
Wairoa to get Awanuiarangi nursing course
Te Wānanga o Awanuiarangi is establishing a nursing training course in Wairoa.
The wananga’s undergraduate head, Sheree Cotter-Spooner, who comes from the Northern Hawke’s Bay town, says it’s responding to a community need.
“What Wairoa has said is we have people who want to train but they do not have the capability of moving out of town, they do not want to study online, they prefer face-to-face. and so we are trying to meet the needs and demands that Wairoa has asked for,” she says.
Ten young mothers have started a 20-week New Zealand career force level four course including one nursing-focused paper, in preparation for the full nursing degree starting next year.