Education / November 2021
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Peaceful decolonisation at risk from New Caledonia referendum
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand must urge France to rethink its stance on New Caledonia’s Independence Referendum, argues Dr Adrian Muckle.
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Weeks 5 & 6)
- Wellington High School
- In this Wrap Up have opportunities to sign up for the Gateway Work Experience Program for 2022. The Visual Art portfolios have been added so you can view the outstanding work from our senior students, from photography to printmaking. As well as that, an update on the flourishing school garden!
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CSW Stakeholder Update – COVID Protection Framework and Vaccination Mandate for School Sport
- College Sport Wellington
- Dear students, staff, family members, partners and supporters of College Sport Wellington, Following the Government’s announcement that Wellington will be entering the ‘Orange’ level of the COVID Protection Framework (Traffic Light system), the Board of College Sport Wellington have confirmed that all sanctioned competitions and events in Term One 2022 will be restricted to fully […] The post CSW Stakeholder Update – COVID Protection Framework and Vaccination Mandate for School Sport appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Celebrating Wellington’s newest graduates
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is looking forward to celebrating its newest graduates.
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SPOTYS Recap – From Lower Hutt to Sweet Home Alabama
- College Sport Wellington
- Story courtesy of College Sport Media Jyordanna Davey was the College Sport Wellington Basketball player of the year despite Sacred Heart College being narrowly pipped in the CSW Premier Girls Sharp Trophy final by Queen Margaret College 74-72.
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Moving on, and finding the best new VC for VUW
- Wellington Scoop
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Model UN at Marsden
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Junior Softball Champs – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all teams who took part in the junior softball Champs on Tuesday 23rd November.
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Being Deaf in a world of masks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Deaf people often rely heavily on lip-reading to communicate. Deaf studies lecturer Sara Pivac Alexander discusses what it's like to be Deaf in a new era of mask wearing.
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Being Deaf in a world of masks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Deaf people often rely heavily on lip-reading to communicate. Deaf studies lecturer Sara Pivac Alexander discusses what it's like to be Deaf in a new era of mask wearing.
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Being Deaf in a world of masks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Deaf people often rely heavily on lip-reading to communicate. Deaf studies lecturer Sara Pivac Alexander discusses what it's like to be Deaf in a new era of mask wearing.
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Being Deaf in a world of masks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Deaf people often rely heavily on lip-reading to communicate. Deaf studies lecturer Sara Pivac Alexander discusses what it's like to be Deaf in a new era of mask wearing.
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WGC Bucket Hats
- Wellington Girls' College
- $20 each, place your order for 2022 with all profits going to our WGC School Charity – Order Form
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Benefits of Displaying Your Child’s Art
- Capital E
- Capital E and the Wellington Sakai Association asked the tamariki of Wellington to “draw what home means to you” for the 5th annual Wellington Children’s Art Exhibition.
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Music Camp for Years 1-10
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Entries Open – 2022 NZSS National Futsal Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 New Zealand Secondary School Futsal National Championships Junior National Championships – Wellington (Junior Boys’, Junior Girls’ grades) – 2021 NZSS Futsal – Junior Registration Form Northern Regional Cup – Taupo (Juniors Boys, Junior Girls, Senior Boys, Senior Girls) – 2021 NZSS Futsal – Regional Cup Registration Form […] The post Entries Open – 2022 NZSS National Futsal Tournament appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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A ‘moonlighting’ challenge to antibiotics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor David Ackerley looks at how moonlighting enzymes are rendering antibiotics less effective—and what we might do about it.
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SPOTYS Recap: Georgia Plimmer batting on the front foot
- College Sport Wellington
- Story courtesy of College Sport Media In winning the College Sport Wellington Girls’ Cricketer of the Year gong at the recent College Sport Wellington 2021 Sportsperson of the Year awards, Tawa College’s Georgia Plimmer follows in the footsteps of two past winners from her school who are now household names on the world cricketing […] The post SPOTYS Recap: Georgia Plimmer batting on the front foot appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Historian Dr Ben Schrader announced as 2022 JD Stout Fellow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Ben Schrader has been announced the 2022 JD Stout Fellow at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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More evidence “tipping point” for Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been reached
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new study co-authored by Professor Nicholas Golledge from the Antarctic Research Centre adds to evidence that recent ice loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet shows start of ice sheet retreat and global sea level rise.
