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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

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21 Oct 2026

Championing brain health on the global stage

Brain disorders are a global issue, affecting billions of people around the world irrespective of socio-economic status,...

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19 Oct 2026

Te ao Māori brings new perspectives to social psychology

Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle (Ngāi Tahu, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi), who won this year’s Māori Early Career Award for Distin...

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13 Oct 2026

Te Reo Māori exerts gravitational pull

If third-year Physics and Māori Studies tauira Rachel Eckhold (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) could go anywhere in space and surv...

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06 Oct 2026

Modelling Alzheimer’s and defining success at 3MT® finals

Jim Davies says that aside from the lead role in his school play The Highwayman in Year 5, and winning a speech competit...

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24 Sep 2026

Dentistry team wins for novel e-learning tool

A Faculty of Dentistry research team has won the 2026 University of Otago Research Group award for developing state-of-t...

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22 Sep 2026

Whitebait found to have secret weapon for fast evolution

Ashleigh Iwikau (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) didn’t think her Master’s in Genetics was going to involve studying whitebait.

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16 Sep 2026

Remembering Emeritus Professor John Broughton

The University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka notes with great sadness the passing of Emeritus Professor John Broughton...

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15 Sep 2026

International rowing competition great experience for med student

Otago medical tauira Ged Wall likes to keep busy. And between his studies and competing nationally and internationally i...

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11 Sep 2026

Otago researchers celebrated for advancing knowledge and improving lives

From improving health outcomes and strengthening communities to exploring the frontiers of science and technology, Unive...

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10 Sep 2026

What’s on this Wiki o te Reo Māori

Te reo Māori will be seen, heard and celebrated across Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka this coming Wiki o te Reo Māori.

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03 Sep 2026

Finding connection across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

For Sammi Ammar, the opportunity to travel to Rapa Nui came at the perfect moment.

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26 Aug 2026

Celebrating Māori academic success

Māori academic success takes many forms, from emerging postgraduate researchers to established professors.

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