Education / August 2025
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The Connector—Tanea Heke is nurturing Aotearoa's next generation of acting talent
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Tanea Heke MNZM has forged an impactful career across the creative arts.
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The Wrap Up (Week 7, Term 3) 2025
- Wellington High School
- Immerse yourself in lyrical poetry and creative short stories. Rock out to Battle of the Bands on Sunday and save yourself some mileage by sitting your driving theory test at school. This and more in this week's Wrap Up.
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Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The Wrap Up (Week 7, Term 3) 2025
- Wellington High School
- Immerse yourself in lyrical poetry and creative short stories. Rock out to Battle of the Bands on Sunday and save yourself some mileage by sitting your driving theory test at school. This and more in this week's Wrap Up.
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Onslow College’s SSEP Programme: A Model for Real-World Learning
- Onslow College
- It’s been an incredible term for our Year 9 students participating in the SSEP programme, and we’re impressed with the enthusiasm they’ve shown.
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Wellington Regional Japanese Speech Competition Success
- Onslow College
- The Wellington Regional Japanese Speech Competition was held at Wellington College on Friday 15th August.
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Onslow College, Burma Road, Broadmeadows, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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48Hour Film Festival – over 20 Onslow Students Involved!
- Onslow College
- Over the weekend of 15-17 August just over 20 Onslow students spent their weekend planning, shooting, and editing a short film as part of the beloved 48 hr film competition.
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Scholarship recipient runs for New Zealand at World University Games
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Emma Douglass, a previous recipient of the Roger Robinson Scholarship for Student Runners, overcame injury to represent New Zealand at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany.
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Now Showing: Echoes of the Wild
- Inverlochy Art School
- When the sky speaks And the water dances When the forest whispers And the mountains call Echoes of the Wild is the first solo exhibition by Wellington artist Rose Dryland. These works are shaped by time spent outdoors in the quiet company of trees, wind, and weather. Moving...
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From fear to fluency: what our students learned when they used AI across an entire course
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A classroom experiment teaches students that AI is not merely about efficiency—it raises ethical questions and demands thoughtful governance, write Alexander Richter and Ishara Sudeeptha.
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The Storyteller—Vincent O’Malley’s mission to illuminate Aotearoa’s past
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winner Dr Vincent O’Malley’s passion for history began in an Ōtautahi Christchurch classroom where, ironically, Aotearoa New Zealand was missing from the syllabus.
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Why imposing voting ban on prisoners is flawed
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The right to vote should not be seen as a privilege but a fundamental right that lasts throughout imprisonment, argue Hedwig Eisenbarth, Ti Lamusse, and Yvette Tinsley.
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Treasury has a great cost-benefit calculator for big-spending projects—we just need to use it better
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Rigorous cost-benefit analysis can help ensure government policy delivers real, measurable, and lasting value, write Dennis Wesselbaum and Arthur Grimes.
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A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news—and the challenge of serving many audiences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If RNZ is expected to please everyone, it runs the risk of pleasing no one, writes Peter Thompson.
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The Beauty of Uncertainty
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Ivy Liu from the School of Mathematics and Statistics will deliver her inaugural lecture on September 4, reflecting on the surprising and transformative role that uncertainty has played throughout her journey.
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SWIS Newsletter #15 | 22 August 2025
- South Wellington Intermediate School
- Tēnā koutou, Tālofa lava, Konnichiwa, Fakaalofa atu, As-salāmu ‘alaykum, Kia orāna, Hola, Mālō e lelei! 22 August 2025 Kia ora whānau, What a great way to finish a week! Thank you to all the whānau who came along to support our colour runners today, it … The post SWIS Newsletter #15 | 22 August 2025 appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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Newsletter / T3 Week 6 / Friday 22nd August 2025
- Thorndon School
- Mālō e lelei Thorndon Community, Please find attached this week's newsletter. Contents: Principal's Panui Term 3 Calendar Thorndon Fair...
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The Wrap Up (Week 6, Term 3) 2025
- Wellington High School
- Calculate the impressive number of wins for our Maths competitors and be quick off the mark to get your ticket for Battle of the Bands. Take advantage of doing your Learner Licence at school and submit any sporting achievements for the upcoming Sports Awards. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up.
