The University of Otago has specific policies to cover koha, Pacific gifting, and accepting gifts, benefits, and gratuities.
- Gifts, benefits, and gratuities may be offered to staff. University policies determine whether these can be accepted.
- Koha is the Māori custom of giving spontaneous gifts in return for unsolicited services.
- Pacific gifting occupies a similar position in many Pacific cultures to koha within Māori culture. It is used here to reflect a variety of similar, though discrete, Pacific customs.