Education / April 2021
May 2021 | March 2021-
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What pink gloves and period pants can tell us about sexism in business
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Male inventors are valued over their female counterparts no matter how ridiculous their ideas, writes Associate Professor Jessica C. Lai.
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More use of advanced practitioners needed to ease primary health care pressures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A study led by Dr Tara Officer shows that involving and educating consumers is key to using nurse practitioners and pharmacist prescribers more efficiently.
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How to revolutionise treatment of major diseases
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Verna Smith sees transformative potential in the New Zealand Government's proposed wholesale restructure of the country's health system.
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Please help us in welcoming some new members to the Inverlochy Art School community
- Inverlochy Art School
- Our newly appointed Executive and Creative Directors: We are very pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, Melina Payne and Creative Director, Cheryl Corrado.
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Hate speech proposals need more detail and wider debate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A New Zealand Cabinet paper proposes tightening definitions of what qualifies as hate speech, but broadening the categories to which it can apply, writes Dr Eddie Clark.
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‘IIMBYism’ and our abysmal climate failure
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand is focusing purely on 'Impacts in My Backyard' rather than the brutal climate impacts already being felt elsewhere, writes Dr Luke Harrington.
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EVs not as bad but still not good
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Electric vehicles are much hyped but bring their own problems when it comes to cutting carbon emissions, says Associate Professor Ralph Chapman.
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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Welch Orr, CNZM
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Elizabeth Welch Orr, CNZM, the first female Chancellor of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, died last week at the age of 91.
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Professor of geophysics wins Marsden Medal for lifetime of outstanding service to science
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Pioneering researcher Professor Martha Savage has worked tirelessly on improving our knowledge of seismic activity, plate tectonics, and volcanology.
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Meaningful Holocaust work sees film from PhD study
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Lucy Liu and her supervisor have made a documentary telling the story of composer Boris Pigovat, his Holocaust Requiem, and the massacre that spurred it.
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2021 Boys Football – Preview
- College Sport Wellington
- The European Super League crashed and burned even before it started, but fortunately the College Sport Wellington Premier Youth Championship stands on more stable ground.
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No rest for rock-lover Alby Frampton
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alby Frampton explains why, at 65 years of age, he came to university to do some papers in geology. This culminated, fifteen years later, in a Master's in physical geography.
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Global coalition presses governments on emission targets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our Antarctic Research Centre joins other leading scientific institutions in calling for essential climate-change actions.
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Uncovering the structural mechanisms that reduce intervention-free births in healthy women
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Suzanne Miller’s research explored the experiences of healthy first-time mothers with uncomplicated pregnancies who choose to give birth in a tertiary-level maternity setting.
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Unique insight into babies’ cerebral fuel
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Deborah Harris hopes her study’s findings can be used to develop new national guidelines for diagnosing, treating, and managing neonatal hypoglycaemia.
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New partnership delivers Wellington courses to students in China
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has partnered with the Communications University of Zhejiang (CUZ) to give Chinese students access to Wellington’s world-class scholars in humanities research, learning, and teaching.
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Busy Netball Season Ahead for Wellington Girls’ Lili Clarke
- College Sport Wellington
- After the disruptions last year, the 2021 netball season promises to be as busy as ever for Wellington Girls’ College’s Lili Clarke.
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Study reveals primary healthcare enrolment gap
- Victoria University of Wellington
- University researchers have found 300,000 New Zealanders are not enrolled, with striking inequities across socio-demographic groups and regions.
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A roadmap for change or the road to nowhere?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealanders struggle to get the help they need two years on from a funding boost for mental health services, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland.
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The price we've paid for the pandemic
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 cost more in 2020 than the world’s combined natural disasters in any of the past 20 years, write Professor Ilan Noy and PhD candidate Nguyen Doan.
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North Island Secondary Schools Athletics – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all students who qualified and competed at the North Island Secondary Schools Athletic Champs – which took place on 10-11 April.
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Alpine Fault quake risk higher than experts thought
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alpine Fault earthquake probability more than doubles after a University-led study builds one of the most complete records of its kind in the world.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Week 11, Term 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 3 May — Term 2 starts Wednesday 5 May, 2pm-6pm — Year 11-13 Parent-Teacher conversations.
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Principal’s Message (End of Term 1, 2021)
- Wellington High School
- I met with a group of Wellington Principals yesterday and a representative from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
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'New housing policy is really just a new tax package — and it’s a shambles'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With too many objectives and probable unintended consequences, the New Zealand Government’s policy risks serious incoherence, writes Professor Norman Gemmell.
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Wellington Schools Yachting Regatta – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- All results from yesterdays Yachting regatta can be found below: 2021 Wellington Schools Yachting Regatta Results The post Wellington Schools Yachting Regatta – Results appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Climate change and ocean studies win marine biologist a PM science prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Christopher Cornwall's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize is the latest of many successes for the University's researchers in the prestigious awards.
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Golf Results – 2021 Philips Cup Final
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all teams who took part in the Philips Cup final on a rainy day at Shandon Golf course.
