Education / April 2020
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Geopolitics after COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Given our inability to expect responsible leadership from China or the US, and the risks of reigniting the spread of COVID-19, coalitions of the trusted will only emerge slowly, write Professor Robert Ayson and Associate Professor David Capie.
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Why religion will look different after COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Coronavirus will have profound and epoch-making implications for religion, write Dr Philip Fountain and Dr Geoffrey Troughton.
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COVID Kai research explores how cooking, shopping, and eating has changed during lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- From sourdough starters to supermarket queues, the COVID-19 lockdown has influenced our eating and cooking behaviour. Now researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland are contributing to a global survey looking at these changes.
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The risk of welcoming stealth billionaires
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Publicity-seeking billionaires like Donald Trump and Richard Branson are less concerning than those that avoid the spotlight, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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We'e done this before and it was so much harder
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Reading the letters of servicemen and women is astonishingly illuminating of everyday family life during the two world wars, writes Professor Kate Hunter.
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Update on halls of residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has advised students who have rooms in its halls of residence that the 100 percent discount it has applied to the cost of the rooms during the level 4 lock down will come to an end after 28 April.
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COVID 19 – NZ Rugby update (24 April)
- College Sport Wellington
- Please see below and attached updates and advice from NZ Rugby regarding Return to Play Guidelines, following consultation with Government and Sport NZ.
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Weekly Wrap Up, (Weeks 1 & 2, Term 2)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 28 April: Teacher only day 29 April: School open for Years 9 & 10 who have registered their intention only.
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Sport NZ & School Sport NZ Update – 24 April
- College Sport Wellington
- School Sport NZ and Sport NZ have provided updates on Winter Tournament Week, and on what can and cant be done during alert level 3.
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Work, but not as we know it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If we see the COVID-19 lockdown as a catalyst for the evolution of its workforce, there are a few things New Zealand could do to make sure it lands well, write Malcolm Foo and Professor Alexander Richter.
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Is local government up to the COVID-19 recovery?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What's coming demands innovative and agile responses, and central government alone can't provide the answer, writes Dr Chris Eichbaum.
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Āwhina providing cultural connection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Ani Eparaima and her team at Āwhina are focused on fostering and celebrating Māori student success. Over the lockdown, they have been making sure the 1,800 Māori students enrolled at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington remain healthy in body and mind.
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Teaching in Lockdown: Keri-Mei Zagrobelna
- The Learning Connexion
- Entering a new job at the beginning of a nationwide lockdown is something Keri-Mei Zagrobelna can now add to her CV.
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CSW Lock down Interviews – Episode 1. Harry Wall
- College Sport Wellington
- Sick of the lock in yet? We are! So we teamed up with the guys from College Sport Media to bring you the CSW Lock down Interviews series! Checking in with some of our athletics in the Wellington to see how lock down life is going for them.
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CSW Lock down Interviews – Episode 1. Harry Ward
- College Sport Wellington
- Sick of the lock in yet? We are! So we teamed up with the guys from College Sport Media to bring you the CSW Lock down Interviews series! Checking in with some of our athletics in the Wellington to see how lock down life is going for them.
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International research probes sexist attitudes in children
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Boys’ and girls’ attitudes towards women change as they age but the benevolent, patronising views of boys tend to linger, new international research suggests.
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Why humans take risks in a COVID-19 world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Snita Ahir-Knight explains why those vulnerable to COVID-19 might choose to avoid risks only to a certain degree.
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Should the public subsidise media companies?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Peter Thompson outlines government options for shoring up New Zealand's imperilled media.
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The freedom from lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a woman under COVID-19 lockdown, it is remarkable to be in the outdoors at night without having to walk briskly, keys in hand and cellphone at the ready, writes Dr Sarah Monod de Froideville.
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CSW Rewind – Basketball
- College Sport Wellington
- Over the next few weeks College Sport Wellington are going to be taking a visual look back at some of the last few years of our sports, highlighting special moments, teams, players and more.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s sustainability leadership recognised
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s leadership in the area of sustainability is reflected in its ranking among the top 40 universities in the world for the social impact of universities and their commitment to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals.
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COVID-19 update 21.4.2020
- Wellington High School
- Kia ora koutou We hope that Term 2 and our remote learning programme has been a success for your student(s) so far.
