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Ako tahi - Study with us

E Å« ana mÄtau ki te poipoi me te whakatairanga i te angitu o te MÄori mÄ te whakarite taiao ako e puÄwai ai ngÄ tauira MÄori.

Te Kunenga ki PÅ«rehuroa ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ offers 200 courses across 26 mÄtauranga MÄori qualifications. We strive to promote and empower our MÄori students in a learning environment built on manaakitanga and rangatiratanga.

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Discover what you can study with Te Kunenga ki PÅ«rehuroa ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ – whether you’re joining us as a first-time student, returning to study or changing direction. ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵstudents can access 170 qualifications and over 2,700 courses, including over 200 MÄori knowledge courses and 26 MÄori qualifications.

NgÄ tohu MÄori – MÄori qualifications

KÅwhirihia mai he tohu MÄori, te ao MÄori, te reo MÄori, kia whai rÄnei te mÄtauranga MÄori ki ngÄ wÄhi pakihi, te mahi toi, te mÄtauranga, te hauora, te tÅrangapÅ« me te pÅ«taiao rÄnei.

Choose a qualification in MÄori studies or te reo MÄori, or apply MÄori knowledge to areas such as business, creative arts, education, health, politics or science.

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Te mahi, te mataora me te ako – Balance work, life and study

Studying online means you can work towards a university course or qualification in a way that suits you, from anywhere in the world.

Our MÄori qualifications and courses are also available by distance study, so you can balance university with whÄnau, mahi and other commitments.

NgÄ karahipi MÄori me tohu toa tÄura – MÄori scholarships and awards

NgÄ karahipi me ngÄ tohu mÅ ngÄ tauira MÄori.

ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ offers over 350 scholarships and awards for students at undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral level, including contributions to your study fees and research costs.

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Te Rau Puawai

Each year the Te Rau Puawai Programme provides bursaries and learning support for students who want to commence or complete a ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ qualification in MÄori mental health.

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Te Rau Angitu

Te Rau Angitu postgraduate awards programme will assist with your study fees and research or course related costs for a master's degree, honours, postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate.

Te Wheke-a-Toi

Te Wheke-a-Toi Awards is to contribute to the completion of your doctorate. The awards will assist with your study fees and either your research cost or placement (not fully funded internship).

Ko wai mÄtou – Who we are

Ko ngÄ ahorangi MÄori me ngÄ pÅ«kenga mÄtauranga nei ngÄ mÄtanga i roto i Ä rÄtau mahi, mai i ngÄ mahi toi, ki ngÄ mahi hauora, aha atu, aha atu.

Our MÄori professors and academics are leaders in their fields, from MÄori visual arts to public health.

Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith

Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith has spent his career championing the importance and value of indigenous knowledge.

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Professor Hemi Whaanga

Professor and Te Putahi-a-Toi Head of School, Dr Whaanga is a linguist who has more than 20 years’ experience as a MÄori educator focused on linguistics, te reo MÄori, mÄtauranga MÄori, MÄori astronomy, ICT and ethics.

Ahorangi Huia Tomlins-Jahnke

Professor Tomlins-Jahnke leads the School of MÄori and Indigenous Education, and has created Massey's two groundbreaking MÄori teacher training programmes.

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Pou Akonga (Executive Director) Maori Student Success, Dr Palmer focuses on women in sport, MÄori women's leadership experiences, and the incorporation of MÄori values and tikanga in organisational contexts.

Dr Monica Koia

Dr Monica Koia's research interests are MÄori health, specifically MÄori cancer supportive care and MÄori student success. She is PÅ«kenga Matua for Te Mata o Te Tau, the Academy for MÄori Research and Scholarship.

Ahorangi Huhana Smith

Head of the Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Professor Smith believes artists have a central role to play in protecting and healing the natural world.

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Ahorangi Helen Moewaka Barnes

As Co-director of the SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Professor Helen Moewaka Barnes's research in health and wellbeing is focused on MÄori aspiration and transformation.

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Ahorangi Robert Jahnke

A leading New Zealand artist, Professor Jahnke created Massey's unique degrees in MÄori visual arts.

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NgÄ whare rangahau mÄtauranga MÄori – MÄori knowledge research centres

Hei tauira paetahi, paerua, kairangi me mahi tahi koe me Ä mÄtou mÄtanga rangahau me Å mÄtou whare rangahau. Get involved with our leading MÄori research centres as a Postgraduate, Master's or Doctoral student.

Te Mata o Te Tau – The Academy for MÄori Research and Scholarship

Te Mata o Te Tau is interdisciplinary and intersectoral. It unites MÄori scholars from several disciplines, departments and centres of research. The Academy for MÄori Research and Scholarship not only strengthens links with other academic and research bodies at ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ, but with wider MÄori research interests and indigenous communities.

Te Mata o Te Tau

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Te Au Rangahau MÄori Business Centre

Te Au Rangahau MÄori Business Centre is based within Te Kura Whai Pakihi (the ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵBusiness School). The name translates to "a pathway to MÄori research in business". The centre aims to advance business and leadership knowledge that benefits the MÄori economy.

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Te PÅ«tahi-Ä-Toi – School of MÄori Knowledge

Te PÅ«tahi-a-Toi – School of MÄori Knowledge provides an academic focus for MÄori cultural, educational, social and economic development. They seek to retain and develop New Zealand's heritage and contribute to the advancement of indigenous peoples.

Te PÅ«tahi-a-Toi

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Te Ropu Whariki – Whariki Research Centre

Te Ropu Whariki – Whariki Research Centre, is a multidisciplinary research group working in a Treaty of Waitangi partnership model to produce excellent research with the aim of improving health and wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand and globally.

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Te Rau Puawai – MÄori Mental Health Workforce Development

Te Rau Puawai – MÄori Mental Health Workforce Development provides one of country's most successful academic support programmes for those seeking a career or to further their qualifications in the area of MÄori mental health.

Te Rau Puawai

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Centre for Indigenous Psychologies

The centre provides an inclusive physical and intellectual space where indigenous psychologies are embraced and developed in ways that can benefit all communities.