Te Fale Pouāwhina
Ā mātou kaupapa whakaaro | Our vision
Te Fale Pouāwhina is dedicated to advancing the scholarship and aspirations of our tauira Māori and Pacific. We are passionate about delivering an academic learning service that is founded on Māori and Pacific ways of being.
Through mahi tahi with the Waipapa Taumata Rau Māori and Pacific hapori, our kaupapa is to tautoko tauira to be successful in their academic haerenga.
Te mahi ā mātou | What we are about
Te Fale Pouāwhina are a whānau of experienced Māori and Pacific Academic Learning Advisers.
We can assist you to enhance your academic capabilities. Our service offers akoako, awheawhe, ngā rangahau ko tuitui and study fono.
'Ka taea te takahi wai e koe ki runga i te mōhio o ngā toka'
You can walk on water when you know where the rocks are!
We know where the rocks are!
He aha ā mātou mahi | Learn what we do
Akoako
- Kōrero/talanoa with one of our Pouāwhina kanohi ki te kanohi | face-to-face or online.
- Contact one of our Pouāwhina to schedule an appointment - email or stop by our office.
- Use our drop-in service, no appointment needed - see below for our times.
Awheawhe
- Workshops run by TFP or in collaboration with different support
services such as Tuakana, New Start, Leadership Through Learning, etc. - Workshops include writing, studying, reading, and academic skills.
- Post-graduate student support services with Matt and Mona:
- Po ako: an online writing and researching group
- Talanoa: weekly talanoa/kōrero led by postgraduates or graduate students about their research experience
- Wānanga: dedicated time to focus on research activities with limited distractions
- Mara ki Ma’ala: hauroa catch-up
Study Fono
- Learning assistants hold dedicated study sessions for everyone or
specific faculties/associations.
Whakapā mai | Get in touch with us
Matt Tarawa
He uri o Tauranga Moana
Monday 9-10am
Mona O'Shea
Koe tokotaha (Tonga)
Tuesday 3-4pm
Leonnie Toki (Law/Arts)
Vava'u Neiafu and Tuanuku (Tonga), Alofi and Hakapu (Niue)
Thursday 12-1pm
Lauryn Ah Mu (Health Science)
Malapo and Holonga (Tonga), Aleisa and Malaela (Samoa)
Wednesday 12-1pm
Taine Naera (Engineering)
He uri o Te Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe
Friday 11am-12pm
Maddy France (Science)
Aleisa and Tapatapao (Samoa)
Monday 12-1pm
Tūwāhi | Location
Room 315-131
Kate Edger Information Commons
9 Symonds Street
City Campus
Whāiā mātou | Follow us