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The Wrap Up (Week 6, Term 3) 2025
- Wellington High School
- Calculate the impressive number of wins for our Maths competitors and be quick off the mark to get your ticket for Battle of the Bands. Take advantage of doing your Learner Licence at school and submit any sporting achievements for the upcoming Sports Awards. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up.
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Innocent until proven guilty often means 22 hours locked in a cell
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The apparent normalisation of locking remand prisoners in their cells for most of the day is alarming and heartbreaking, writes Christine McCarthy.
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Five researchers receive HRC funding to improve healthcare
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received a combined total of $3.1 million in funding from the Health Research Council (HRC) to lead health research projects.
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Singing to win with New Zealand Youth Choir
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The NZ Youth Choir, which includes nine current or recent Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students, last month wrapped a triumphant European tour which saw them win two major awards.
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Kiwi back in Karori
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Capital Kiwi, led by Te Herenga Waka alumnus Paul Ward, have confirmed the presence of wild kiwi in Wright’s Hill Reserve, on the cityside of Karori.
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The Wrap Up (Week 5, Term 3), 2025
- Wellington High School
- Tune into lively chats and groovy soundtracks on our student-led radio station. Voice your opinion on the proposed NCEA changes and cast your vote for the upcoming school board elections. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up.
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The Wrap Up (Week 5, Term 3), 2025
- Wellington High School
- Tune into lively chats and groovy soundtracks on our student-led radio station. Voice your opinion on the proposed NCEA changes and cast your vote for the upcoming school board elections. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up.
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Contractor or employee? How a proposed law change will favour Uber over its drivers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Planned changes to employment law will do little to address the challenges faced by vulnerable contractors, argue Amanda Reilly and Annick Masselot.
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Geography Awareness Week Success
- Onslow College
- Alex Bull (Yr 12) has made the second round cut to represent NZ in the Geography Olympiad. After doing an online test he was selected as one of the top 50 Geographers in Aotearoa New Zealand from a group of 173 Yr 12 students nationwide. The next stage for selection down to 10 students is […] The post Geography Awareness Week Success appeared first on Onslow College.
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International Students ‘OnYam’ 10 Day Exchange – 39 Years of Friendship
- Onslow College
- Our friends from our sister school Yamamura Gakuen High School in Japan left us last weekend after an amazing action packed 10-day exchange.
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Onslow College Cultural Food Fair 2025
- Onslow College
- The annual Cultural Food Fair will take place on Thursday 21 August at lunchtime in the Hall. This event has been running for more than 20 years, and last year we were proud to raise $1200 for Shakti Woman’s Refuge through this event alone, which was down to the generosity of the Onslow College community […] The post Onslow College Cultural Food Fair 2025 appeared first on Onslow College.
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Reader/Writers Needed for Upcoming Exam Period
- Onslow College
- We are looking to add to our amazing group of volunteers who come to Onslow to be Reader/Writers.
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Kākā Tangi Haeata – Student Council Leaders for 2026
- Onslow College
- We are so pleased to announce our Kākā Tangi Haeata – Student Council Leaders for 2026.
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Phones away for the day – ERO Parent survey
- Onslow College
- Survey for Caregivers about Mobile Phone use in schools – Phones away for the day – Parent survey Kia ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Faka’alofa lahi atu, Ni sa bula vinaka, Warm Pacific greetings What is ERO? The Education Review Office (ERO) asks questions about how schools are helping students to learn and achieve.
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What trauma has to do with rehabilitation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research has found experiencing trauma as a child can increase the risk of prisoners dropping out of rehabilitation programmes. So what can we do to increase completion rates and reduce reoffending, asks Jaz Fuller.
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Principal’s Message – Mid-Term 3, 2025
- Wellington High School
- I watched Erica Stanford being interviewed on Q&A recently. I was interested to hear what she had to say about the NCEA changes that she announced on Monday 4 August. There was a moment where Jack Tame raised a statistic that you may have heard that NZQA published in their 2024 report about that year’s […]
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Principal’s Message – Mid-Term 3, 2025
- Wellington High School
- I watched Erica Stanford being interviewed on Q&A recently. I was interested to hear what she had to say about the NCEA changes that she announced on Monday 4 August. There was a moment where Jack Tame raised a statistic that you may have heard that NZQA published in their 2024 report about that year’s […]
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Our history is on life support. Don’t pull the plug
- Victoria University of Wellington
- How can we make sense of the past—and the present—if knowledge of our history is destroyed, ask Kate Hunter and Ewan Morris.
