Sciences Kaiāwhina Network

Māori science student support

Along with the support from the Māori Sciences at Otago team we are fortunate to have an extended Māori science student support group known as the Sciences Kaiāwhina Network.

This rōpū is made up of staff from our science departments who provide course advice, who can connect you with academics or paper coordinators within the department, connect you with senior students, support Māori development and a friendly face to visit in your department.

If you want to connect with a kaiāwhina in your department, names and contact details are below.

Department contacts

Anatomy

Charlotte King
Tel +64 3 479 7374
Email charlotte.king@otago.ac.nz

Danielle Jenkins
Tel +64 3 556 5263
Email danielle.jenkins@otago.ac.nz

Biochemistry

Nathan Kenny
Tel +64 3 479 9592
Email nathan.kenny@otago.ac.nz

Botany

Janice Lord
Tel +64 3 479 5131
Email janice.lord@otago.ac.nz

Katja Schweikert
Tel +64 3 479 9059
Email katja.schweikert@botany.otago.ac.nz

Chemistry

Eng W. Tan (Tan)
Tel +64 3 479 7926
Email ewtan@chemistry.otago.ac.nz

Dave Warren
Tel +64 3 479 4102
Email dwarren@chemistry.otago.ac.nz

Computer Science

Karen Gray
Tel +64 3 479 5242
Email karen.gray@otago.ac.nz

Steven Mills
Tel +64 3 479 8501
Email steven@cs.otago.ac.nz

Ecology

Manaia Pearmain Fenton
Tel +64 3 479 8535
Email manaia.pearmainfenton@otago.ac.nz

Food Science and Agricultural Innovation

Craig Bunt
Tel +64 3 479 8365
Email craig.bunt@otago.ac.nz

Genetics

Gillian MacKay
Tel +64 3 479 7937
Email gillian.mackay@otago.ac.nz

Geography

Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
Tel +64 3 479 8762
Email mtf@geography.otago.ac.nz

Ben Varkalis
Tel +64 3 479 9241
Email btv@geography.otago.ac.nz

Geology

Andrew Gorman
Tel +64 3 479 7516
Email andrew.gorman@otago.ac.nz

Sophie Briggs
tel +64 3 479 7567
Email sophie.briggs@otago.ac.nz

Human Nutrition

Kirsten Webster
Tel +64 3 471 7518
Email kirsten.webster@otago.ac.nz

Anne-Louise Heath
Tel +64 3 479 8379
Email anne-louise.heath@otago.ac.nz

Marine Science

Miles Lamare
Tel +64 3 479 7463
Email miles.lamare@otago.ac.nz

Mathematics and Statistics

Phillip Wilcox
Tel +64 3 479 7771
Email phillip.wilcox@otago.ac.nz

Microbiology and Immunology

Megan Hall
Tel +64 3 556 5847
Email megan.hall@otago.ac.nz

Neuroscience

Paul Szyszka
Tel +64 3 556 5755
Email paul.szyszka@otago.ac.nz

Pathway

Stella Cameron
Tel +64 3 556 6597
Email stella.cameron@otago.ac.nz

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Lyn Wise
Tel +64 3 479 7723
Email lyn.wise@otago.ac.nz

Physical Education

Margie Lazar
Tel +64 3 479 5263
Email marguerita.lazar@otago.ac.nz

Brendon Roxburgh
Tel +64 3 556 6101
Email brendon.roxburgh@otago.ac.nz

Physics

Emma Douma
Tel +64 3 479 7662
Email emma.douma@otago.ac.nz

Jevon Longdell
Tel +64 3 479 4122
Email jevon.longdell@otago.ac.nz

Physiology

Aisya Ahmad Zamri
Tel +64 3 556 5670
Email aisya.ahmadzamri@otago.ac.nz

Psychology

Gareth Treharne
Tel +64 3 479 7630
Email gtreharne@psy.otago.ac.nz

Amanda Clifford
Tel +64 3 479 8613
Email a.clifford@otago.ac.nz

Becky Marshall
Tel +64 3 479 3934
Email kaiawhina.psy@otago.ac.nz

Marea Colombo
Tel +64 3 556 7821
Email marea.colombo@otago.ac.nz

Subject librarians for sciences

Gina Rocco
Email gina.rocco@otago.ac.nz

Surveying

Francesca Marzatico
Tel +64 3 479 7603
Email francesca.marzatico@otago.ac.nz

Brae Ihaka Wingate
Tel +64 3 556 6582
Email braeihaka.wingate@otago.ac.nz

Zoology

Jo Monks
Tel +64 27 408 3337
Email jo.monks@otago.ac.nz

Janelle Te Raki
Tel +64 3 556 5925
Email janelle.teraki@otago.ac.nz