Education / December 2019
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Making their mark
- The Learning Connexion
- Two talented street artists from The Learning Connexion School of Creativity and Art have combined their creative forces to take out a top prize in the annual Resene Mural Masterpieces competition.
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The Learning Connexion, Eastern Hutt Road, Pomare, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Expert Jeweller brings rich history to The Learning Connexion
- The Learning Connexion
- Looking for a beautiful way to start the new decade? As part of The Learning Connexion’s Summer Skills, expert designer jeweller Sally Laing will be a running a workshop on the art of jewellery enamelling.
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Music festival drug testing assessment to be led by Wellington University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have received funding to examine the effectiveness of drug checking programmes at music festivals.
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PTA EoY Newsletter 19 December 19
- Kelburn Normal School
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Finding the funny side in nursing care
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Have you ever been cared for by a nurse who made you laugh? Research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington shows the nurse may have been utilising a crucial component of their professional toolkit.
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University closedown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The University is closed from 5pm Thursday 19 December and will re-open at 8am Monday 6 January.
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Victoria Abroad becomes Wellington Global Exchange
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria Abroad has officially become Wellington Global Exchange as part of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s brand refresh.
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Wellington Athletes selected for NZ Secondary Schools Team
- College Sport Wellington
- Three Wellington athletes have been selection for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics team following good performances at the NZ Nationals.
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The problem with cutting access to our archives
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A widely praised move by the Government to teach New Zealanders more about their history has been followed by a decision to cut public access to the national archives. Why?
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The language of snoring
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What do you think about snoring? It turns out your views are likely to depend on whether or not you’ve Googled it.
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University to host QS Subject Focus Summit
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will host the upcoming QS Subject Focus Summit on the theme ‘Power Shifts in the Asia-Pacific: Large and Small State Perspectives’ from 19 to 21 February 2020 in Wellington.
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Adapting for the future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The urgent need for carbon emission reductions and better adaptation tools is what drives Dr Judy Lawrence, Senior Research Fellow at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Climate Change Research Institute.
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The Bird's Eye View 13 December 2019
- Kelburn Normal School
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The fight for our native plants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Julie Deslippe and Dr Justyna Giejsztowt discuss the ways we can tackle the threats climate change poses to our native alpine plants.
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8 Key tips for artists from Lisa Walker
- The Learning Connexion
- Renowned New Zealand jeweller Lisa Walker (pictured right, with TLC Jewellery tutor Hanne Eriksen Mapp) offered some important advice to students at The Learning Connexion School of Creativity and Art, at their end of year exhibition: Keep making.
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Fresh talent showcased in Turbine | Kapohau 2019
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This year’s issue of Turbine | Kapohau, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s annual online literary journal from the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), has now been published.
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Playing the conservation game
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent PhD graduate Dr Ox Lennon is using computer game technology to help protect New Zealand skinks.
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'Dazzling, jauntily comic' novel wins Wellington University creative writing prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A comic novel has been awarded the 2019 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).
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Wellington graduand providing care for communities in need
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nurse and midwife Anne Dymond has returned home in time to attend her Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduation, after spending two weeks in Samoa providing care amidst the measles epidemic.
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Protecting online privacy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is one of the biggest issues of the times–how can we protect our privacy online in the face of increasingly clever marketing and retailing ploys?
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Police drama series wins Wellington University Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A television drama series fictionalising events around the Te Urewera police raids of 2007 has been awarded the 2019 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Support the key to science success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Elaina Kelland is about to graduate with her Bachelor of Biomedical Science but she already has her eye on further study.
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Back of mind – Ollie Krijnen(St Pat’s, Silverstream) fastest junior in New Zealand
- College Sport Wellington
- In July 2018, Ollie Krijnen was playing football at Fraser Park when his temperamental back completely imploded.
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PhD research sheds light on impact of post-disaster insurance payments
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Insurers must speed up pay-outs after disasters if local economies are to recover quickly, according to new research from a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduand.
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Celebrating Wellington's newest graduates
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The capital city will see over 1,400 students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington celebrate the successful completion of their degree this week.
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Uncaging Jojo
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Award-winning movie Jojo Rabbit was written and directed by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus Taika Waititi, but it began with a book called Caging Skies, written by alumna Dr Christine Leunens.
