MAIA Maori Development Centre
Maia Māori Development Centre is a “one-stop” support and development centre for Māori students, their whanau and staff at Unitec.
- M for Manaaki: Student spaces like home away from home! Kitchen, couches & computers.
- A for Academic Support: Qualified academic tutors. FREE and FRIENDLY.
- I for Inspirational: We’re here to see your dreams come true. Ask for a Mentor!
- A for Ask: If we can’t help you we will find the person on campus who can!
The centre promotes and maintains an awareness of Unitec’s programmes in the Māori community and provides:
- Course advice for new and prospective students
- Enrolment advice for new students
- Assistance with the acknowledgement of prior learning applications
- Financial advice, including assistance with student loans and allowances, Manaaki Tauira applications and information, and other Māori grants and scholarships
- Academic learning support, including one-to-one, small group and workshop sessions in course-related mathematics, study skills and word processing
- A counselling service
- Specific social and cultural support for Māori students and their whanau
- Advocacy service and administration
- A base for Māori staff support via Te Roopu Mataara.
The strength that Maia provides for students and staff encompasses manawanui, love and compassion, as well as toa, physical strength, maia, spiritual strength, and kaha, emotional and intellectual strength.
Maia has a strong developmental and proactive focus and works closely with other Unitec support services and Puukenga: School of Māori Education. While Maia’s services are particularly oriented toward Māori, all Unitec students are welcome.
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Locations, Hours and Contacts
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Mt Albert Campus: Puukenga, Building 171
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm
Ph: 815 4321 ext. 7093
Email: maia@unitec.ac.nz
Waitakere Campus: Building 500
Drop-in Thursdays 9am-3pm
Ph: 815 4321 ext. 73721
Email: maia@unitec.ac.nz
Northern Campus:
Tuesdays, 8.30am - 12pm
Ph: 815 4321 ext. 8616
Email: maia@unitec.ac.nz