Mara Ki Ma’ala for Māori and Pacific ECRs
Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Malo ni, Ni sa bula vinaka, Kia ora!
What is Mara Ki Ma’ala?
Mara Ki Ma’ala (MKM) is a holistic mentoring initiative based at the University of Auckland, developed to help our Māori and Pacific mentees to grow academically, professionally and culturally. It is a hauora-based model underpinned by our cultural values of aroha, faka’apa’apa, tautua and fetokoni’aki and we use tokoua vs tehina (tuākana vs teina) approach.
The mentoring style is underpinned by the te whare tapa whā model, with four dimensions of wellbeing developed by Sir Mason Durie in 1984, which is reflected through other Pacific cultures, such as the Fonofale model in Samoan culture (Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann).
How does it work?
The intention of MKM is for the mentor and mentee to talanoa, reflect, identify successes and challenges, create opportunities for improvement and be a source of support to each other. Mentor and mentee usually meet fortnightly.
How do I sign up?
If you are interested in signing up for our mentoring programme, please email us on maurice-wilkins-centre@auckland.ac.nz