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Te Tari o te Pou Koko Māori, The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Māori, takes great pride in sharing the accomplishments, innovations and contributions of our students and staff

PhD tauira Sequoia Short with one of the puzzles she uses in her escape room which centres on Indigenous data sovereignty.

18 Sep 2024

Staff become ‘spies’ for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori


An Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago postgraduate student is hoping an...

Kiritea Smith Karin Fraser

12 Sep 2024

Embracing te reo Māori mo 'Ake Ake Ake'


From kapa haka performances to making fry bread and playing wharewhare (bingo),...

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12 Sep 2024

Otago announces inaugural Chair of Māori, Moriori and Indigenous Peace Studies


The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka welcomes a new leadership appoint...

Otago tauira Jimmy Robinson and alumna Tāwini White in the Robertson Library

06 Sep 2024

Closing time never sounded so sweet


Night owls may have noticed something a bit different in the Robertson Library a...

Head of UOC's Department of Māori Indigenous Health Innovation (MIHI) Dr Maira Patu, presenting at the Matariki Rangahau Series event at the campus's Rolleston Theatre.

06 Sep 2024

UOC hosts Matariki Rangahau Research Series


The University of Otago, Christchurch campus, showcased its mahi and manaakitang...

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16 Aug 2024

Te Reo and kapahaka at core of thesis


Writing a doctoral thesis entirely in Te Reo is no easy task. And while it has b...

Sam Fraser, Iritana Bennett-Fakahau, Georgia Grant and Hotene Ngaropo-Tuia at the Ki te Āpōpō Rangatahi Expo last month.

19 Jul 2024

Māori medical students look out for future doctors


A group of Māori medical students from the Wellington campus have spent a day wi...

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru MNZM

11 Jul 2024

Deputy Vice-Chancellor receives international honorary degree


A University of Otago Māori legal scholar has been recognised for her significan...

an illustration of the new building Wai Ora

10 Jul 2024

New UOC building named at Matariki staff awards


The new campus building under construction in Christchurch has been gifted the n...

Third-year performing arts student Davontae Bristowe.

10 Jul 2024

Living the dream and sharing the love


For tauira Davontae Bristowe (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa), an overnight stay in Studholme...

Cameron Dickey

09 Jul 2024

A commitment to serve others


At age three, Cameron Dickey (Ngāti Maniapoto) met Sam the skeleton at kindergar...

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08 Jul 2024

Funding awarded to continue critical cancer research


Lung cancer is the greatest single cancer contributor to the life expectancy gap...

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