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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

Clocktower and Tawhaki pou

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...

A man rows on the water.

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...

A composite image of two women.

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...

Te-Hītori-o-te-reo-Māori-exhibit-in the Library

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.

a group of people, crowded together, smiling and some waving at the camera, with a row of large stone monuments behind them

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.

people seated in a lecture theatre, a person at the front presenting with two screens up behind them

26 Aug 2026

Celebrating Māori academic success

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

A woman, from waist up, wearing graduation attire in front of a fence

25 Aug 2026

From Ōtaki to Otago and back 

When Heniti Buick began at the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka at 17, she did not have a “grand career plan”.

Mikayla King pictured in her graduation gown from her first graduation.

19 Aug 2026

From golfing scholarship to exploring the gut lining

Mikayla King (Tūhoe) was devastated when the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown meant she had to leave the college she was studying...

A woman from the waist up, smiling with greenery and blue sky in the background

12 Aug 2026

Teaching passion earns top academic honour

A passion for teaching has earned one educator a top academic honour.

The tukutuku panels in the Human Nutrition staffroom, the result of a months-long team building activity, were unveiled at a special event held on Monday 10 August.

12 Aug 2026

Tukutuku panels help weave connection

A team building exercise in the Department of Human Nutrition involved wetsuits, stained fingers, and a trip to the emer...

a row of people standing in front of a concrete building but behind a newly made raised garden bed with a few plants in it

10 Aug 2026

New rokoā garden for teaching and learning

With the aim of creating a living space dedicated to teaching and learning about rokoā Māori, the Faculty of Health Prof...

Dr Megan Pōtiki is pictured against an autumnal background.

09 Aug 2026

Inaugural Te Pou Tiriti role paves the way

Dr Megan Pōtiki (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe Waitaha, Te Ātiawa) was brought up on her family’s farm and Ōtākou marae towards t...

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