Nau mai haere mai tauti mai ki tenei pae tukutuku mo te rangahau. This guide offers information and links to resources and services for students of Indigenous Studies.
Here are four of the best places to start searching for resources:
There are Library sessions and workshops provided specifically for Postgraduate students. For more information and to register book now by Zoom or face-to- face.
Information sessions 10-11am (via Zoom) or 2-3pm (face-to-face) on Wednesdays
Hands-on Workshops 10-11.30am (via Zoom) or 2-3.30pm (face-to-face) on Tuesdays and Thursdays
There are six libraries on campus and you can use all of them.
Each library has:
Use your ID card as your library card to borrow books.
All library notices are sent to your University email account.
Central Library - Te Whare Pukapuka Matua
Subject area: Commerce & Humanities
Located in the Information Services Building on the corner of Albany & Cumberland
Health Sciences Library - Te Whare Pukapuka Whaiora
Subject area: Health Sciences and also serves the Southern DHB
Located in the Sayers Building opposite Dunedin Hospital
Hocken Collections - Te Uare Tāoka o Hākena
Subject area: histories, cultures and natural environments of Aotearoa, the Pacific and Antarctica with special emphasis on southern New Zealand
Located at the corner of Anzac Avenue and State Highway 88
Hocken Collections is a reference-only research library, gallery & archive open to both the University and the public. See more on the Hocken website.
Sir Robert Stout Law Library - Te Whare Pukapuka Ture
Subject area: Law
Located on the 8th floor of the Richardson building in the heart of campus
Robertson Library - Te Whare Pukapuka Mātauranga
Subject area: Education and also serves the Otago Polytechnic*
Located on Union St East
*Polytech students use the Polytech Library website to access Library services & resources
Science Library - Te Whare Pukapuka Pūtaiao
Subject area: sciences, medical sciences and Health Science First Year
Located in the Science III building next to the St David St Lecture Theatre
The 'First International Conference on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples' was held in Whakatāne from June 12 to 18, 1993. This resulted in the Mātaatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples', commonly referred to as the Mātaatua Declaration.
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday 13 September 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States) and 11 abstentions (Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Colombia, Georgia, Kenya, Nigeria, Russian Federation, Samoa and Ukraine).
Te Huka Mātauraka Māori Centre
Te Roopū Māori Māori Students' Association
Te Pokapū mā kā ākoka o kā Moutere o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa Pacific Islands Centre
Whaowhia Te Kete Mātauraka Student Learning Development