With just a few days to go before we officially wind up all activities for Ako Aotearoa, I feel privileged to provide what is likely to be the last enews update with you all.
I want to acknowledge the wonderful Ako Aotearoa staff, who have worked through a very challenging six months without pause and with enormous care and pride. The range of research outputs and activities also covered in this enews is testament to that. We are also extremely grateful to the project teams getting their work "over the line" before we close later this week - it has been a huge combined effort.
Many of you will have seen the recent update from the TEC and Massey University around their focus on some of our key initiatives (such as Te Whatu Kairangi | Aotearoa Tertiary Educator Awards and the Dyslexia-Friend Quality Mark). I will remain in my role until the end of March, with a small team, to support the appropriate transition of this work. We will also finalise the Centre's disestablishment and reporting tasks during that time.
We can confirm that hosting of the Ako Aotearoa website has been negotiated until the end of 2026; providing the sector with continued access to all of our free resources and reports. We are working with our host, Massey University, to develop the best solutions for the future and to ensure longevity and integrity of the Ako Aotearoa resources beyond 2026.
Ako Aotearoa is proud to have served the sector since 2007
What we have achieved across our 18 years of operation could not have been done without the collaboration, support, enthusiasm and shared commitment from individuals and organisations sector wide. Thank you!
So many of you have become champions for what we do, and, while we firmly believe our services are still very much needed, we encourage you to share, contextualise and build on our comprehensive body of work. Particularly make use of our recently published sector reports on Strategy co-design and Professional Learning and Development in Aotearoa.
Our work at a glance
- Over 11.5 million in funded projects
- In excess of 1500 resource outputs shared
- Above 5000 professionally developed colleagues
- More than 320 nationally awarded teachers
- Twelve regional forums over the last three years
- Close to 1500 attendees at our 2025 PLD events and workshops.
Contacting Ako Aotearoa
All Ako Aotearoa staff roles are disestablished as of 31 December 2025, but most staff are finishing when Massey University closes on 19 December 2025.
If you have any queries after that, please direct them to: info@ako.ac.nz.
On behalf of all the team here at Ako Aotearoa, I'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and all the best as you continue to shape the future of Aotearoa's tertiary education.
Ngā mihi nui, Mā te wā
Corrina Gestro-Best
Director, Ako Aotearoa
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