Who can join MAI ki Poneke?
We welcome any Māori or First Nations person who is:
- enrolled for a PhD or is thinking about enrolling for a PhD
- based in Wellington
- able to attend MAI meetings
We also welcome any Māori or First Nations PhD student or prospective student who:
- would like to join a friendly network of Māori and First Nations postgraduate students for support, information and advice
- is seeking opportunities to learn more about the doctoral research process and improve their own research skills
- is interested in enrolling for a PhD but isn't sure how to go about it
Overseas students
Finally, we welcome the many Māori students studying at Universities overseas who want to use this website to keep in touch with Māori postgraduate students based in Aotearoa. Nau mai, haere mai!
Join MAI ki Poneke
Your first point of contact will be one of these people:
Dennis Ngawhare, Administrator
Email: maikiponeke@vuw.ac.nz
50 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140
Telephone: (04) 463 5314
Fax: (04) 463 5243
If you'd like to find out more about doing a PhD see our Getting started section or contact us.




