News

16 May 2025
Library shows commitment to Pacific legacy through Koloa mei Moana
The Library is pulling out all the stops with its bold visions for a new initiative, ‘Koloa mei Moana’.

16 May 2025
A digital poetic regeneration of archival multilingual Rotuman texts
PhD candidate Mere Taito is believed to be the first person to hand in a thesis written on early 20th century multilingu...

12 May 2025
Family inspiration for Masters graduate
Iunisi Finau credits constant family support as the driving force which saw her graduate with a Masters of Indigenous St...

09 May 2025
Graduand fighting superbugs in the Pacific
Saki Baleivanualala didn’t just come to the University of Otago to study, he came here to learn, grow and give back.

09 May 2025
Laws and Arts graduate leading with a Pacific heart
For Josephine Ripley, completing a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in Pacific Islands Studies was a journey of b...

11 Apr 2025
A celebration of Māori and Pacific tauira and research in the School of Arts
Undergraduate students of Te Pae Takata - The School of Arts were recently presented with awards recognising their achie...

10 Apr 2025
Fulbright fellow focuses on underserved populations
We catch up with medical alumna Dr Sainimere Boladuadua who was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Science and Innovation G...

27 Mar 2025
Tauira invited to leaf their advice
Otago staff and tauira have been sharing their words of wisdom for new tauira in libraries around the Dunedin campus.

26 Mar 2025
Searching for the missing link to heart disease in NZ’s Fijian population
Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke, are looking to genetics to understand...

07 Mar 2025
Highlighting values priority for UOPISA president
From Vice President of the Politics Students Association to President of the Pacific Island Law Students’ Association, S...

17 Feb 2025
Pacific lecturer in Theology joins Otago
Dr Terry Pouono brings his Pacific world view, Christian faith, and enquiring mind to his role as the University of Otag...

12 Feb 2025
Win highlights the importance of ‘empathy, integrity and putting people first’
Winning this year’s Richard Kammann Wellbeing Prize is bittersweet for Bale Kito.