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Te Roopū Whai Pūtake 30th Anniversary Reunion

13/14 April 2023, University of Otago – Nau mai, hoki mai

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōnā te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōna Te Ao.

He karanga tenei ki a koutou katoa te hunga Māori i ako i te Kaupeka Ture ki Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtakou - nau mai hoki mai ki Ōtakou a te 13/14 Aperira 2023 hei whakanuia te 30 tau o te whakatūria o Te Roopu Whai Putake.


Save the Date

A call for all Otago Māori Law School Te Roopū Whai Pūtake Alumni to return to Otago to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Te Roopū Whai Pūtake on 13/14 April 2023 (followed by the Otago Law School 150th Celebrations: 14/15 April 2023).

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Programme details for the Whai Pūtake reunion 


Keynote speakers include:

  • Māori Land Court Judge Rachel Parata Mullins
  • Professor Jacinta Ruru
  • Te Roopū Whai Pūtake founding president Kristen Maynard
  • A panel of Jolene Patuawa-Tuilave Māori Leadership in Law Scholarship recipients


A big mihi to our sponsor, Niche Recruitment and its Kaiwhakahaere Matua/Managing Director Carl Church (Kai Tahu), a proud Otago Law School graduate.


Whakawhanaungatanga is the focus of our reunion – we would love to see you there.

Ngā manaakitanga o Te Runga Rawa ki a koutou katoa.

Te Roopū Whai Pūtake 30th Anniversary Reunion Organising Komiti:
Alice Anderson, Awhina Clark Tahana, Carl Church, Mila Urlich, Paula J Wilson, Warren Moffat.


For any queries please contact:

Te Roopū Whai Pūtake 30th Anniversary Reunion Organising Komiti c/o Paula J. Wilson

Mobile: 021-162-5212
Email: paulawilson@hendersonreeves.co.nz

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