Pacific Community Engagement, University of Otago

Congratulations Vai!!

Respected elder in the Niue community, Vaitoelau 'Vai' Kumitau, has spent decades supporting families and students who move to Dunedin ❤️

She has helped them navigate homesickness and encouraging them to speak Vagahau Niue - the Niue language.

Vai is one of five Pacific community champions nominated by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples for the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, recognised for her services to the Niue community.

Known as a 'nana' to many Pacific students, Vai has been a piece of home, helping them stay connected to their culture and identity.

Read about Vai's journey: https://bit.ly/4oMFbIn

“This is crucially important for Christians. If we believe that creation is a gift, part of our faithfulness to God is care for creation,” Anglican Bishop of Dunedin, the Right Reverend Dr Anne van Gend.

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Otago Foreign Policy School celebrates 60 years New Zealand has a vital stake in examining its position in the midst of a faltering international rules-based order, a leading University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researcher says.

Dr Malani receives honorary doctorate THE Turaga na Gonesau and Fijian medical practitioner Dr Ratu Joji Malani was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Otago in New […]

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Top 200 looks good on us - and the numbers agree 😎 The latest QS World University Rankings are out, and we’re proud to be ranked at 198🌎 With over 1,500 institutions evaluated, QS offers the most comprehensive view of global higher education 💙💛

Read more here ⬇️
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Honouring our Land
Honouring our Fanua, Fenua
Honouring our Leaders
Malo Áupito-Kiaorana!!

Queenstown Lakes District a ‘living lab’ for Otago postgraduates When a region that’s undergoing rapid growth and unique economic and environmental pressures offers itself up to a university business school as a ‘living lab’, the town-and-gown synergy of it all is quite irresistible.

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Study the biblical prophets in the context of the phenomenon of prophecy in the ancient Near East and explore the content, structure, theology and overall message of the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea to Malachi, and Daniel in their historical contexts.

Taught by Associate Prof James Harding, on campus and by distance, semester 2, 2026.