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Māori Centre - Te Huka Mātauraka

Maori Centre Pounamu LogoMāori Centre Website

http://www.otago.ac.nz/maoricentre

Tēnei rā te mihi atu ki a koe, otirā, ki a koutou katoa kua tae mai ki tēnei wāhanga o te ipurangi kimi kōrero ai mō ngā mahi e haria ana i Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo. Nō reira,nau mai, haere mai . Kia kaha mai ki te kimi i ngā whakamārama mō ngā akoranga e pīrangi ana koe. Ko tō mātou hiahia kei tō mātou nei Whare Wānanga ngā akoranga e hāngai ana ki tāu e hiahia ai.

The Māori Centre is a support service for all students of iwi descent. The Centre aims to encourage Iwi Māori to participate and succeed in tertiary education. The Centre offers support for academic, cultural and social needs from pre-enrolment through to graduation and operates from a kaupapa Māori base (Māori philosophy) and provides services such as:

Liaison Academic Resources
  • Recruitment/school visits
  • Turaka Hou
  • Scholarships/Grants
  • Student support groups
  • Welfare advice
  • Iwi/Community networks
  • Supplementary tutorials
  • Mentoring support
  • Study skills
  • Exam preparation
  • Peer study groups
  • Divisional support
  • Library books
  • Old examination papers
  • Lecture notes
  • TV, Video & OHP
  • Study & seminar rooms

The Māori Centre will also give you the opportunity to meet other Māori students and whanaunga studying at Otago.

Ngā Kaimahi o Te Huka Mātauraka

Pearl Barron (Ngāti Porou)
Tumuaki/Manager
Tel 03 479 5762
Email pearl.barron@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Tui Kent (Kai Tahu)
Kaiwhakahaere-Office Administrator
Tel/Fax 03 479 8490/8305
Email tui.kent@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Arihia Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto)
Kaituitui Mātauraka/Māori Student Support Coordinator
Tel 03 479 5163/4169
Email arihia.joseph@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Huia McGlinchey (Kai Tahu, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Tahinga)
Kaitakawaeka Māori/Māori Community Liaison Officer
Tel 03 479 8505
Cell 025 781 497
Email huia.mcglinchey@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Graham Green (Kai Tahu)
Kaitohutohu Māori/ Māori Counsellor Thursday-Friday
Tel 03 479 8283
Cell 027 479 8288
Email graham.green@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Mentoring Assistant
Tel 03 479 4169 / 5163
Email mc.mentoring@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Turaka Hou Coordinator
Tel 03 479 4169 / 8505
Email maori.orientation@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

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Te Roopu Māori - Māori Students AssociationTe Roopu Maori Logo

Te Roopu is the Māori Student Association at The University of Otago. As the Māori Student Association on campus we represent all Māori Students. Te Roopu Māori is the parallel student association to (OUSA) Otago University Students Association).

For further information about Te Roopu Māori contact

Tumuaki - President
Tel 03 479 8563
Email teroopu.maori@otago.ac.nz

Te Roopu Māori Website

http://www.otago.ac.nz/teroopu/

 

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Māori Student Support Officers - Kaiāwhina Māori

Māori Student Support Officer (School of Business) - Kaiāwhina Māori

Ron Bull
Tel 64 3 479 5342
Fax 64 3 479 8171
Email rbull@business.otago.ac.nz
Website http://www.business.otago.ac.nz/maori/

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Māori Student Support Officer (Division of Humanities) - Kaiāwhina Māori

Tēnā koutou katoa

Ana RangiAna Rangi

My name is Ana Rangi and I am the Kaiāwhina Māori - Māori Student Support Officer in the Humanities Division. I am of Ngāti Porou/Ngāti Kahungunu/Whakatōhea/Ngāti Kuia/Ngāti Koata descent, and originally from Christchurch.

I have a BA (Māori/Japanese) from Canterbury University and have also done postgraduate study in Māori Development at Massey University.

I look forward to meeting you and helping where possible.

Contacts:

Tel (03) 479 8681
Fax (03) 479 5024
Email ana.rangi@otago.ac.nz
Website http://www.otago.ac.nz/humanities/kaiawhina.html
Office: Room 106, 99 Albany Street, Dunedin
University of Otago

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Kaitautoko Whakamātau (Division of Sciences)

Dr Stephen Scott is the Division's Kaitautoko Whakamātau.

He and Rose Harrison co-ordinate student support initiatives in the departments, and Stephen is available to talk to departments and researchers about increasing the profile of things Māori. Stephen is working with Te Huka Mataurāka and the Student Learning Centre to explore the effectiveness of the way we support Māori students in their first year in the Division of Sciences, and also in Health Sciences.

You can contact Stephen by email at kaitautoko.sciences@otago.ac.nz

Website: Māori Support Services - (Division of Sciences)

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