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Principal’s Message – Mid Term 4, 2021
- Wellington High School
- At this time of year we would normally have a range of celebrations as our seniors and, in particular, our departing year 13 class move into exam mode. These events haven’t been possible, in their normal form, because the Ministry of Education sent advice to schools at the end of September which was a shift […]
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SPOTYS Recap – Sturdy Siale Wins Top Prize
- College Sport Wellington
- Story courtesy of College Sport Media “I would have been happy with the rugby one, but I’m shocked to get the big one.
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2021 Junior Tennis Champs – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all students who took part in the junior Tennis Champs at the Renouf Centre on Wednesday 17 November. Results Girls Final: Ava Doddridge (WEGC) Beat Niamh Speir (QMC) 4-2, 4-1 Boys Final: Aryav Bhawan (HIBS) Beat Leo Evans (Onslow) 4-1, 4-2 For all results from the day please see HERE. The post 2021 Junior Tennis Champs – Results appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Te Herenga Waka celebrates recipients of prestigious Research Honours
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Twelve academics from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been recognised in the 2021 Reseach Honours Aotearoa Awards, which are presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi and Health Research Council to celebrate outstanding achievements and excellence among New Zealand researchers.
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The problem with the ‘individual rights’ argument
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Hayden Thorne explores how the American right corrupted the individual freedom dialogue for its own purposes—and the danger of adopting that approach in New Zealand.
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2021 Marsden Prizegiving
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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When will arts in Aotearoa get the green light?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While a shift to the new red lighting setting is on the horizon for Tāmaki Makaurau, this will not offer any immediate relief for the city's arts community. Dr James Wenley has some suggestions on what we can do.
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All-women research team heads to Antarctica
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An all-woman research team from Te Herenga Waka's Antarctic Research Centre is heading to the ice this month to collect data on ice flow.
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The Wrap Up (Term 4, Weeks 3 & 4)
- Wellington High School
- In this Wrap Up catch up with our prizewinners from Senior Prizegiving and Whakanuia and coverage of maestro Fritz Wollner's final Music Evening. We celebrate literary success with the Katherine Mansfield short story award. Plus, the last chance to order a school magazine for 2021!
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New exhibitions at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery tap a creative vein in responses to our endangered planet
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Listening Stones Jumping Rocks and The Machine Stops are two new exhibitions opening at the Adam Art Gallery on Saturday 20 November.
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Undue haste on housing bill
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Urgently pushing through legislation is justified in rare situations, but increasing housing supply is not one of them. Nicole Moreham argues that intensifying our cities requires careful consideration with input from a wide range of experts.
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Joint tertiary endeavour to support capability, outreach in renewable energy sector
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A joint effort by two New Zealand tertiary institutions aims to develop capability and outreach in the renewable energy sector.
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100% Vaccinated
- Wellington Girls' College
- All Staff at Wellington Girls’ College are double jabbed – great effort and thank you everyone!
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SPOTYS Recap – Jack Silver
- College Sport Wellington
- Story courtesy of College Sport Media Jack Silver and his family have always had an affinity for water so when they purchased a beach house with a private lake near Otaki a decade ago they struck the jackpot.
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Janice Campbell QSO
- Wellington East Girls College
- We would like to acknowledge the recent passing of Janice Campbell. A previous and long serving Principal of Wellington East Girls’, Janice was born in 1941, lived in Island Bay and was a student at East from 1954 to 1958. After completing her Master of Arts degree at Victoria University she returned to Wellington East as a teacher in 1963, becoming Head of English in 1975. Janice went on to become Deputy Principal in 1979, and Principal in 1981. In 1999 Janice was awarded the Queen's Service Order for Services to Education. Janice finally retired after 26 years as Principal in 2007 being recognised as Wellingtonian of the Year for Education and ending a lifetime of service to the College. She can still be seen maintaining a watchful eye over the school from her portrait hanging in the vestibule.
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Senior Prizegiving 2021
- Wellington High School
- Today we celebrated the community, sporting, service and academic achievements of our amazing Year 11-13 students.