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Hand Ball
- Wellington Girls' College
- Kristina Hames – Year 13 (goalie for the WGC Senior A Handball team) has also been involved with beach handball and she has been included in the 2021 NZ Women’s Beach Handball Squad. Congrats Kristina!
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Wellington Girls' College, Pipitea Street, Pipitea, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Athletics
- Wellington Girls' College
- A number of Wellington Girls’ College athletes represented Wellington at the North Island Secondary School Athletics Champs in Hamilton over the weekend of 10-11 April.
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Equestrian
- Wellington Girls' College
- Year 12 Hazel Jones had a huge weekend taking out the ESNZ Show Hunter Junior Equitation Series on her horse Sancho. Natalie attended 20 shows throughout the season and has clocked up nearly 8000 kilometres heading off to shows each weekend, including two trips to Gisborne back to back and one to Wairoa. Congratulations Hazel.
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University awarded funding towards Zero Carbon Plan
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2030 for Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is a step closer today as the University is awarded funding to install LED lighting in its Rankine Brown building.
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Combined Big Band
- Wellington Girls' College
- Congratulations to the Combined Big Band – The WC and WGC Combined Big Band won the Gold Big Band Award at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga just before Easter. Congratulations to Sophie Collingridge and Emily Hughes who are members of the band.
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Premier Futsal Finals Night
- College Sport Wellington
- The Wellington Premier Futsal titles were decided at the ASB Sports Centre lastnight.
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Success at Regional Athletics
- Newlands College
- At the College Sport Regional Athletic Championships at Newtown Park there were a couple of standout performances from our students: Simon Donovan 3rd in AWD Boys 200M 1st in AWD Boys 100M Tiffany Natta 1st in AWD Girls Shot Put 1st in AWD 100M Top efforts against all comers
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Top Scholars Celebrated
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Weekly Wrap Up (Weeks 9 & 10, Term 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 12 April – Board meeting (6pm) Friday 16 April – End of Term 1 Monday 3 May — Term 2 starts Wednesday 5 May, 2pm-6pm — Year 11-13 Parent-Teacher conversations.
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Workplace whistleblowers deserve more protection than new law will deliver
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Legislation cannot be the only solution, but it acts as a foundation for organisational and cultural change, writes Professor Michael Macaulay.
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Meet the cast of Seasons – Flora
- Capital E
- Growing up, Flora loved escaping to new worlds through stories, that love only grew greater when she realised that through theatre, she got to become a direct part of them.
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Meet the cast of Seasons – Dom
- Capital E
- “Dom is soon to graduate from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Film, with a minor in NZSL.
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Entries Open – 2021 Hurricanes Under 15 Rugby Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Secondary Schools are now invited to enter the Hurricanes Under 15 Boys Rugby Tournament.
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Meet the cast of Seasons – Mia
- Capital E
- Mia Alonso-Green is a Wellington based performer who graduated with a performing arts degree from Te Auaha New Zealand School of Creativity.
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Classroom environments have more impacts than you think
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Children spend a large part of their waking life in school, so ensuring good indoor environmental quality is important, writes Dr Aniebietabasi Ackley.
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Why Westpac could struggle to find the right buyer for its New Zealand subsidiary
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Many factors may have led the bank to consider selling, but where are the prospective buyers, ask associate professors David Tripe and Martien Lubberink.
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New Zealand Football – Secondary School Aged Survey
- College Sport Wellington
- The following is a message from New Zealand Football: Dear Key Stakeholders, We value your opinion and would like to hear from you! TAKE OUR SURVEY HERE New Zealand Football has put together a working group to meet and discuss some of the unique challenges for secondary school-aged footballers.
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Enabling communities to move away from climate risks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand could be on the brink of another world first: laws to provide for climate adaptation, including managed retreat, writes Professor Catherine Iorns.
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NISS Athletics Team Info
- College Sport Wellington
- Congrats to all students who will head away this weekend to Hamilton for the North Island Secondary Schools Athletic Competition.
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On Harry Styles, campness and post-WWI men’s fashion in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In the 1920s and 30s, fears men weren’t masculine enough prompted one magazine to issue fashion advice to counter effeminacy, writes Ailish Wallace-Buckland.
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Essential workers’ voices on the 2020 lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As we reflect on New Zealand's collective effort against COVID-19, essential workers’ experiences should be to the fore, writes Dr Nayantara Sheoran Appleton.
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Donation Receipts
- Wellington Girls' College
- Donation receipts for the tax year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 have been emailed out. If you haven’t received this, please check your spam box or social promotions folder.
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Trego Tops at Regionals
- College Sport Wellington
- “I was confused.
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Let’s Groove – QMC Wins National 3×3 Title
- College Sport Wellington
- The energy of Tawhirikura Doyle bristles down the phone when she reflects on the National Secondary Schools 3×3 basketball triumph by Queen Margaret College (QMC) last week.
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Together Tawa Celebrate Triumphant Summer
- College Sport Wellington
- Tawa College cricket is on a roll.
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When a whole nation is at risk
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The survival of low-lying Pacific atoll nations' statehood can only be safeguarded through a concerted global effort, writes Professor Alberto Costi.
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