A sometimes-neglected aim of education in the context of Maori, the tangata whenau (indigenous peoples) of Aotearoa New Zealand, is to build Maori students (tauira) as Maori, a process that supports them to navigate the academic world as well as enhancing their "Maoritanga" (Maori practices, beliefs, way of life). Notions of educational quality, therefore, involve wellbeing--the extent to which Maori tauira flourish as individuals and as collectives. Talking with Maori tauira is a helpful way of inquiring into this area because of the power of dialogic engagement to enhance thought and action. In this article, we draw on video-based dialogic research to present two significant aspects of Maori tertiary tauira experiences that focus on wellbeing and "Maoritanga." What might seem like mundane aspects of tertiary life--finding a friend and connecting with other Maori--emerge as significant in the development of four Maori university students. Lessons for tertiary providers include the value of paying attention to collective ways of creating wellbeing and the potential of formal support structures to moderate the isolating effect on Maori of enrolment in a tertiary institution.