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Five weeks, 4,000 Facebook posts: social media campaigning in the 2023 election
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Predictions this year’s election would see a deluge of disinformation didn’t pan out, but analysis of parties’ Facebook posts found not everyone stuck to the unvarnished truth.
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Conservation and spiritual connections to the land
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Within mainstream media in Aotearoa New Zealand, there seems to be a narrative that we are a secular country, and that religion has no place within popular discourse—it’s a thing of the past, something we have moved on from. At the same time, however, many New Zealanders maintain a spiritual connection with the land—and it is this connection, says PhD student Michaela Richards, that could be the key to improving conservation outcomes in Aotearoa.
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Staff recognised for conference wins
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tourism New Zealand recently acknowledged seven University staff for their critical role in securing international conferences in Aotearoa.
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Professional success for emergency response team as they achieve NEMA accreditation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Emergency Response Team, Victoria Rescue, has achieved provisional National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) accreditation as a certified New Zealand response team.
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New Zealand's “Quantum Leap”: The role of rare-earth nitrides in next-generation computing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As part of an MBIE-funded international partnership project, researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington say their technology could be the key to tomorrow's quantum computers.
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Two years of assisted dying in Aotearoa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers review the learnings from the last two years, and look towards the future.
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Ingrid Horrocks named as 2024 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Acclaimed memoirist, essayist, poet, and fiction writer Ingrid Horrocks has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2024.
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Building offcuts repurposed for mountain bike park
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Living Pā is an innovative build project at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington that is aiming to meet the Living Building Challenge® certification. The summit of regenerative building, the programme includes stringent targets for the recycling, reusing, and tracking of waste.
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Workplace rules will change with each new government—unless we do this
- Victoria University of Wellington
- NZ’s “highly politicised” approach to workplace relations means constant disruption for both employees and employers, write Bernard Walker, Danaë Anderson, and Julienne Molineaux.
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How bacterial enzymes might help clean up pollution
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Enzymes offer safe and controlled solutions to a vast array of problems—if we can find ones able to get the job done, writes Professor David Ackerley.
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$12m funding for new research projects
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Grants awarded to 19 projects in 2023 Marsden Fund round.
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Official welcome for new members of Te Hiwa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A mihi whakatau was held this week to welcome four new members of Te Hiwa, our senior leadership team, to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Two Te Herenga Waka researchers awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers from political science and earth sciences are recipients of Rutherford Discovery Fellowships this year.
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Championing the truth and saying what doesn’t get said
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Considered a powerful ‘truth-teller’ by many, Distinguished Alumni Award winner Tusiata Avia isn’t afraid to challenge Aotearoa’s colonialist history, or the enduring impact it has on our present. She is a highly-acclaimed poet, performer, playwright, and author, known for her dynamic performance style.
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Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’ and how could they change politics?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New generation of Māori political leaders will need to "keep pushing" for progress in health, justice, and social equity, writes Annie Te One.
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Tough decisions for new government in a volatile geopolitical world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- National-led government will face a 'very difficult year to navigate' as the world gets rougher, writes Alan Bollard.
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NZ’s always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday. Should the law contain a right to disconnect?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Other countries are already taking steps to protect workers from being contacted after-hours. New Zealand is lagging behind, writes Amanda Reilly.
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Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work—changing basic human behaviours must come first
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The survival of life on Earth demands the rapid adoption of new norms, write Mike Joy and Phoebe Barnard.
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Te Herenga Waka film features in first Aotearoa Poetry Film Festival
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Aotearoa’s first ever poetry film festival is happening on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 November this year, with screenings of international and local short films.
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Chance opportunity leads to international career for University alumnus
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington adjunct professor and alumnus Jack Richards has had an illustrious career in teaching English as a second language. But if not for a chance conversation with a friend about a job opportunity, his career might have looked very different.
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Big little lies? Disinformation in the 2023 election campaign
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Disinformation in this year's election remains largely the preserve of fringe parties, latest results from New Zealand Social Media Study show.
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Victoria and Otago universities signal collaborative teaching of some languages
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Otago have agreed on a collaborative delivery model that will be piloted for teaching some language subjects in 2024.
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Global mover and shaker opening doors for rangatahi Māori
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Leading the world in innovative food production, Distinguished Alumni Award winner Arama Kukutai is rewriting the rules of agriculture, one indoor farm at a time.
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Volcanic fallout from Taupō eruption found in Antarctic ice core
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers discover seven volcanic glass shards hidden 279 metres deep in the ice.
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China’s youth unemployment problem has become a crisis we can no longer ignore
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In a globally connected world, the ripple effect of China’s youth unemployment should not be underestimated, writes Christian Yao.
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International Relations students can spend a year in Italy and earn a double degree
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is pleased to announce a new double-degree agreement with LUISS Guido Carli University (LUISS) in Rome, Italy.
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Who's going negative? Social media campaigning in the 2023 election
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Latest results from the New Zealand Social Media Study show which of the two big parties is going ‘negative’ this election.
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Why ignoring the threat of AI puts everyone at risk
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The AI future is getting closer but there's been barely a peep on the topic from political parties, writes Andrew Lensen.
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Reconnecting disengaged boys with education
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In a post-COVID-19 world, the lack of student engagement in education is a hot topic. A 2022 Education Review Office (ERO) report identified significant issues with students disengaging with education around Aotearoa, and in the lead up to the election New Zealand’s political parties have proposed a number of plans to get students focused on learning again.
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Saving lives—one drug check at a time
- Victoria University of Wellington
- By founding KnowYourStuffNZ in 2014, Distinguished Alumni Award winner Wendy Allison’s work has contributed significantly to international research and practice on drug harm reduction, and has undoubtedly saved lives of young New Zealanders.
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