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Using citizen science to help monarch butterflies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Do any of the monarch butterflies in your garden have crumpled and deformed wings? Are they unable to fly and just fall to the ground? Do the pupae (chrysalis) have black spots? If so, they may have a parasite called Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (or OE) that is only found in monarch butterflies.
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The how and what of distance learning
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Learning from home is a new experience for almost everyone involved, so don't be afraid to ask questions or for help, writes Dr Cathal Doyle.
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From our bubble to yours
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This Friday, students will be able to connect with student services and the University community during Reorientation Day—an initiative co-designed by student representative groups and University staff.
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College Sport Wellington Stakeholder Update – 21 April 2020
- College Sport Wellington
- Dear students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, Firstly we want to thank you for your patience and support over the past few weeks as we all adjusted to life in lockdown.
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Whānui Newsletter Term 2 2020
- Kelburn Normal School
- Back to newsWhānui Newsletter Term 2 2020 Wed 15 Apr 2020Whānui Whanui Newsletter T2 2020.pdf
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Don’t leave home—but then go see your country
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Ian Yeoman predicts how New Zealand's tourism sector, and our personal tourism ambitions and experiences, might change in the wake of COVID-19.
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Data isn’t enough for this decision
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 numbers can only tell us so much about what kind of society we are and what is acceptable risk for the vulnerable among us, writes Courtney Addison.
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From Anzac Day to a future Lockdown Day
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The story of New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown has the makings of a powerful unifying national myth such as Gallipoli, writes Professor Nicholas Agar ahead of Anzac Day.
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Check out our KNS library website for E- reading and listening resources
- Kelburn Normal School
- Back to newsCheck out our KNS library website for E- reading and listening resources Thu 16 Apr 2020All SyndicatesAll the information is on our Library Website https://nz.
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University gains funding for COVID-19 research projects
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research projects have received fast- tracked funding for COVID-19-related work.
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Covid criminalisation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Although there to protect us, many of the Government’s recent measures have widened the net of criminal justice. When we move into a post-Covid world, we should be critical of lingering policies that may remain, writes Angus Lindsay.
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The future of energy after Covid-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This time of crisis gives us an opportunity to consider retooling and re-skilling our capabilities and positioning our future workforce to meet the challenges we face in the energy sector, writes Professor Alan Brent.
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Raise tax on well-paid until we’re through this
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The best way to share the pain of economic downturn is to lift personal tax rates for the better off, for as long as it takes to get unemployment back to pre-crisis rates, writes Dr Simon Chapple.
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CSW Rewind – Premier Rugby
- College Sport Wellington
- Over the next few weeks College Sport Wellington are going to be taking a visual look back at some of the last few years of our sports, highlighting special moments, teams, players and more.
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Voyager Media Awards
- Wellington Girls' College
- Mani Dunlop RNZ – WGC 2008 – scroll down in the attached article for Reporter in Maori Affairs
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China, Covid-19 and the end of globalisation as we knew it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For China, the handling of Covid-19 has been a tale of two halves. Its early failures undermined the possibility of an effective, joined-up international response, writes Associate Professor Jason Young.
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Let’s not end lockdown early
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Are we nearly in the clear? It's too early to tell and we can't take anything for granted, says Professor Nicholas Agar.
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What was once unthinkable becomes thinkable
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Global economic and political arrangements really do need some resetting, but the most important resets should be in our heads, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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How to tame ‘wicked problems’ like Covid-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In times of turbulence, we can't afford to react with yesterday's logic, writes Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Matevž Rašković.
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The psychology of lockdown suggests sticking to rules gets harder the longer it continues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 has forced millions of people to live under strict lockdown conditions, but the psychology of human behaviour predicts they will find it harder to stick to the rules the longer the situation continues, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland.
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The shape of New Zealand’s post-Covid-19 economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Economists across the globe are debating the shape of the post-Covid global economic recovery, writes Professor Norman Gemmell, Chair of Public Finance at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nilesh Bakshi and Maibritt Pedersen Zari talk about whether the 'white-roof' concept really works when it comes to sustainable architecture.
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Year 9 Language Selection for the rest of 2020
- Wellington High School
- The following email has gone to all Year 9 families: Term 1 was a chance for students to get a ‘taste’ of other languages.
