Victoria University and Kelburn
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Te Herenga Waka alumni celebrated in 2026 King’s Birthday Honours
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Te Ripowai Pauline Higgins, QSM (Ngāi Tūhoe) and distinguished alumnus Sir Peter Francis Boshier are among those recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours.
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The price of winning at all costs—wellbeing in high-performance sport
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent graduate Wayne Aquila’s Master of Commerce research suggests that while care is often promised in elite sporting environments, it isn’t always delivered.
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Te Herenga Waka mourns the passing of Professor Sir Hirini Moko Mead
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The vision and leadership of Tā Hirini Moko Mead saw the establishment of Te Herenga Waka marae, and provided a bedrock of mātauranga Māori scholarship.
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Jordan Payne tackles rural mental health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Former Chiefs player, Jordan Payne, has stepped off the rugby field and into a new arena, completing a PhD focusing on rural mental health in Aotearoa.
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Personal and professional meet at the National Music Centre
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When Professor Sally Jane Norman steps into the National Music Centre for the first time, one seat in the Adam Auditorium will hold a very special family connection.
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Comment: The missing Budget funding for primary healthcare
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If political cycles were put aside, and a longer-term view was taken, every health and economic argument would favour significant investment in primary healthcare, writes Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys.
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A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research into the ancient Whakamaru supereruption reveals how multiple underground magma systems combined to unleash one of Earth’s most explosive events. Anna Miller explains.
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‘Like drinking from a firehose’—what it’s like to be the human in the AI loop
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Generating AI ‘workslop’ is cheap and fast, but quality oversight by humans needs to be budgeted for and valued by organisations, write Mary Tate and Haibo Yang.
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Kupe scholarship supports a passion for improving mental health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nia Road has no doubt about the impact the Kupe scholarship has had on her life: “I wouldn’t be where I am without it. And I don’t think I would be who I am without it either.”
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The push for a smaller public service risks coming at a larger cost for New Zealanders, researchers say
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Sweeping public sector reforms assume fewer jobs and more AI will deliver better value for taxpayers. But that is far from certain, write Barbara Allen, Jonathan Boston, and Michael Macaulay.
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Te Herenga Waka graduates stand tall
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduation week, and the city is buzzing as students collect caps and gowns from Kelburn campus, and loved ones from airports and stations.
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India is a ‘country of countries’—NZ business needs a regional strategy to make the trade deal work
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Despite the promise held in the free trade agreement, those at the coalface of building business relationships in India have to be realistic about the challenges, writes Revti Raman Sharma.
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Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime
- Victoria University of Wellington
- There are signs the country's climate disclosure regime may be driving a trend towards 'greenhushing'—not saying much at all about climate risks, writes Hang Pham.
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Choosing midwifery as a mature student
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For Daisy Wright, being invited to participate in the birthing experience of expecting whānau is an incredible privilege.
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Village of support helps educational psychology graduate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A mix of self-care and wraparound support from university and family, has all helped Ayra Richmond’s ambition to practice and become registered, and employed as an educational psychologist.
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Understanding the support needs of wāhine Māori after prison
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Culture, whānau and Māori-specific support have been shown to be essential for wāhine Māori to rebuild their lives after prison, according to new research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Te reo Māori is not the issue. Our failure to plan for the future is.
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Rawinia Higgins, our Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori and Kaitiakitanga and Māori Language Commissioner explains why supporting te reo Māori isn't about putting English speakers second.
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Theatre graduate nails MFA with hardware musical
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Lizzie Bysouth applied tools of a different trade when she used her part-time job at Mitre 10 as inspiration for a required Master of Fine Arts performance.
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The path no cyclone can shatter
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With feet still firmly planted on Sāmoan soil, Taitaifono Tamati began planting the seeds for his future—ones that would be sure to bring him back to his roots.
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Becoming a kaiako who genuinely cares about the next generation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Inspired by her teachers growing up, Kaleea Ohlson-O'Callaghan always knew she wanted to become a kaiako who genuinely cares about the next generation.
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Looking backwards for a compassionate future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Helena Palmer has forged her own path at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and her journey is fashioned as much by history as by a deep commitment to kindness and community.
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Nature is good for business, new research finds
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nature has been doing more economic work than some have given it credit for, write Paul Griffin and Martien Lubberink.
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The researcher who’s shaken up Earth Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Not many of us can lay claim to hammering seismic energy into the hallowed turf of Wellington’s renowned "cake tin" stadium, but Emeritus Professor Tim Stern can.
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Six remarkable New Zealand climate solutions nominated for the 2026 Earthshot Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As the only university that’s an official nominator in New Zealand, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is privileged to announce its choice of nominees for the 2026 Earthshot Prize.
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Vale Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is with sadness that Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington farewells Sir Kenneth Keith ONZ KBE PC KC, who passed away on 13 May.
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Te Herenga Waka connection strong for Ockham Book Awards winners
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Six of the nine prizes at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards were awarded to writers who have walked the halls of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Changing climate law to prevent civil cases 'removes a key protection for NZ citizens'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A planned law change will gut the capacity of tort law to curb climate harms, write Bjørn-Oliver Magsig and Graeme Austin.
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Gift of 3D body scanner inspires a burst of creativity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Kura Hoahoa—School of Design Innovation’s aim to become New Zealand’s premier digital scanning lab was given a boost last year when alumnus Michael Hurle gifted the school a custom-built 3D body scanner.
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Climate change means more landslides in NZ—but new tech can help reduce the risk
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Landslides are already one of Aotearoa’s most costly and dangerous natural hazards. Being able to identify where risk is highest means better decisions about where and how we build, writes Oliver Wigmore.
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Front entrance of Student Union closed
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Due to damage sustained during the recent storm, the front entrance and Level 4 of the Student Union Building remain closed.
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