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Telling stories through stone
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Brett Keno (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Tahu) is a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington commerce graduate who switched careers from working in the banking and finance sector to become a successful stone carving artist and sculptor.
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Funding to reduce the impact of natural hazards in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received funding from the Earthquake Commission (EQC) for projects designed to help reduce the impact of natural hazards on New Zealand’s homes, towns and cities.
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Junior Prizegiving 2019
- Wellington High School
- On Friday 6 December in our final event for 2019, we celebrated our Junior Prizegiving.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Research lifts the lid on the influence of pornography
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Society needs a more critical, nuanced, and gendered understanding of pornography in the digital age, says Samantha Keene, who graduates with a PhD in Criminology from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington this week.
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Three wins in 10 minutes highlights golden day on the track for Wellington athletes
- College Sport Wellington
- It was a golden day on the track in atrocious conditions for College Sport Wellington region athletes at the 47th NSZZA Track and Field Championships on Sunday.
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The Bird's Eye View 6 December 2019
- Kelburn Normal School
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Junior Prizegiving 2019
- Wellington High School
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Illustrious public servant to receive honorary degree
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dame Margaret Bazley ONZ, one of New Zealand’s most distinguished and respected public servants, will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington during a graduation ceremony in December.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 8)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Today we are celebrating our Junior Prizegiving and the end of the school year.
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Principal’s Message – End of Term 4, 2019
- Wellington High School
- At the start of the year assemblies I spoke about a number of things.
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Mediators resolve 80 percent of disputes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Numbering around 1,000 a year, commercial mediations play an important role in the New Zealand economy by resolving disputes, saving time and money for users, supporting commercial relationships and reducing pressure on the court system.
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The flip from protectiveness to violence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Matt Hammond examines the belief that women ought to reciprocate men’s romantic interest, which can fuel aggression when those men face rejection.
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Building pre-schoolers’ language learning confidence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers are developing a world-leading programme aimed at giving multilingual pre-schoolers the confidence and tools to improve their language skills.
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Wellington hosting NZSS Track & Field Championships
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- Wellington hosts this weekend’s 47th New Zealand Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships and 45th Road Running Championships.
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Local kaumātua honoured by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Sir Matiu Rei, one of the country’s most esteemed Māori leaders, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington this month.
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Year 9 Beach Day – notification of change of plans
- Wellington High School
- With a dismal weather forecast for tomorrow including strongly gusting winds and rain for most of the day, we have taken the decision to cancel the Year 9 Beach Picnic.
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Itinerant Music Lessons for 2020
- Wellington Girls' College
- Itinerant Music Lessons are now full for 2020. If you would like to place your daughter’s name on the waiting list please fill out this form. Places do sometimes become available at the start of, or during the year, as circumstances for students change. We will email you if a place becomes available.
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The science of the incessant wind
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two months of incessant wind is “getting a bit unusual, even for Wellington”, weather and climate scientist Professor James Renwick of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington says.
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Giving Tree – SPCA – Thankyou
- Wellington Girls' College
- We would like to say a big THANK YOU for all the donations left for the SPCA, everything will be much appreciated especially over the coming holiday season.
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Leading historian honoured by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor James Belich, one of New Zealand’s most distinguished historians, will be awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington at a graduation ceremony this month.
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Sharing New Zealand’s Antarctic expertise with the world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Professor Tim Naish is one of only eight scientists from around the world invited to speak at the first Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly on in London.
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New Zealand innovation headed for space
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A research collaboration between Wellington Faculty of Engineering’s Robinson Research Institute and UNSW Canberra Space will accelerate the adoption of novel technology for use in satellites.
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The Bird's Eye View 29 November 2019
- Kelburn Normal School
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2019 Junior Ki-o-Rahi Championship Results
- College Sport Wellington
- 2019 Junior Ki-o-Rahi Championship Results Hosted by Wellington College, Thursday 28th November Boys Winner: Wellington College Runner Up: Porirua College Girls Winner: St Marys College Runner Up: St Marys College Mixed Winner: Mana College Runner Up: Tawa College(Blue) The post 2019 Junior Ki-o-Rahi Championship Results appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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2019 Junior Bowls Championship Results
- College Sport Wellington
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