Māori Youth Training in Rotorua: Native Tech’s 91.3% Completion Rate Leads the Bay of Plenty
Māori youth in Rotorua are completing qualifications at the highest rate of any Youth Guarantee...
Guardians of the Moana: Where Indigenous Knowledge, Drone Technology and Climate Action Meet
Digital Natives Academy, Te Arawa Fisheries and Touch Media are joining forces to launch a...
Te Taumata Entrepreneurs Programme: Growing the Next Generation of Young Entrepreneurs
The Te Taumata Entrepreneurs Programme is a 10-week kaupapa Māori entrepreneurship journey for rangatahi, co-developed...
DNA Yokai takes top spot at NZ National Esports Finals
[Rotorua, 7 April 2026] Digital Natives Academy, is proud to announce that its team, DNA...
From Disengaged to Distinguished: Rangatahi Achieve 100% Pass Rate in Level 3 Programme
(Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand) Digital Natives Academy (DNA) is celebrating a 100% pass rate for learners...
DNA Launches Climate Action Plan
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) is proud to announce the launch of Mahere Mahi Taiao, our...
DNA and Native Tech Host Wānanga to Strengthen Te Reo Māori and Climate Change Understanding
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) and its education arm Native Tech are hosting a two-day wānanga...
91.7% Pass Rate: How Native Tech is breaking the education mould
Young people who once walked away from mainstream education are now passing qualifications and launching...
Global Initiative Boosts Opportunities for Tech Leadership in New Zealand
Digital Natives Academy (DNA), based in Rotorua, has secured international funding to deliver a groundbreaking...
DNA is now on Roblox, take a tour!
We’re proud to share something truly special, a student-built digital twin of Digital Natives Academy...
DNA Recognised for Excellence in Māori Tech and Shaping the Country’s Digital Future
A Rotorua-based non-profit that’s helping rangatahi re-engage with education and build real-world tech skills has...
Climate Change Through Our Eyes: A Rotorua Rangatahi Perspective
Kia ora e te whānau, Ko Ngongotahā te maunga. Ko Te Utuhina te awa. Ko...
DNA founder joins UNESCO’s High-Level Reflection Group on AI Ecosystem Transformation
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) is excited to announce that its founder, Potaua Biasiny-Tule (Ngāti Whakaue,...
Rangatahi Journey to Maketū: Learning From the Past, Preparing for the Future
A group of Digital Natives Academy (DNA) and Native Tech students recently travelled to Maketū,...
DNA hosts ground breaking Reo Māori Esports event
Digital Natives Academy (DNA) proudly hosted a uniquely Aotearoa, uniquely Māori esports experience on Tuesday,...
DNA partners with Spark to deliver NZ’s biggest Esports event
Digital Natives Academy is proud to partner with Spark for Spark Game Arena Live, Aotearoa’s...
DNA and Native Tech Updates
Kia Ora e te whanau! Welcome back to Term 4!!! We hope you are in...
What’s happening down at DNA and Native Tech
Kia Ora e te whanau! We hope you are in good spirits and high energy...
New Māori PTE launched to Pathway Rangatahi into Digital and Creative Tech
Rotorua-based non-profit Digital Natives Academy (DNA) is proud to announce the launch of its education...
Te Ao Māori Meets Esports for a Changing World
An innovative collaboration is about to help unleash the digital creativity and potential of tamariki...
Get into Games Aotearoa an amazing success
Digital Technology continues to outpace virtually every industry in the world and is one of...
Cyberbullying, what does it look like?
Definition: Cyberbullying or cyberharassment is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic/digital means. Cyberbullying...
Alan Turing Institute partners with Digital Natives Academy
Digital Natives Academy is excited to be partnering with the Alan Turing Institute, to help...
Digital Natives Academy partners with Media Design School
Media Design School is excited to be partnering with Digital Natives Academy, to deliver our...
DNA Partners with MOE to Get into Gaming
Digital Technology is one of the fastest growing parts of Aotearoa’s economy, generating billions of...
Unlocking Science for Tamariki
Rūamoko & Erupting Mentos Geysers with SCION Budding young scientists, explorers and tutu came together...
DNA hosts first regional esports competition in Rotorua
Young Māori came from across the region to battle it out in DNA’s inaugural esports...
Schools battle it out in BOP’s first interregional esports event
Esports, also known as competitive online gaming has emerged as a major contender during the...
LOLNZ Community Nights #LockdownLegends
The NZ esports community is about to have some fun. Esports event organisers Shadownet and...
Twitch is showcasing local creators as Coronavirus shutters the arts
In an effort to showcase Australian and New Zealand artists that may have been impact...
Starting the 5G kōrero for whānau
With growing concern regarding the impact of 5G on people’s health. DNA founder, Potaua Biasiny-Tule...
DNA Lockdown Tournaments – 3 events
To give some much needed relief to those lock down blues Digital Natives Academy are...
DNA goes Online to combat COVID-19
In response to this worldwide pandemic DNA closed to the public on March 23th and...
DNA holds first all-female esports tournament
GIRL GAMERS THROUGHOUT OCE (THE OCEANIA REGION) CAME TOGETHER TO COMPETE IN THE WORLD’S MOST...
DNA AND RIOT TEAM UP FOR EDUCATION ESPORTS PROGRAMME
A NEW ZEALAND CHARITABLE TRUST IS TEAMING UP WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST GAMING COMPANIES...
Rotorua hosts major esports event $10k prize pool
ROTORUA WENT BIG ON THE NEW ZEALAND ESPORTS SCENE DURING NZ’S TECHWEEK19. THE 20TH OF...
ESPORTS ATHLETES TRAIN IN ROTORUA FOR THEIR BIG BREAK
“HEY MUM, I’VE BOUGHT YOU A HOUSE … HEY DAD, I’VE BOUGHT YOU A CAR.”...
Esports in the classroom hands on workshops for schools
DIGITAL NATIVES ACADEMY (DNA), A ROTORUA BASED NON-PROFIT HAS TEAMED UP WITH RIOT GAMES, ONE...