In 2004, Otago Polytechnic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the four Araiteuru Papatipu Rūnaka, or local Māori councils: Te Rūnanga ō Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Runangaō  Ōtākou, and Hokonui Rūnanga. It was reviewed, revised and re-signed by all parties in 2013.
In 2004, Otago Polytechnic entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the four Araiteuru Papatipu Rūnaka, or local Māori councils: Te Rūnanga ō Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Runangaō  Ōtākou, and Hokonui Rūnanga. It was reviewed, revised, and re-signed by all parties in 2013.