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Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 3)
- College Sport Wellington
- What does the lockdown mean for sporting students? How has it affected them and what are they doing to stay fit and motivated? Two more local sports students are Toby Cook (Wellington College), who spent the summer preparing to travel with his school’s rugby party to Argentina and Jacob Madigan (St Patrick’s College, Kilbirnie) who was winding up his summer sport and about to start his winter code. We asked them what they are doing during lockdown: Jacob Madigan in action for St Patricks Kilbirnie (Photo by Hamish Wareham) College Sport Wellington: Please tell us what you were preparing for before the Lockdown? Toby: As I was a part of the Wellington College touring rugby squad to Argentina, 30 of us boys had been training pretty hard from the end of last year. Although three weeks before the lockdown started we were informed the trip had been cancelled, we then shifted our focus to training for the regular season which is also currently at a standstill. Jacob: I was involved with the St Pats First XI cricket team and we were nearing the end of the season with only one game left plus a T20 tournament during summer tournament week. On that same weekend we had our first preseason First XI football games up in Palmerston North, which got cancelled CSW: what you are doing to keep fit and train? Toby: Our coaches and trainers from school have been great in sending out information so you can train no matter what equipment you have. My sister was also able to bring home an erg which is a welcome change from running. As well as trying to get a session in each day I’m also trying to keep up my basic skills. Jacob: Our football coach gave us a programme to do over the lockdown period which means hopefully we can be fit going into the season. I have also been doing some technical work for football and cricket in my back garden and at the park. CSW: Please share a lockdown sports practice or training tip for your school mates and others out there in the same situation? Toby: I normally try to complete my training in the morning as I find it gets it out of the way and sets you up for the rest of the day. Another thing I’ve found helpful is our trainer turned our sessions into a competition and we have to record and send in our training and time which keeps us accountable. Jacob: Keep doing something relating to your sport. It is hard in these times to keep motivated when you can’t actually go and train and play but if you keep doing fitness or technical work, then you will be good to go when the season comes. Also track your times of what you are doing and compare them to a friend and see who can do better as a bit of motivation. CSW: Are you in contact with your sporting friends about the above and are you motivating each other remotely? Toby: As above, the majority of the squad have been videoing and sending through their workouts to our chat. This has been great as it allows us to see what everyone else is doing to motivate each other, the videos also keep us accountable for the work we are doing. Jacob: Yes, I’ve been talking to the boys about how they are going and a few of them send me daily photos of them doing the exercises. I have also been talking to friends outside of school who are doing their own fitness work just to see what they are doing and how they are going. -Story courtesy of College Sport Media The post Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 3) appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Inverlochy Covid-19 T1 2020
- Inverlochy Art School
- Hi Everyone I hope you are all well and coping with the stresses this unusual event has caused.
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Sophie Mance awarded prestigious 2020 Girdlers’ Scholarship
- Wellington High School
- Congratulations to Sophie Mance who has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Girdlers’ Scholarship.
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COVID 19 – NZ Rugby update
- College Sport Wellington
- Media Release: NZ Rugby 8 April 2020 Postponement of Community Rugby in line with Alert Levels Community and club rugby is postponed until COVID-19 alert levels are once again at a safe level for sport, in line with Ministry of Health guidance.
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Will an extended lockdown cost more lives than it saves?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The national COVID-19 lockdown was justifiable to protect the nation's intensive care capacity, but any prolonged lockdown and border closure will cause economic issues that lead to broader, indirect problems for our health and wellbeing, writes Professor Grant Guilford.
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A guide to cyber security in lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As many transition to unfamiliar systems as part of working from home, being vigilant about cyber security has never been more important, writes Associate Professor Val Hooper, Head of the School of Marketing and International Business.
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Researchers working on decoy molecule to fool COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A decoy molecule that fools coronavirus by attracting it before it can attach to lung cells may provide a way forward in the fight against COVID-19.
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Easter closure
- Victoria University of Wellington
- During the COVID-19 level 4 alert period, the University campuses are closed and we are delivering services remotely.
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How ready is NZ for online education?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As schools move their teaching online, we must be cautious of the risk of amplifying our shameful record of inequalities across the education system, writes Associate Professor Louise Starkey for Newsroom.
