MAI ki Aronui - AUT's branch of Te Kupenga o MAI

MAI ki Aronui is the AUT branch of a national network designed to support Māori and Indigenous postgraduate students, Te Kupenga o MAI, funded by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.

MAI ki Aronui holds regular weekend wānanga at Ngā Wai o Horotiu marae, arranges or attends writing retreats, and sends representatives to the annual MAI conference, among other activities.

Members communicate with each other mainly through the Facebook group

Wānanga programme

Regular weekend wānanga offer students the chance to meet and network with peers, spend time writing or hear from guest speakers. Saturday is when we schedule our speakers, presentations and main kaupapa.

There are opportunities to noho (sleepover) where the marae is available from Friday evenings until Sunday afternoon, so you can dedicate the weekend to your research.

Upcoming wānanga

Friday 28 March

• 5pm: Mihi Whakatau and whakawhanaungatanga
• 5.30pm: Kai
• 6pm: Set up beds and study time

Saturday 29 March

• 8am: Marae pack down and breakfast set up
• 9am: Mihi whakatau and whakawhanaungatanga
• 10am: Whaikairo workshop with Zena Elliott
• 12pm: Lunch (everyone helps with clean up)
• 1pm: Study time
• 5pm: Close the whare

Impressions of MAI ki Aronui