Ngā ingoa Māori mō te whare wānanga, ngā wāhi me ngā kura , Māori names for the university

Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, he ingoa Māori tō ngā peka e toru, ngā kura me ngā kāreti katoa.

Massey University, its three campuses, and its schools and colleges all have Māori names.

Close-up of traditional wooden Māori carving

Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa

Massey University's Māori name is Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa.

This name was gifted to us in 1997 by revered Māori academic Kahu Stirling. Te Pūrehuroa references the endless line of stars in the Milky Way. Te Kunenga is a term that references the notion of inception. Together, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, suggests "from inception to infinity’" It recognises learning:

  • without barriers
  • without limits
  • without any finite point of conclusion.

In other words, learning is a lifelong journey.

Campus names

Māori name English name
Ōtehā, Tāmaki-Makaurau Auckland campus, Auckland
Turitea, Te Papaioea Manawatū campus, Palmerston North
Pukeahu, Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Campus, Wellington

College names

Māori name English name
Te Kura Whai Pakihi Massey Business School
Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts
Te Kura Hauora Tangata College of Health
Te Kura Pūkenga Tangata College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Te Wāhanga Pūtaiao College of Science

Schools and research centres

Māori name English name
Te Kura Mātauranga mō Ahuwhenua me Te Taiao School of Agriculture and Environment
Whiti o Rehua School of Art
Te Kura Rererangi School of Aviation
Te Pou Aro Kōrero School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing (CJM)
Ngā Pae Māhutonga Design School
Te Kura o Te Mātauranga Institute of Education
Te Kāhui Kahurangi School of Management
Te Pūtahi-a-Toi School of Māori Knowledge
Te Rewa O Puanga School of Music and Creative Media Production
Te Kura Hinengaro Tangata School of Psychology
Te Pūmanawa Hauora Research Centre for Māori Health Development
Whariki SHORE & Whariki Research Centre
Moe Tika-Moe Pai Sleep/Wake Research Centre