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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.