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Celebrating research gold
- Victoria University of Wellington
- From tall buildings to orchids to public libraries, every year a group of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students spend their summers working on a huge range of research projects thanks to the support of a Summer Research Scholarship.
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COVID-19 support packages will reshape the future economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We will be remiss if we mis-spend the money we are now borrowing from our children and grandchildren to fight COVID-19, writes Professor Ilan Noy.
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The rush to online-ness
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As learning shifts online at pace, the key for educators will be to keep it simple, coordinated and normal, write Professor Stephen Dobson and Edward Schofield.
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We must protect ‘gig economy’ workers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As COVID-19 restrictions affect people's ability to work, there's a growing segment of workers we must ensure aren't left out in the cold, writes Dr Stephen Blumenfeld.
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Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 2)
- College Sport Wellington
- Connor Lusty bowling in the Boys Premier Youth Cricket competition What does the lockdown mean for sporting students? How has it affected them and what are they doing to stay fit and motivated? Following on from our catch-up with two Queen Margaret College rower Mollie Nicol and Wellington Girls’ College runner Emma Douglass HERE, we check in with two local male athletes to see what they are doing to keep fit and motivated. St Pat’s Silverstream sprint champion Oliver Krijnen and Onslow College First XI cricketer Connor Lusty. We put a few questions to each below. College Sport Wellington: Please tell us what you were preparing for before the Lockdown? Ollie: Before the whole lockdown happened I was preparing for the second day of the Wellington Junior Champs and looking ahead to the North Island Champs in Hamilton which would have been the last big event to close the season off. Connor: When the lockdown started our cricket team had just finished our Saturday competition games for the term, finishing with 3 wins and 4 losses to qualify for the 6-team competition for term 4 for the first time since 2016. We had been starting to prepare for our Summer tournament Week, which for cricket is the Hunt Trophy three-day Twenty20 tournament. I’m also a part of our Onslow College 1st XV Rugby team and I was about to start attending pre-season training the week that the lockdown was put in place. CSW: what you are doing to keep fit and train? Ollie: To keep fit and keep my body active at the moment I’m doing home exercises like plyometrics and lots of core work as well as doing a lot of power work to try and get stronger When I can get out, depending on the weather, I normally try to work on my block starts and my technique in the front yard or at the park close by. Connor: I’ve been trying to stay as fit and active during this period of lockdown as possible. Cricket is my number one sport, and being a spin bowler I’ve found myself going to the nets quite often just to have a bowl, to stay as fit and to keep my training levels up. I have also been regularly going for runs, not only to stay active and keep a routine going, but as we have been advised by our 1st XV coaches to stay fit and keep some sort of fitness programme going. I have been running up Mt Kaukau most days. CSW: Please share a lockdown sports practice or training tip for your school mates and others out there in the same situation? Ollie: Make sure you are drinking enough water as with nothing to do sometimes I forget to drink and this affects my energy levels greatly. Another tip I have is getting your family to do it with you for example my brother and I have been working out together and we do core work and simple things together like push ups and burpees and whatever else we can think of. Really make sure you are eating right. Connor: If there is any tip I can give to anyone out there, it’s just to stay fit and active! During times like these it’s often hard to maintain the same diet as to what you’d normally have, but staying fit during this lockdown time is something that is in your control. Challenge yourself, make yourself work hard. Go for a run, go kick a football, go to the cricket nets. Do what makes you happy and active! CSW: Are you in contact with your sporting friends about the above and are you motivating each other remotely? Ollie: I’ve been in contact with most of my training partners and friends checking up on them. We want to see how each other are doing and to share exercises to make sure all of us are staying in shape and healthy. Connor: We have a Facebook Messenger chat going for our 1st XV team, which a lot of the boys are using to send through their progress of either just running/fitness or strength and conditioning. By doing that, I believe we are motivating one another. On our 1st XV group page, we also have our assistant coach Dean Gorrie figuring out programmes which are best suited to us all, and reminders to stay fit. Are you a student in Wellington who is involved with sport and wants to feature in an article like this? Fill out the form HERE and send it to james@collegesport.org.nz to be considered. -Story courtesy of College Sport Media The post Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown (Part 2) appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Small business at the frontline: University pharmacy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As with many small businesses, the University Pharmacy at Kelburn Campus has felt the impact of a nationwide lockdown, but is continuing to provide essential services and being proactive about staying in touch.
