HE KITENGA reflects the concept of discovery. The Māori word kitenga derives from kite which translates to words such as see, perceive, find and discover. This title reflects the University’s connection to New Zealand’s cultural heritage, as well as its commitment to national and international research and innovation.

Founded in 1869, the University of Otago is New Zealand’s oldest university.

Today it has a nationwide presence and enjoys an international reputation for excellence. Over the past 150 years Otago has successfully balanced the traditions of its history with modern scholarship and world-class research.

Welcome
Past, present, future...
Foundational change
Personalising cancer
Oceans and oxygen
Charity begins at home
NZ key to fossil record
eDNA’s species snapshot
DNA and earthquakes
Adventurous insights
Stemming the tide
Genomic possibilities
Scientists target kauri dieback
Cold hard facts
Confronting kidney disease
Auckland Islands
Shaky effects
How to mend a broken heart?
Coastal Collaboration
Risks and rheumatic fever
Young at heart
A solution in search of a problem?
The Antarctic isolation ‘myth’
The Māori home front: an untold story
Empowering communities in heritage management
Virtual connection
Leprosy research informs policy
Can good bugs make a difference in diabetes?
Samoan connections
2019 Research awards

Cover image:
Colin McCahon (1919-1987), Kauri Trees, 1954.
Oil on canvas: 775 x 883mm, Charles Brasch Bequest, 1973.
Hocken Pictorial Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena, 73/190. Reproduced courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.