- Te Wheke a Toi: The International Indigenous Centre for Critical Doctoral Studies
- Other important links and resources
- Te Wheke a Toi launch
- Te Kupenga o MAI ki Manawatū - Māori and Indigenous Scholar Network
- Te Rau Angitu: Māori Postgraduate Awards Programme (formerly Pūrehuroa Awards)
- Get advice on postgraduate study at Massey
- Related content
Artist credit: Associate Professor Kura Te Waru-Rewiri
Te Wheke a Toi: The International Indigenous Centre for Critical Doctoral Studies
Te Wheke a Toi: The International Indigenous Centre for Critical Doctoral Studies operates under the umbrella of Te Mata o te Tau, the Academy for Māori Research and Scholarship.
Te Wheke a Toi was launched in July 2019. The Centre aims to:
- enhance scholarly skill sets by building doctoral capacity and capability
- increase the number of Indigenous scholars whose research contributes to the development of their communities.
Te Wheke a Toi is located in the Old Registry Building, room 1.06, on the Manawatū campus. It provides whānau-centred support to all current Māori doctoral students to achieve success, including:
- opportunities for Māori students to come together to write, kōrero, and whanaungatanga through writing wānanga, held at least 3 times per year.
- a platform for Māori doctoral students to present and share their research
- online workshops throughout the year, such as literature reviews and creating long documents
- a dedicated study space open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the Manawatū campus, Old Registry Building, room 1.06
- personalised one one-on-one academic and learning support and manaakitanga from the Senior Research Officer Dr Monica Koia
- working collaboratively with the Graduate Research School, the Library, Centre for Learner Success and Colleges.
We welcome feedback on what information would be useful to you. For more information or to provide feedback please contact Dr Monica Koia.
Michael Naera nō Ngāti Uenukukopako, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, his doctoral journey.
Māori doctoral student, Michael Naera, shares his doctoral journey experience
Other important links and resources
Writing a thesis in te reo Māori
This presentation outlines the qualities needed to be able to produce a thesis in te reo Māori.
Writing a thesis in Te Reo Māori - Professor Taiarahia Black
Graduate Research School
For the doctoral application process, entry criteria and required documentation, see the Graduate Research School.
Māori Librarian Services
For details contact Maorilib@massey.ac.nz
Writing and study resources
The Massey website includes writing and study resources such as how to do a literature review and postgraduate & PhD writing.
Te Wheke a Toi launch
Launch of Te Wheke a Toi, Toi Te Ora, Te Pūtahi a Toi, Massey University 2019.
Te Kupenga o MAI ki Manawatū - Māori and Indigenous Scholar Network
The Māori and Indigenous programme (MAI), run through Te Kupenga o Mai ki Manawatū, is a network of Māori and Indigenous scholars which aims to build the capability of Māori and Indigenous postgraduate students in Aotearoa New Zealand. The programme is managed by Te Wheke a Toi.
For more information contact Dr Monica Koia or visit the Te Kupenga o MAI website.
Dr Monica Koia
Te Rau Angitu: Māori Postgraduate Awards Programme (formerly Pūrehuroa Awards)
Te Rau Angitu awards can help with your study fees and/or research costs and provides wraparound academic, learning support and manaakitanga to recipients.
Applications will open from 18 January 2026 to 1 February, 5pm.
For further information, please contact Professor Dame Farah Palmer.
Professor Dame Farah Palmer
Get advice on postgraduate study at Massey
We have more information for postgraduate students on what you can study, where you can study, and how to apply on our postgraduate study pages.
If you'd like to discuss your study options, email Tania Jahnke, Student Recruitment Adviser – Māori at T.Jahnke@massey.ac.nz.
Tania Jahnke
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