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SWIS Newsletter #16 | 23 October 2026
- South Wellington Intermediate School
- 23 October 2026 Kia ora whānau, Cavemen named Best Intermediate Band in Aotearoa! Last week, we received the fantastic news that Cavemen, one of our school bands, had beaten more than 200 bands from across the country to be named the best band in Aotearoa … The post SWIS Newsletter #16 | 23 October 2026 appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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South Wellington Intermediate School, 30, Waripori Street, Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Between the Trees
- Inverlochy Art School
- Between the Trees is the first solo exhibition by Eastbourne artist Laura Round. This new collection of work is inspired by the coastal landscape and native forest of East Harbour Regional Park. Painted in oil, each work is an exploration of the elevated landscape overlooking...
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Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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600 Kilometres and $2,000 Raised: Cycle Forward Hits Top Gear at Te Ara Tupua
- Onslow College
- Olivia Poole (Year 12) had credits to gain but a community minded vision to fulfil.
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Onslow College, Burma Road, Broadmeadows, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6037, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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NZ’s climate in ‘uncharted territory’, with more extreme weather events ahead
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new climate report shows New Zealand faces a future of more frequent extremes, with inevitable losses of infrastructure and property, writes climate scientist James Renwick.
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An evolution of time, technology, and teaching
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In his inaugural lecture, Genes to genomes: A journey from drift to adaptation, Professor Peter Ritchie traces a research journey through the rapidly changing field of evolutionary genetics. His own personal journey through the field began when he was a child.
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How can NZ media achieve balance when reporting on armed conflict?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We need to think differently about balance in news media coverage of armed conflict, Sarah Ather found in her recent Master of Laws research at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria University appoints Aotearoa’s first Chair of Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has appointed internationally recognised researcher Professor Prasenjit Mitra as the Bob Dykes Chair in Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Election vibes and jibes: what parties’ Facebook posts tell us about the 2026 campaign
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Latest results from the New Zealand Social Media Study show which political parties and leaders are posting the most and what they're focusing on in this election.
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University honours leader in Māori health, research, and data governance
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Māori data governance and data sovereignty leader Tereki Stewart received an honorary doctorate from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington last week.
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Just politics or the ‘opposite of clever’? The risks and rewards of strategic voting
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Vote splitting isn't new but the issue is creating more clamour than usual at this election, write Claire Timperley and Richard Shaw.
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Riana Pho Named Sportsperson of the Year After Back-to-Back Sportswoman Honours
- Victoria University of Wellington
- After representing New Zealand at the FIH Nations Cup and 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, Riana Pho has been awarded both the sportswoman and sportsperson of the year at this year’s Blues Awards.
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Election 2026: Climate change policy missing in action
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The lesson from climate change in this election may be that some decisions are simply too complex, too long-term, and too consequential to leave to electoral politics alone, writes Dr Cathrine Dyer.
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Te Herenga Waka connection woven into Nobel Prize of Literature
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In 2024, Marco Sonzogni, professor of Translation Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, embarked on a journey to bring Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson’s book Men in the off hours to life in the Italian language.
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Are we really becoming more divided? What the research tells us
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The loudest political disagreements are not necessarily evidence that voters as a whole are more divided, write Sarah Bakewell and Tom Jamieson.
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Prepare for the unexpected: the coming super El Niño and NZ’s ocean weather
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Past El Niño events foreshadow what we could see in the months ahead. Marine researchers Amelia Hesketh and Christopher Cornwall explain.
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University planning underway for staff industrial action in two weeks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has been notified that members of the TEU and PSA unions will take strike action from 1.15–5 pm on Wednesday 21 October.
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Bee in the City
- Capital E
- Have you met our bees? As part of Life Flight’s public art trail Bee in the City, bees have been hidden around the city for you to find and collect. We have 6 beautiful bees designed by local schools inside the foyer at Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui. Bee from the Bay by Lyall Bay […] The post Bee in the City first appeared on Nōku te Ao Capital E.
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Wellington Central Library, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Behind the doors of select committees
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In theory, select committees can provide a strong check on government powers, but in practice that’s rarely the case, says Dr Will Dreyer, who recently graduated with a PhD in Political Science from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Election 2026: We can’t treat our way to a sustainable health system
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Political promises to cut hospital waiting lists ignore the root causes of illness in our communities, says public health researcher Associate Professor Anna Matheson.
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Election 2026: The tax debate—are we destined to be stuck on repeat?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand does not need a tax debate that is more ideological. It needs one that is more honest, writes tax expert Professor Lisa Marriott.
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How sinking cities can rise again
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research shows sinking cities can rise again if groundwater resources are allowed to replenish.
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Vast amounts of knowledge hiding in plain light
- Victoria University of Wellington
- On earth, many look to the sea, the land, or to other forms of life to better understand where we came from and where we’re going—Professor Randy Pollock, however, does this by looking to the stars.
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Hidden climate risk beneath East Antarctica, new study warns
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Scientists are calling for urgent research on East Antarctica’s Wilkes Subglacial Basin, a vast ice-filled basin that could dramatically increase sea-levels as the climate warms.
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Te Herenga Waka mourns the passing of Professor Peter Barrett NZAM, FRSNZ, FGS
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An eminent Antarctic geologist, founding Director of the Antarctic Research Centre and Patron of the New Zealand Antarctic Society, Professor Peter John Barrett passed away on Saturday 26 September at the age of 86.
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SWIS Newsletter #15 | 25 September 2026
- South Wellington Intermediate School
- 25 September 2026 Kia ora whānau, Term 3 has now come to an end. In many ways, it has been a challenging term, with sickness affecting both students and staff and testing everyone’s resilience. I would like to thank our families for your understanding when … The post SWIS Newsletter #15 | 25 September 2026 appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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South Wellington Intermediate School, 30, Waripori Street, Berhampore, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Weaving strands of knowledge is what creates strong educators
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In her inaugural lecture, Unseen complexity: Early childhood teachers’ pedagogical, professional and ethical practice, Professor Sue Cherrington explores the complexity of early childhood educators’ practice and how early childhood educators can be supported to strengthen their pedagogical, professional, and ethical practice.
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The supermarket surcharge you may not know you’re paying
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Buying bigger packs at the supermarket can come with a ‘quantity surcharge’, hiking your shopping bill, says Master of Commerce graduate Madhura Banerjee.
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Two Te Herenga Waka subjects ranked in the top 100 globally
- Victoria University of Wellington
- ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects evaluates universities globally across 57 subjects, including natural sciences like physics, mathematics, and earth sciences, and social sciences like statistics, education, and psychology, among others.
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Te Herenga Waka mourns the passing of Emerita Professor Margaret Clark
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is with sadness that Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington farewells Emerita Professor Dame Margaret Clark, who passed away on Friday 11 September at the age of 85.
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