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University commentators in the media
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our academics have been in demand providing media with analysis of the COVID-19 situation. The following is just a selection.
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Two University appointments to Waitangi Tribunal
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington professor newly appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal sees the appointment as an "act of trust in the value of academic research".
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We need solidarity right now, not judgment
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When it comes to exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown, New Zealanders have taken "use your judgment' to mean being judgy about other people, writes Professor Annemarie Jutel.
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What can those 60 Queenstown partygoers teach us about Covid-19?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Perhaps the biggest challenge for New Zealand as we contemplate an indefinite lockdown is COVID-19’s potential to expose and exacerbate cracks in our social compact, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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Graduate profile: Saturn Murray
- The Learning Connexion
- Saturn Murray would have been graduating this week at The Learning Connexion 2020 Graduation ceremony.
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Graduate profile: Saturn Murray
- The Learning Connexion
- Saturn Murray would have been graduating this week at The Learning Connexion 2020 Graduation ceremony.
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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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Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown
- College Sport Wellington
- What does the lockdown mean for sporting students? How has it affected them and what are they doing to stay fit and motivated? Two students who were preparing to compete about now were Queen Margaret College’s Mollie Nicol, who has just recently made the Long List for the New Zealand Junior Rowing Team, and Wellington Girls’ College Sports Captain and National 800m champion Emma Douglass, who was recently in top form at the Regional Athletics meeting. We put a few questions to each below. Emma Douglass crossing the finish line at Nationals College Sport Wellington: Please tell us what you were preparing for before the Lockdown? Mollie: I was involved with rowing at QMC and we have been training since September last year till mid-march when we found out that due to corona virus that our Maadi Cup Nationals would not continue. We were only two weeks away until we were heading down south to Twizel to compete. Emma: I was training for the final months of the track season. I was due to go over to Australia in March and also California in April to compete and finish my season. Both of these were cancelled prior. CSW: what you are doing to keep fit and train? Mollie: Once school was cleared, I was able to get an erg from school and take it home so I am able to do some ergs. My dad loves to run so my sister, him and I like to go for runs around the neighbourhood. Before the lockdown, we already had a small gym in our garage that included weights and an exercise bike. There are plenty of options for me to keep fit. Emma: Currently, I am going on runs, changing what distance/ terrain/ pace. Along with that, I have set up my wind trainer so I can bike at home. My gym is also doing online sessions which I am doing twice a week CSW: Please share a lockdown sports practice or training tip for your school mates and others out there in the same situation? Mollie: Something that has helped me during the last week was to get into a routine. I know that it is the holidays but I find it easier getting up earlier and getting it done. In the mornings it is better to do something more challenging as you are fresh and then your afternoon session could be hard or something not as hard but you will still gain from it. Emma: I would recommend that people try to just keep your routine and training schedule as normal a possible. This means your body doesn’t get shocked by an increase or decrease in training. For example, if you train every day, try to do something every day to mimic this. This will also keep you fit throughout the lockdown. CSW: Are you in contact with your sporting friends about the above and are you motivating each other remotely? Mollie: Yes I have been in contact with my friends and teammates and they have asked for some training programmes as they are stuck on what to do. Emma: I mostly train alone but for my training where I’m usually with someone I try to keep in touch to stay motivated. I will also track all the workouts I do on my watch so I can account for everything I am doing. I can also send these onto my couch. Are you a student in Wellington who is involved with sport and wants to feature in an article like this? Fill out the form HERE and send it to james@collegesport.org.nz to be considered. -Story courtesy of College Sport Media The post Sporting students staying motivated during Lockdown appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Research to pinpoint capital quake danger spots
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Why do some parts of Wellington city shake more severely and suffer more damage in a large earthquake than others?
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Fear, crime and justice in pandemic times
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Under COVID-19, how our crime situations develop will depend heavily on how our institutions and societies respond, writes Professor Elizabeth Stanley.
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Too much news not always a good thing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tuning in for news on COVID-19 has now become part of many people’s daily lives. Millions of people around the world who now find themselves in lockdown are frequently accessing numerous social and news media platforms to seek up-to-the-minute information.
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Alumnus Dr Emmanuel D’Silva inspires environmental change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The people of the world will do what is right when it comes to the burgeoning climate crisis. Eventually.
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