Education / December 2020
January 2021 | November 2020-
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Thank you…
- College Sport Wellington
- College Sport Wellington want to say a big thank you to our students, sports coordinators, friends, whānau and all our stakeholders.
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Success in the Field at NZSSA Championships for Hewitt Family
- College Sport Wellington
- Brother and sister Elizabeth and Alex Hewitt had a successful meet at last weekend’s NZSSA Secondary School Track and Field Championships in Tauranga.
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A Leap of Faith – Matthew Bealing
- College Sport Wellington
- “My coach didn’t tell me he’d entered me in the long jump.
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Tertiary Scholarship Winners
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Marsden Avenue, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Turbine | Kapohau 2020 a varied and vital record of these strange times
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The latest Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduates feature alongside new and established writers in online literary magazine Turbine | Kapohau 20.
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The perils of economic over-integration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While balancing trade interests is critical for New Zealand, it should give preference to countries with similar institutional conventions, write researchers.
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Our research successes in 2020
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Despite COVID-19, the University has had an extremely successful year for research.
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Genre-defying work wins 2020 Adam Foundation Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A genre-defying work that examiners describe as being “of great significance” has been awarded the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) 2020 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing.
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New Ministers urged to strengthen Tiriti relationship for environmental protection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two senior Māori academics urge the new Ministers of the Environment and Conservation to centre Te Tiriti o Waitangi relationships in environmental protection.
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NZ firms still include potentially unfair contract terms
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria Stace and Associate Professor Alexandra Sims recommend ways to protect consumers by improving compliance with the Fair Trading Act.
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Interview with CSW Sports Person of the Year Darae Chung
- College Sport Wellington
- CSW recently caught up with Female student athlete of the year Darae Chung. The golfing star shared a bit about her amazing 2020 and what 2021 looks like for her. The post Interview with CSW Sports Person of the Year Darae Chung appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Athletics Carnival 2019
- Wellington High School
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Stationery lists 2021
- Kilbirnie School
- The stationery lists can be found under the "Everyday stuff" tab on the website. If you wish to shop online, the lists have been loaded with Warehouse Stationery or Office Max.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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University operations over Christmas and New Year
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The University is closed for the Christmas and New Year break from 5 pm Friday 18 December. It reopens on Monday 11 January 2021.
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Provisional Admission for students who don’t get UE
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If you have not achieved University Entrance, you may still be able to study at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Don’t just think about earthquakes, prepare for them
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Findings from PhD research will help fine-tune the kind of advice communities need to better prepare for earthquakes and other natural hazards.
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2020 Marsden Dux announced
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Samuel Marsden Collegiate School, Marsden Avenue, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 9)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates We wish all our families and whānau a relaxing summer and a peaceful holiday.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rhodes scholar Jessica Sutton aiming for the United Nations
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A passion for women’s rights and international law saw Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduand Jessica Sutton win a Rhodes scholarship.
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Junior Prizegiving 2020
- Wellington High School
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Poroporoaki
- Kilbirnie School
- The time has come to say goodbye to our Year 6s as they go on to the next stage of their adventure. We will celebrate them with a poroporoaki at 12.30pm on Friday 18 December.
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Kilbirnie School, 72, Hamilton Road, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The gown that keeps on giving
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When you think of graduation, a sea of black trenchers, colourful hoods, and identical billowing gowns come to mind.
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Historical curiosities
- Victoria University of Wellington
- At least 50 plaques and commemorative stones can be found on the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington campus, adorning the University’s buildings and grounds.
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Battery-powered success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr Shalini Divya has her sights on developing new battery technology.
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Principal’s message – End of Term 4, 2020
- Wellington High School
- When I became Principal in 2017, I wanted to give greater priority to Te Ao Māori – living in the Māori world.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Principal’s message – End of Term 4, 2020
- Wellington High School
- When I became Principal in 2017, I wanted to give greater priority to Te Ao Māori – living in the Māori world.
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Premature past inspires research into personhood of premature babies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Cultural Anthropology PhD graduate Zoe Poppelwell investigates how we speak about premature babies—and how this differs depending on the role we take in caring for them.
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New appointment to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Council
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Prominent Wellingtonian James Te Puni (Ngāti Porou) has been appointed to the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Council.
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How to get 400 organisations to campaign for disarmament
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus Thomas Nash knows that to run a successful campaign, you need top relationship-building and administration skills.
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Year 9 Beach Day – cancelled
- Wellington High School
- Due to the expected cold wet weather tomorrow (Thursday 10 December) the Year 9 Beach Day at Scorching Bay has been cancelled.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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What's in the lab?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Elephant molars, koala skeletons, leopard seal skulls—you can expect to find it all in Mel Dohner’s lab.
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Researcher finds remote working requires intentional management
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When Rebecca Downes embarked on a PhD in Management on remote working, she had no idea it would be the buzzword of 2020.
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Anatomy of a lullaby
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A study involving Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers explores why lullabies are so soothing to children around the world.
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Nine ceremonies and two parades to celebrate graduates of Wellington's University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The capital city will see over 2,800 students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington mark the successful completion of their studies this week.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Term 4, Week 8)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates 7-9 December: Year 9 & 10 Short Courses 9 December: NCEA exams finish 10 December: Year 9 Beach Day 10 December: Year 10 Rōpū Day 11 December: 10am Junior Prizegiving 11 December: 12.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Research raises human rights concerns as facial recognition technology use expands
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Faculty of Law research project has shown the potential impact of facial recognition technology use on human rights.
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Ani-Piki Tuari named as 2021 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The University's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) announces Ani-Piki Tuari is their Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2021.
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Partnership to plant trees
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Students and staff from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will plant new native forest on the Outer Green Belt in an environmental partnership with Wellington City Council.
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Research finds impacts of games psychologically complex
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Education PhD graduate Florian Flueggen’s research explores how people use games, and how gaming influences their wellbeing.
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Sea advances, insurance retreats
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Owners of coveted Kiwi homes with to-die-for sea views are about to face something far less desirable—rapidly swelling insurance premiums as sea-level rises.
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Cricket Nationals (Gillette Cup) Preview
- College Sport Wellington
- The National First XI cricket tournament starts at the national high performance centre in Lincoln University in Christchurch next Thursday.
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Diversity is good, but ...
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Diversity is always in tension with conformity, in Parliament and Cabinet as elsewhere, writes Emeritus Professor Bob Gregory.
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