Welcome | Mihi

Tēnei te ruru
E koukou mai nei
Kīhai mahitihiti
Kīhai marakaraka
Te upokonui o te ruru terekou
He pō he pō
He ao ka awatea

Tahuri ana au ki te tihi o te mauka e kīa nei ko Aoraki
Nahana ko Pukaki te roto, nahana ko Waitakitaki te awa

Tēnā koutou
Kai te mihi ki a koutou te manawhenua o tēnei motu
Ko Te Waka o Aoraki

Ki kā kairakahau maha, tēnā hoki koutou.
Nau mai, tahuti mai ki tēnei paetukutuku.

Our Work

Our research teams draw from social and environmental sciences to address local and global sustainability challenges.  We collaborate with communities, iwi, farmers, companies, government agencies and many others. Our intent is to inform choices, adaptations and transformations through research that is relevant to both policy and practice.

The Centre's research includes agricultural sustainability, indigenous environmental management, energy transitions and societal responses to climate change.

Our Research Centre

The Centre for Sustainability is based in the Geography Department within the Division of Humanities.

Our interdisciplinary teams include researchers from a wide range of specialties within the University of Otago, as well as other universities and research agencies in New Zealand and internationally.

We host postgraduate students, interns and international visitors. Our goals and objectives are outlined in our Strategic Plan.