Academic advice to help with planning
He āwhina mātauranga mō te whakamahere
Talk to our academic advice team if you're a current student or thinking about studying.
Admission and enrolment
Te urunga me te whakauru
Find out how to apply for a place on a course or qualification and what you need to do before you apply.
Academic support services
Ratonga taukoto mō te ako
Our support services are here to help you improve your academic writing and study skills.
Academic writing in te reo Māori
He tuhinga pūmātauranga ki te reo māori
Submit academic writing in te reo Māori and find where to get help with oral presentations.
Te Rau Tauawhi – Māori Student Centre
Ko tā Te Rau Tauawhi he manaaki i te tauira kia puta te ihu, kia angitu.
Te Rau Tauawhi gives manaakitanga, support and advice to Māori students at Massey. We are part of the Ākonga Māori Student Success Support Collective Strategy to help our ākonga Māori realise their academic and all round potential.
Te Rau Tauawhi was founded on tikanga Māori principles of whānau, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and mātauranga. We offer a wide range of ako (learning) services to help you get the most out of your university experience, including:
- general learning support and advice
- help with course planning
- mentoring
- writing workshops
- postgraduate workshops on writing literature reviews and research proposals.
Te Rau Tauawhi is part of a bigger group of initiatives that support Māori student success such as Te Rau Angitu, Te Rau Puawai, Te Wheke a Toi, Literacy Support and Kaitautoko Māori in the Colleges.
Contact Eugene Hepi
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Raukawa, Whakatōhea
Contact Te Rau Tauawhi Manager, Eugene Hepi, for more information about how the Māori Student Centre can support you.
Email E.Hepi@massey.ac.nz
Find Te Rau Tauawhi on campus
Māori Student Centre (Te Rau Tauawhi) – Manawatū campus
You'll find our Māori Student Centre on Library Road. It's a space for ākonga Māori to feel welcome to study, have a kai and kōrero, to seek advice and experience manaakitanga.
Contact us:
Eugene Hepi – Manager
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Raukawa, Whakatōhea
Email E.Hepi@massey.ac.nz
Garry Hodge – Distance and Postgraduate Student Coordinator
Tainui
Email G.Hodge@massey.ac.nz
Māori student centre (Te Whare Taupua) – Ōtehā campus
Te Whare Taupua on the Ōtehā campus is a place where Māori students are welcome to come and kōrero, have a kai, study or seek advice and support. It's a place for our Ākonga Māori to utilise for learning, hauora and whakawhanaungatanga.
Contact us:
Simon Koperu-Miyamoto – Māori Student Coordinator Ākonga Māori Success
Waikato
Māori Student Centre (Nau Mai) – Pukeahu campus
Nau Mai is above the Tussock café overlooking our beautiful Te Rau Karamu marae. Māori students can be creative, study, relax and experience whakawhanaungatanga.
Contact us:
Caleb Matthews – Māori Student Coordinator
Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngā Ruahine
Email c.matthews@massey.ac.nz
Alyssa Mataiti – Māori Student Coordinator
Ngāti Kahungungu ki Wairoa, Ngāti Porou
Email a.mataiti@massey.ac.nz
Events and activities
We host events on each campus most weeks – like our 'Kai and kōrero' events, which are a great place for whakawhanungatanga. You can find out about upcoming Te Rau Tauawhi events and activities on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
Te Rau Puawai – Māori mental health workforce development programme
Ka tukuna e Te Rau Puawai mā te tautoko hoki o Health Workforce New Zealand he karahipi hei tautoko i ngā tauira e whai ana i ngā tohu e hāngai ana ki te hauora hinengaro Māori.
Te Rau Puawai, in partnership with Health Workforce New Zealand, provides bursaries and learning support to Massey students working towards a qualification in the field of Māori mental health.
Māori Future Students Advisers
Our Māori Future Students Advisers can also help you decide what to study, and where. They can give you guidance on which courses might best suit your interests and ambitions, and help you apply for your chosen programme of study.
Tania Jahnke
Location: Manawatū – Palmerston North
Email: T.Jahnke@massey.ac.nz
Phone: +64 6 356 9099 extension 83707
Tania looks after Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Kapiti and Palmerston North regions.
Rereao Taite
Location: Manawatū – Palmerston North
Email: R.Taite@massey.ac.nz
Phone: +64 6 356 9099
Rereao looks after KKM and Kura a Iwi across the motu.
Mariah McCarthy-Wilson
Location: Manawatū – Palmerston North
Email: m.mccarthy-wilson@massey.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 213 6035
Mariah looks after Northland and some Auckland schools
Māori Pathway Programmes
Ka tauawhitia ngā tauira Māori e whai ana i ngā tohu paerunga me ngā tohu kairangi. Massey University offers postgraduate and doctoral study support for Māori students.
Writing a thesis in te reo Māori
This presentation by Professor Taiarahia Black outlines the qualities needed to be able to produce a thesis in te reo Māori.
Tohu Kairangi me ngā tohu tākuta ngaio
PhDs and professional doctorates
Learn about the types of doctoral degree you can do at Massey, how to apply and what to expect as a doctoral student.
Tautoko ako, taumahi me ngā aratohu
Study & assignment support
Discover study, writing and referencing resources to help you improve your assignments.