Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai!
Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai!
Tēnei au ka tū i te roro o tōku whare o Te Tumu Herenga Waka, ka titiro whakawaho ki te ao e rāhiri mai rā
Here at Te Herenga Waka, Ngāi Tauira is the Māori students' association which represents the interests of tauira Māori studying at Victoria University of Wellington.
Ngāi Tauira provides a legitimate voice for tauira Māori so they can feel comfortable and culturally safe within a Western academic environment. We also provide a number of services to tauira including advocacy and support, providing scholarships and funding, representation on academic boards and councils, social networking, and pastoral support.
An important service that tauira Māori should look into using is Awhina. This Māori student support service is for tauira to come together to share knowledge, achieve academic success, and build strong communities and leaders.
There are a number of tauira Māori associations you can join specific to certain degrees such as Ngā Rangahautira (Māori law students), Ngā Tāura Ūmanga, (Māori Commerce students), and Te Hōhaieti o Te Reo Māori (Reo Māori Society).
Alongside the formalities of being a student association, we also organise and host a number of events throughout the year: social events to network and get to know other tauira Māori, social sports, study wānanga, numerous noho, and our main event of the year, Te Pō Whakanui.
If you are wanting to know more, head to the second floor of the Student Union Building on Kelburn campus where you’ll find the Ngāi Tauira Common Room. The room will have tauira in there all week ready to answer any of your questions!