Aotahi - School of Māori and Indigenous Studies
Kei ngā maunga, kei ngā moana, kei ngā awa, kei ngā mana e tau mai nei, tēnā koutou katoa! Greetings to the sacred mountains, rivers, seas and the prestigious settled here, welcome! Discover the subjects UC offers within Aotahi, the School Māori and Indigenous Studies.
Kei ngā maunga, kei ngā moana, kei ngā awa, kei ngā mana e tau mai nei, tēnā koutou katoa! Tēnei te karanga o Te Whare o Aotahi ki a koutou, nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai. Tēnei mātou e noho iho nei kei ngā pae a Māui e mihi atu nei ki a koutou. Puritia, poipoia te aho i tukuna mai e rātou, nāwai rā, ka tākiri mai nei tōna au, me ōna hua. Mā mātou o Te Whare o Aotahi koutou e akiaki, e wero anō hoki kia ekengia ngā taumata e wawatatia nei e tātou.
Greetings to the sacred mountains, rivers, seas and the prestigious settled here, welcome! Aotahi calls you all, welcome and greetings. We who reside in the different thresholds of Māui greet you. Grab a hold of and nourish the ancestral strands we have inherited, and in time, its way and its benefits will unfurl before us. Aotahi will encourage and challenge you all to achieve that which is desired.
Learn more about our Māori and Indigenous Studies and Te Reo Māori subjects.
Our people
Key contacts
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Teena Henderson
10 September 2026
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Teena Henderson
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Teena Henderson
Kāi Tahu
Head of School
Head of School
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Teena Henderson
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Hamuera Kahi
10 September 2026
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Hamuera Kahi
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Hamuera Kahi
Ngāti Paoa / Tainui
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
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Hamuera Kahi
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Komene Kururangi
10 September 2026
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Komene Kururangi
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Komene Kururangi
Tauranga Moana, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou
Lecturer
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Komene Kururangi
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Jamie Hape
10 September 2026
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Jamie Hape
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Jamie Hape
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rārua
MMIL Director
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Jamie Hape
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Carl Te Hira Lewis Mika
10 September 2026
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Carl Te Hira Lewis Mika
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Carl Te Hira Lewis Mika
Tuhourangi, Ngāti Whanaunga
Professor
(On Sabbatical S2, 2026)
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Carl Te Hira Lewis Mika
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Karen Murphy
10 September 2026
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Karen Murphy
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Karen Murphy
Ngāti Maru
Aotahi School Administrator
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Karen Murphy
Academic staff
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Phillip Borell
10 September 2026
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Phillip Borell
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Phillip Borell
Ngāti Ranginui / Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
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Phillip Borell
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Garrick Cooper
10 September 2026
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Garrick Cooper
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Garrick Cooper
Ngāti Karaua (Hauraki) / Te Pirirākau (Tauranga Moana)
Associate Professor
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Garrick Cooper
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Kirsty Dunn
10 September 2026
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Kirsty Dunn
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Kirsty Dunn
Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi
Senior Lecturer
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Kirsty Dunn
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Jeanette King
10 September 2026
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Jeanette King
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Jeanette King
Professor
Amo Matua Tuarua | Associate Dean Academic - Arts
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Jeanette King
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Jessica Maclean
10 September 2026
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Jessica Maclean
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Jessica Maclean
Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine
Lecturer
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Jessica Maclean
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Unaiki Melrose
10 September 2026
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Unaiki Melrose
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Unaiki Melrose
Ngāti Kauwhata / Ngāti Raukawa
Lecturer – Teaching and Administration
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Unaiki Melrose
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Antony Nihoniho
10 September 2026
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Antony Nihoniho
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Antony Nihoniho
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou
Lecturer - Teaching and Administration
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Antony Nihoniho
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Kommi Tamati
10 September 2026
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Kommi Tamati
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Kommi Tamati
Ngai Tahu, Te Atiawa
Lecturer – Teaching and Administration
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Kommi Tamati
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Madi Williams
10 September 2026
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Madi Williams
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Madi Williams
Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata
Senior Lecturer
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Madi Williams
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Jani Wilson
10 September 2026
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Jani Wilson
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Jani Wilson
Ngāti Awa, Ngā Puhi, Mātaatua
Associate Professor
(On Sabbatical S2, 2026)
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Jani Wilson
MMIL Team
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Jamie Hape
10 September 2026
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Jamie Hape
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Jamie Hape
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rārua
MMIL Director
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Jamie Hape
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Antony Nihoniho
10 September 2026
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Antony Nihoniho
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Antony Nihoniho
Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou
Lecturer - Teaching and Administration
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Antony Nihoniho
Tutors
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Barlow Bailey
10 September 2026
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Barlow Bailey
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Barlow Bailey
Casual
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Barlow Bailey
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Conor Lorigan
10 September 2026
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Conor Lorigan
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Conor Lorigan
Casual
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Conor Lorigan
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Rochelle Sievers
10 September 2026
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Rochelle Sievers
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Rochelle Sievers
Kaiako | Teacher (Transition Programmes)
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Rochelle Sievers