Named Rooms

Meeting rooms at some sites have Māori names that relate to places and things associated with research undertaken by Manaaki Whenua over the years.

Some have special pounamu (Nephrite Jade) name plates. The plates are made of pounamu gifted by Ngāi Tahu.

Te Waihora Room, Fleming Building, Lincoln Te Waihora (aka Lake Ellesmere) is a prominent feature of the local area, and important taonga for the local hapu.
Haumata Room, Corporate Building, Lincoln Haumata means snow-grass or carpet-grass (Chionochloa australis).
Kererū Room, Fleming Building, Lincoln The kererū or wood pidgeon is a distinctive feature of bush in and around Canterbury.
Harakeke Room, Fleming Building, Lincoln Manaaki Whenua is kaitiaki of a collection of traditional weaving cultivars of harakeke (NZ flax, Phormium spp.).