Ako Hub

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Keen to learn with The Rēwana Collective? Register your interest and I’ll email you when the Ako Hub is ready.

There is no failure here, only learning. 🙏

Module 1
Te Pūtake (The Foundation)

Reconnect with the traditions, knowledge and stories behind Rēwana.
Module 2
Te Hīkoi Auaha (The Creative Journey)

Explore why Rēwana matters and how those foundations guide what you create.
Module 3
Creating Your Rēwana Bug

Make your own potato starter and begin caring for this living taonga.
Module 4
Caring for Your Rēwana Bug

Learn how to feed your bug and recognise what it needs as its kaitiaki.
Module 5
Growing Your Rēwana

Build a strong, active culture and learn the signs that it’s ready to bake with.
Module 6
The Rēwana Bake

Bring your mahi together by turning the bug you’ve nurtured into kai to share.
Module 6.1
Baking Traditional Rēwana

Follow a traditional loaf from active bug to finished bake, through mixing, fermentation and shaping.
Module 7
Beyond the Basics

See how flour, hydration, shaping and your baking environment change the loaf, then experiment with confidence.
Module 8
Nothing Goes to Waste

Turn Rēwana discard into new bakes and make more of what your starter gives you.
Module 9
Te Whakaaroaro (Reflection)

Reflect on what you’ve learned and the knowledge you’ll carry into your next bake.

Put the theory into practice with guided bakes. Work with your own bug and learn to read the dough as you mix, shape and bake.

Connect with fellow tauira on Skool. Ask pātai, share kōrero about your bakes, and learn from what others are trying.