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TE RANGIHĪROA COLLEGE | TE WHARE WHAKAMARU O TE RANGIHĪROA
CAMPUS AND COLLEGIATE LIFE SERVICES | TE URU KAHIKA

About us | Mō mātou

The University of Otago is renowned for its residential college communities, with 15 unique colleges supporting thousands of first-year students on their tertiary journey.

Opening in 2024, Te Rangihīroa is the newest and most modern of these colleges. Named after the University of Otago’s first Māori medical graduate, Te Rangihīroa/ Sir Peter Buck, the name was gifted to the University by Te Rangihīroa’s iwi, Ngāti Mutunga.

Ngāti Mutunga envisions that like a wellspring deep within Papatūānuku (the earth), which quenches the thirst of weary travellers, so too will the college provide sanctuary for students on their educational journey.

The values and mana of this extraordinary individual are woven throughout the building, from the...