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Te Tari o te Tumuaki Māori , Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori

Tūtaki mai i te kāhui e ārahi nei i ngā kaupapa mō Te Tiriti e ū ana ki te whanaketanga me ngā tūmanako o te iwi Māori.

Meet the team supporting Massey to be a Tiriti-led institution, committed to the development and aspirations of Māori.

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Leadership team

Meet your leadership team at Te Whare o Te Amorangi.

Paora Ammunson

Paora Ammunson

Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne o Wairarapa, Te Arawa and Tainui
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori

Robyn Matthews

Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngā Ruahinerangi
Pou Arataki - Director Operations
Professor Dame Farah Palmer

Professor Dame Farah Palmer

Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato
Pou Ākonga Māori – Executive Director Māori Student Success
Harieta Ang

Harieta Ang

Team Leader – Business Services

Aniwairua Komarkowski-Chapman

Executive Director Operations Management, Tiriti Systems, and Advisory

Pūkenga

Meet our Pūkenga at Massey University.

Dr Monica Koia

Dr Monica Koia

Ruawaipu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Pūkenga Matua
Pūkenga Matua – Senior Māori Research Officer, Te Mata o Te Tau
Associate Professor Hone Waengarangi Morris

Associate Professor Hone Waengarangi Morris

Ngāi Te Rangitotohu, Ngāti Mārau, Ngāti Maru, Ngāi Te Ao Kāpiti
Pūkenga Reo
Associate Professor Veronica Tawhai

Associate Professor Veronica Tawhai

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Uepohatu
Pūkenga Tiriti - Te Tiriti Strategic Initiative
Associate Professor Ina Te Wiata

Associate Professor Ina Te Wiata

Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga
Pūkenga Marautanga

Te Rau Tauawhi

Te Rau Tauawhi gives manaakitanga, support and advice to Māori students at Massey.

Eugene Hepi

Eugene Hepi

Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Raukawa, Whakatōhea
Manager - Te Rau Tauawhi Māori Student Centre

Te Rau Puawai

Te Rau Puawai supports Massey University students who are studying towards a qualification in the Māori mental health workforce.

Byron Perkins

Te Aupouri
Te Rau Puawai Academic Coordinator
Michelle Hubble

Michelle Hubble

Te Rau Puawai Administrative Coordinator

Te Wheke ā Toi

Te Wheke a Toi offers cultural and whānau-centred support to help current Māori and Indigenous doctoral students succeed.

Dr Monica Koia

Dr Monica Koia

Ruawaipu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Pūkenga Matua
Pūkenga Matua – Senior Māori Research Officer, Te Mata o Te Tau

Rhona Dacillo

Bachelor Accountancy, Master of Development Management, PhD in Community Development
Kaiāwhina Rangahau - Assistant Research Support

Rhona is currently pursuing a Master of Professional Accountancy through Massey University. Her research interests are community development, accounting, participation and empowerment.

Te Tiriti

Massey is a Tiriti o Waitangi-led institution.

Associate Professor Veronica Tawhai

Associate Professor Veronica Tawhai

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Uepohatu
Pūkenga Tiriti - Te Tiriti Strategic Initiative
Rangimārie Mahuika

Rangimārie Mahuika

Senior Advisor Te Tiriti Strategic Initiatives

Māori student success

Our team are here to support our ākonga Māori realise their academic and all round potential.

Tiana Wereta

Tiana Wereta

Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Raukawa Te Au ki Te Tonga, Kuki Airani
Ākonga Māori Success
Te Awatea Ward

Te Awatea Ward

Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kurahikakawa
B.Soc.Sci, CELTA, M.Ed, P.G.Dip. Sec.Lang.Teach, FHEA
He Reo Matatini ki ngā Ākonga Māori – Literacy

Strategic roles

Our strategic team support Te Whare o Te Amorangi and Massey's Te Tiriti Strategic Initiative.

Te Ataakura Pewhairangi

Te Ataakura Pewhairangi

Ngāti Porou
Ākonga Māori Reo Tuatahi, Student Recruitment Adviser Māori

Apirana Pewhairangi

Ngāti Porou
Principal Advisor Māori (Te Tiriti Strategic Initiative)
Āwhina Wakefield

Āwhina Wakefield

Ngāti Apa, Te Ātihaunui-a- Pāpārangi, Kāi Tahu
Kaiarataki – Senior Advisor

Marae bookings

Te Rau Karamu Marae positions kaupapa, tikanga and mātauranga Māori in the absolute heart of our Pukeahu campus.

Whetu Awatere

Whetu Awatere

Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Raukawa
Marae Coordinator

Contact the admin team

Oceane Falkner

Administrator
Department
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori

Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori

Location

Postal address
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori
Massey University
Private Bag 11-222
Palmerston North

Physical address
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori
Heritage House
Main Drive
Turitea Campus
Palmerston North