Education / January 2018
February 2018 | December 2017-
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Time is right for true Māori-Crown partnership
- Victoria University of Wellington
- At this time of year, as we move from the celebrations at Ratana pā to the commemorations of the Treaty signing at Waitangi, the Crown/Māori relationship is inevitably in the spotlight. But there are signs that this year may mark a shift in how the government views the Treaty partnership – away from seeing it through a lens of historical grievance, claims and contestation.
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Victoria research examines young men's experiences of suicide bereavement
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research from Victoria University of Wellington reveals that a key aspect of young men's experiences of suicide bereavement is ubiquitous silence.
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Child poverty fight requires political consensus
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The hardest task the child poverty bill faces will potentially be retaining cross-party support in the long term, writes Professor Jonathan Boston.
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New director for Victoria's Miramar Creative Centre
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria's newly launched Miramar Creative Centre recently welcomed its inaugural director, Dr Paul Wolffram.
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Curtain call
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Finn Shepherd was waiting to find out if he had been accepted onto the International Institute of Modern Letters' (IIML) Master's in Scriptwriting when he applied to be the inaugural summer scholar for the MFA (Creative Practice) theatre showcase
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Information for the first week back at school
- Wellington High School
- Kia ora whānau and caregivers of all our students, I hope you have all had a relaxing holiday and have begun the new year feeling recharged.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Cat’s Eyes don’t blink: the complexities of compound words
- Victoria University of Wellington
- How do we create and interpret certain words? One of the world's leading authorities on compound words, Emeritus Professor Laurie Bauer from Victoria's School of Linguistics and Applied Language, puts the pieces of the puzzle together.
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The case against 'party hopping'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- MPs can't govern effectively if they can decide to jump ship whenever they wish, argues Victoria Professor of Comparative Politics Jack Vowles.
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Should we swallow a nuclear rat?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand may have to compromise on its ideals to help prevent war on the Korean peninsula, writes Victoria's Professor of Strategic Studies, Robert Ayson.
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How the law works, high above us
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With space a growing industry, including in New Zealand, treaties governing activity have never been more important, says Emeritus Professor Sir Ken Keith from Victoria's School of Law.
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And Justice for all
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Bevan Marten from Victoria's School of Law is offering to fight a baby name ban for free if parents want to challenge the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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AI doomsday scenarios obscure production outrages of today
- Victoria University of Wellington
- To a great many people the world is already under the control of a powerful machine indifferent to their wellbeing, writes Dr Grant Otsuki, a Victoria Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology.
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