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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

Kaylee Driver with Hugh Campbell receiving her award

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...

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09 Apr 2025

Whānau at the forefront for researchers


Whānau is at the heart of cancer research projects set to be undertaken by three Otago scholarship recipients.

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.

Te Rōpū Māori Students’ Association Co-presidents Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor

12 Mar 2025

Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua


Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...

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07 Mar 2025

Taiwan trip focuses on tangata whenua connections


A postgraduate tauira Māori who recently participated in a delegation visiting indigenous communities in Taiwan says the...

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18 Feb 2025

Change can foster innovation says new OMS Dean


People shouldn’t be scared of change as it can create great opportunities, says new Otago Medical School Dean Professor...

Te Takarangi curators, from left, Angela Wanhalla, Jacinta Ruru and Jeanette Wikaira welcome people to celebrate the release of Books of Mana with them at a special event at the Hocken Library on 12 February. Photo: Dean Johnston

10 Feb 2025

‘Books of Mana’ a tribute to significant Māori writing


A carefully curated reading list of Māori non-fiction books has become the inspiration for a book of its own.

Suzanne Pitama

05 Feb 2025

University of Otago Medical School appoints first wahine Māori Dean


The University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, has appointed its first wahine Māori to the role of Dean at the Otago Me...

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23 Jan 2025

Study focuses on nitrous oxide use


People know less about recreational nitrous oxide use than they think they do, new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu...

UOSLA recipients are joined by Otago staff and Canon representatives at celebrations for the 11th Otago University Student Leadership Award, which was held in October. Photos: Lokyee Szeto

22 Dec 2024

Otago’s leading lights celebrated


As the University of Otago Student Leadership Award (UOSLA) programme comes to an end, Laura Hewson talks with two of th...

Biomedical Sciences graduate Ariana Drabble in the cancer immunotherapy lab with the book she wrote earlier this year on Kanakana, the pouched lamprey.

14 Dec 2024

Scientist title added to already impressive resume


Ariana Drabble has managed to cram a lot into her three years of Biomedical Sciences studies at the University of Otago.

Lisa Blakie

13 Dec 2024

Māori and Pacific literature in spotlight


Patricia Grace and puffer fish spacecraft will feature on the reading list for a new 300-level English paper next year.

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