TE ROOPŪ MĀORI
INTRODUCTION
Te Roopū Māori O Te Whare Wānanga O Otägo
is the parallel student association to the Otago University Students’
Association. As an incorporated society, Te Roopū Māori
acts as an advocate on campus, at local, regional and national
level for the welfare, education, social and other collective
needs of Māori students at University of Otago. They receive
operational funding based on a percentage of the number of Māori
EFTS at University of Otago, with funding being made available
through the OUSA.
OFFICERS OF TE ROOPŪ MĀORI
The executive officers of Te Roopū Māori are elected
each year and are known as Te Rito. Their prime function as articulated
by the constitution of Te Roopū Māori is to execute
the kaupapa of Te Roopū Māori.
KAUPAPA OF TE ROOPŪ MĀORI
The kaupapa of Te Roopū Māori as stated by the constitution
are:
- To support and encourage education for Māori students
enrolled at the University of Otago
- To encourage tertiary education amongst Māori students
- To liase with the broader Māori community at local, regional
and national levels
MISSION OF TE RITO
The core function of Te Rito is to facilitate access to tertiary
education.
Ko te mokopuna kei waho rā, tēra tō mauri;
Ka whakapiki, ka whakakake
Ka pū te ruha, ha hao te Rangatahi.
OFFICERS OF TE ROOPŪ MĀORI
CONTACT DETAILS
527 Castle Street North, Dunedin
Ph 03 479 8698
E-mail: te-roopu.maori@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Website: www.otago.ac.nz/teroopu
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Ka Uri A Tane Whakapiripiri
Community and Family Studies
Contact: adsle6699@student.otago.ac.nz
or taili727@student.otag.ac.nz
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MĀORI GROUPS OFF CAMPUS
Ngai Tahu Māori Law Centre
The Ngai Tahu Māori Law Centre was established in August
1993 and is situated at:
258 Stuart Street, Level 4
Phone: 477 0855
Fax: 474 2766
Email: ntmlc@ngaitahu.iwi.nz
and for those living outside of the free calling area phone 0800mäorilaw
(0800626745).
The Centre will provide a free legal service to all iwi in areas
of law that include: Māori land law, environmental and conservation
law, resource management, fisheries and Waitangi Tribunal claims.
The Centre is active in law reform and also has an informative
and educative function with regard to relevant issues pertaining
to family law, Māori health, education, te reo Māori,
and indigenous peoples.
The aims of the Centre are to:
a) Provide and promote a community based Māori legal service,
which is responsive to the unmet legal needs of Māori in
the community.
b) Assist Māori to manage specific legal issues either individually,
as a whanau or as an iwi.
c) Inform the community about legal issues affecting Māori
and provide education relevant to these issues, in the form of
seminars, lectures, forums and workshops at hui
d) Develop and maintain reciprocal working relationships with
the Faculty of Law and lawyers in the community.
e) Provide training, education, support and encouragement for
Māori law students and those students with knowledge or empathy
for tikanga Māori, te reo Māori and a genuine interest
in contributing to the development of the Māori legal service.
The Centre has a number of regular student volunteers, who are
an integral part of our service provision. If you are interested
in working at the Centre please contact us.
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Otepoti Māori Women’s Welfare League
Principle Aims and Objectives of the League are:
To provide an organisation for the purpose of enabling members
to play an effective part in the cultural, social and economic
development of the community.
To render humane service whenever and wherever possible to all
mankind.
To preserve, revive and maintain the teaching of Māori arts
and crafts, the Māori language, and to perpetuate the ethics
of Māori culture and tradition.
To promote fellowship and understanding between women of all
races by becoming better informed about their cultures, and to
co-operate with other women’s organisations, government
departments and local bodies in the furtherance of these aims.
Kaupapa of the Māori Womens Welfare League
To promote the well being of Māori women and their families,
through the spiritual, physical, social and economic development
of the Māori people.
Local Contacts
Otepoti Branch
President: Mereana Roberts
email: mereana@xtra.co.nz
Meetings held 3rd Tuesday of each month – Family Care Centre
, Bath Street, Dunedin
Otakou Branch
Secretary: Cec Wesley
Ph: 478 0239
email: Wesley@southnet.co.nz
Te Taura Whiri i te Ora
President: Noi Hudson
Ph: 472 8243
Nau Mai , Haere Mai Wahine ma.
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Te Oranga ki Otakou: Māori
Medical Students Association
He mihi nui ki nga Tauira Māori me ngä
Tauira Pacifika for making it through to second year. You are all
now officially Medicine, Dental, Pharmacy Physiotherapy and Medical
Laboratory Science students. The hard part is over and all those
late nights slogging it out have paid off for you. Congratulations.
To find out more about the above please contact the following.
Diana Rangihuna: diana-r@paradise.net.nz
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Te Roopū Whai Putake
Tenei te mihi nui ki a koutou, nau mai haere mai ki te Whare Wananga
o Otago.
Te Roopū Whai Putake is the Otago University Māori Law students
Association. Through links with Kai Tahu, the Law Faculty, Māori
Centre, SOULS, Te Roopū Māori, Te Tumu, Ngai Tahu Māori Law
Centre and the wider Dunedin Community, Te Roopū Whai Putake provides
strong educational, cultural and social support networks for all
Māori students.
Notice Board
Keep an eye on the 8th floor notice board in the Hocken common room
where all meetings and events are posted.
Te Roopū Whai Putake calendar/events
- Te Wiki o Te Ture Māori – Māori Issues in Law week
- Guest lectures from Māori Lawyers
- Te Hunga Roia Māori- Annual hui for all Māori legal
practitioners and students. This hui in the past has given students
the opportunity to meet students from other Universities and speakers
such as Judge Durie and other prominent lawyers.
Listen out for Te Roopū Whai Putake Representatives who will be
attending lectures throughout the year to pass on information.
An important initiative to be informed about are the tutorials and
study groups which are run in conjunction with the Māori Centre
and the wider legal community.
Te Roopū Whai Putake looks forward to meeting all new Māori
students, and will do everything it can to support you through your
time at Law School.
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