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The Peacemaker—David Harland's life’s work for peace
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A childhood surrounded by the “world of politics and war and peace” laid the foundation for 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winner David Harland’s career in international diplomacy.
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Casual Vacancy for a Parent Representative on the School Board
- Onslow College
- Kia ora e te whānau, This notice is to inform our school community that a casual vacancy has occurred on our school board for an elected parent representative.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington signs MoU with Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new agreement with a Beijing university will see the establishment of new academic pathways into architecture and urban planning programmes.
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History scholarship recipient uncovers ‘disreputable’ stories
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Fraudsters, faith healers, and ‘quack’ doctors on the outskirts of respectable society are some of the characters that intrigue History Master’s student Ashleigh Hickey.
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SWIS Newsletter #14 | 8 August 2025
- South Wellington Intermediate School
- Tēnā koutou, Tālofa lava, Konnichiwa, Fakaalofa atu, As-salāmu ‘alaykum, Kia orāna, Hola, Mālō e lelei! 8 August 2025 Kia ora whānau, What a fantastic week! Firstly, a huge thank you to all our ākonga, kaiako, and whānau who helped make the Open Evening on Wednesday … The post SWIS Newsletter #14 | 8 August 2025 appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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The Wrap Up (Week 4, Term 3), 2025
- Wellington High School
- Experience an epic and exhilarating dragon battle with our year 13 drama students. Give back to the community with our Kapa Haka students and delve into the fun activities during Library week. This and much more in this week's Wrap Up.
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Newsletter / T3 Week 4 / Friday 8th August 2025
- Thorndon School
- Kia orana Thorndon School community, Please find attached the first newsletter for Term 3. Contents: Principal's Panui Term 3 Calendar...
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Coming Soon: Echoes of the Wild
- Inverlochy Art School
- When the sky speaks And the water dances When the forest whispers And the mountains call Echoes of the Wild is the first solo exhibition by Wellington artist Rose Dryland. These works are shaped by time spent outdoors in the quiet company of trees, wind, and weather. Moving...
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Newsletter – 25 July 2025
- Te Aro School
- Newsletter 20250725 July 25 2025.pdf
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Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to the Te Aro School website.
- Te Aro School
- Nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to the Te Aro School website.
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Newsletter – 23 June 2025
- Te Aro School
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Sewn to serve
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A group of crafty staff members turned a volunteer craft day into a new shopping bag system for halls of residence, inspired by Boomerang Bags.
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Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real—and will affect generations to come
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Decades of research has found dramatic increases in food prices always mean there is a famine—and price increases seen in Gaza are unprecedented, writes Ilan Noy.
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Celebrating the Kiwis shaping a better world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners for 2025 showcase how their study at the creative, scientific, and political centre of New Zealand continues to help them shape a better world.
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Te Kōkī graduate fulfils New York music dream with Fulbright win
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A last minute change of study plans in her first year at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington altered the trajectory of musician Phoebe Johnson’s life, and the Fulbright scholar couldn’t be more excited about what the future holds.
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The royal commission recommended abolishing time limits on abuse cases—a year on, nothing has changed
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Time limits on civil claims continue to deny justice to abuse survivors, writes Zoë Prebble.
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Let’s not open the gate to US-style voter disenfranchisement
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Democracy shouldn't be about making it harder for voters to make their voices heard, writes Toby Moore.
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The Wrap Up (Week 3, Term 3), 2025
- Wellington High School
- Share the buzz from last week's Blank Canvas exhibition and catch former staff and students on screen in NZIFF. Look at the wealth of opportunity ahead: Board nominations, our Kāhui Ako Rā Kapa Haka, Future Focus evening, Senior Parents evening: sign up and join in. All this and more in this week's Wrap Up.
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