During a recent report given to the Otago University Council, vice-chancellor Prof David Skegg noted that Dr Te Momo's comments had been circulated throughout the country through a recent AUS newsletter.
The newsletter noted the university had recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Ngati Toa, a Maori tribal grouping based partly in the lower North Island.
"The signing is an exemplar for other universities and tertiary education providers to follow, particularly with regard to developing and maintaining positive treaty partnerships with iwi Maori," Dr Te Momo said in the newsletter.
Dr Te Momo noted that Otago University was also involved with Te Tapuae o Rehua, a joint venture involving five South Island tertiary education institutions.
At the council last week, Prof Skegg also tabled wide-ranging review remarks which he had made in the university's recently released 2007 annual report.
In those remarks, he noted the number of Maori students attending Otago University had increased even more markedly than in previous years - up from 1368 in 2006 to 1535 last year, a 12.2% increase.
Maori students now accounted for 8.5% of domestic enrolments at Otago, he said.
The proportion of Maori students remaining at university and completing their qualifications was higher at Otago than at New Zealand universities in general.
"This must partly reflect the support provided by our Maori centre and other services," he said.
The number of Pacific Islands students at Otago University had also increased, from 545 in 2006 to 584 last year.
These students benefited from the advice and support of the university's Pacific Islands Centre, he said.