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Overseas beckons for golfer and Supreme Girls winner Darae Chung
- College Sport Wellington
- Story courtesy of College Sport Media Darae Chung will spend next year overseas playing the sport she loves.
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Management Board Update
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Innovative Te Herenga Waka researchers receive Rutherford Discovery Fellowships
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka researchers have been awarded four of 11 prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowships this year by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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Moving towards an equitable digital Aotearoa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from the Veracity Lab are working towards a values-based digital society.
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2021 Junior Golf Champs – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all of those who took part in the CSW Junior Golf Championships.
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New Zealand’s slow-moving transport problem
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In the light of COP26 in Glasgow, what’s the story behind New Zealand’s faltering approach to emissions reductions? And what’s the link to the slow-moving transport debate in Wellington and suburban expansion in Auckland? Ralph Chapman explains.
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2021 Sportperson of the Year Awards – Stream
- College Sport Wellington
- We will be streaming the 2021 College Sport Wellington Sportperson of the Year Awards at 6.30pm on Wednesday 10 November. The post 2021 Sportperson of the Year Awards – Stream appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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People in prison are people too
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Changing inhumane conditions in our prison escort vehicles—described as 'sweat boxes' and 'coffins'—is going to take more than good will from Corrections, writes Christine McCarthy.
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Results – 2021 Senior & Junior Regional Bowls Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find attached the results of the CSW Senior & Junior Bowls Tournament that was held on Monday 8th November at Naenae Bowling Club.
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Drilling into Antarctica’s past to see our future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While COP26 today focuses on science and innovation’s role in combating climate change, Antarctic researchers are preparing to drill into the ocean floor below the Ross Ice Shelf to discover if cutting greenhouse gas emissions avoids catastrophic melt of the icy continent.
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Honesty and ethics not well explained by managers in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The majority of employees in New Zealand are confident their organisations are honest and there is no misconduct at work, but their line managers don’t always explain the importance of honesty and ethics in the work they are leading.
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The inadequacy of prisons for women
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our women's jails are failing to address the causes of offending and are instead stark reminders of traumas from the past, writes Christine McCarthy.
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Readiness of system key to End of Life Choice Act rollout
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research led by Dr Jessica Young from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has examined critical challenges that will emerge as the End of Life Choice Act comes into effect on 7 November.
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NZ government going around in circles with sustainability efforts
- Victoria University of Wellington
- NZ’s government plans to switch to a circular economy to cut waste and emissions, but it’s going around in the wrong circles, says Hannah Blumhardt from the Institute of Government and Policy Studies.
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Tim Worrall named as University's 2022 Writer in Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The International Institute of Modern Letters has announced writer/director Tim Worrall (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Pākehā) as their Creative NZ Writer in Residence for 2022.
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Covid inequities no surprise
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Delta and the vaccination rollout in NZ is once again highlighting the inequalities our health system, reminding us that we need specific ways to engage all people and communities.
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Wellington’s University receives over $14 million under Marsden funding
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Twenty-two projects from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have received more than $14 million in funding from Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund.
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Wareham Plays
- College Sport Wellington
- Story courtesy of College Sport Media The camera of Hamish Wareham is a familiar site at Wellington football and cricket grounds.
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2021 House Music
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Making flush banks share responsibility in a morally bankrupt housing market
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As the Reserve Bank decides on new mortgage lending restrictions, the very fact more than two-thirds of New Zealanders’ wealth is tied to the housing market should be a cause of great concern, says Dr Matt Rašković.
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Electrifying transport: why New Zealand can't rely on battery-powered cars alone
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Soheil Mohseni, Professor Alan Brent, and Dr James Hinkley from the Faculty of Science explain why New Zealand can't rely on battery-powered cars alone.
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Pasifika-led research finds Samoan medicinal plant as effective as ibuprofen at stopping inflammation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A traditional Samoan medicinal plant has been proven to be an effective anti-inflammatory
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Results – Powerlifting: Wellington Secondary School Champs
- College Sport Wellington
- Please find attached the results of the Wellington Secondary School Powerlifting Championships, held on Sunday 31st October at Heretaunga College.
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Clinton Christian: Discovering my Purpose
- The Learning Connexion
- A new year’s awakening - and the covid pandemic - were the catalyst for Clinton Christian to make the shift from a career in architectural design to his true calling in art.
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