Places / February 2018
March 2018 | January 2018-
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QS Subject Rankings reveal strength of NZ's three leading universities
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The latest international subject rankings confirm Victoria University of Wellington as New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university and show a clear gap opening up between the top three universities in New Zealand and the other five universities.
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Next stop, Commonwealth Games
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The first recipient of Victoria University of Wellington’s Swimming Scholarship is already making waves—with his selection in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team for 2018.
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Keeping Us on the Run – Lindsay Barwick
- Wellington Scottish Athletics Club
- Lindsay Barwick is the club’s women’s captain and one of our speediest and most active members. At any given moment, she can be spotted flying past any given point between Miramar and Lower Hutt. We ...
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Victoria-GNS Science collaboration ranked 9th worldwide in Nature Index 2017
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University’s collaboration with GNS Science has been ranked 9th worldwide in the prestigious annual Nature Index.
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A gold standard of healthcare
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Patients at Victoria University of Wellington’s Student Health clinic can be assured they’re getting the best possible service, with the practice being recognised for providing what is regarded as a gold standard of care.
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Victoria welcomes new students to its capital city campuses
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Thousands of students arrive in Wellington in the coming days as Victoria University of Wellington’s teaching year gets underway.
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World Youth Champs get underway
- Tawa Bowling Club
- World Youth Champs get underway bruce Fri, 23 Feb 2018 - 01:54
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Josh Tabor awarded scouting Medal of Merit
- Kelburn Scout Group
- 1st Kelburn scout leader Josh Tabor has been awarded a Medal of Merit as part of the Founder’s Day celebrations.
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1st Kelburn Scout Hut, 36, Salamanca Road, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Experimental musician announced as Composer-in-Residence 2018
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's New Zealand School of Music (Te Kōkī) has announced composer, performer and sound artist, Antonia Barnett-McIntosh, as the 2018 Creative New Zealand/Jack C. Richards Composer-in-Residence.
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"In Other Words"
- Black Coffee
- "In Other Words"; "A visually articulate and lyrical exploration of our local and pop colloquial; our slang, phrases, idioms, quotes, anograms and exclamations". By: Jessica Newtown
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Black coffee, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Prime Minister opens new Biological Sciences building
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has officially opened Victoria’s new Biological Sciences building, Te Toki a Rata.
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Bringing the world to Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- After growing up in Zimbabwe, Victoria alumna and New Zealand Festival Artistic Director Shelagh Magadza ended up studying in New Zealand by accident.
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NCEA review: Let's address quality
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A study of 1,600 students highlights shortcomings in learning, write researchers in Victoria's School of Education.
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Pacific must look inwards for climate answers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says Pacific island nations are not powerless in the fight against climate change.
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5 New Chief Scouts
- Kelburn Scout Group
- Congratulations to five successful chief scouts! Well done, you are joining the 2% of scouts who complete the peak scouting section award!
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1st Kelburn Scout Hut, 36, Salamanca Road, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Reforming the welfare state
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The current welfare system needs repair and renewal, writes Public Policy Professor Jonathan Boston.
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Luke Willis Thompson debuts new work in first major New Zealand solo exhibition
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Internationally acclaimed London-based New Zealand artist Luke Willis Thompson will open his first major solo exhibition in his country of birth tomorrow at Victoria University's Adam Art Gallery.
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Coastguard New Zealand Summer Lottery
- Coastguard Kāpiti
- Thank you to everyone who bought tickets from us at Mitre 10 MEGA Kapiti. This year we ordered more tickets than ever before, and we were planning to spend 4 days selling them. But you bought them so quickly that we ran out after 2.5 days! We hugely appreciate your support. You might not realise … Continue reading "Coastguard New Zealand Summer Lottery"
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From the SCG to Karori: Tom Blundell Returns to his Roots
- Cricket Wellington
- In Wednesday night’s CricHQ Cup quarter-final, Wellington Firebirds wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Blundell pulled on the black and white of Karori, hitting 58* in a comprehensive win for his side.
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Victoria researcher sheds light on self-injury
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent Victoria PhD graduate Dr Madeleine Brocklesby is one of the first to acknowledge that nobody's perfect—and her research shows we should be putting less pressure on young people to strive for unattainable ideals of perfection.
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CricHQ T20 Cup Semi-Finalists Found
- Cricket Wellington
- The CricHQ T20 Cup moves on to the semi-finals next week, with Easts, Taita, Karori, and Onslow all recording comfortable wins in the knock-out quarter-finals on Valentine’s Day.
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The acute case for new hospitals
- Victoria University of Wellington
- All of us need good hospitals near us so that when accidents happen or we get sick, we can access both acute and planned healthcare provided by well-trained doctors and nurses working in modern facilities.
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Samoan Prime Minister to open Pacific-wide climate change conference in Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Samoan Prime Minister and climate change action advocate, The Honourable Tuila’epa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, is among the high-profile experts presenting at the Pacific Climate Change Conference next week at Te Papa National Museum.
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tailoring copyright safe harbours for the cultural sector
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One size fits all for immunities will not do, write Professor Graeme Austin from Victoria's Faculty of Law and Senior Lecturer in Law Dr Emily Hudson from King's College London.
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Under and over the benefit
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Reorientating social investment would improve New Zealand's welfare system, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Ngaio Community Picnic 2018 – Enhancing a sense of community
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Ngaio Community Picnic 2018 will be held at Cummings Park on Sunday 11 March, 12pm – 3pm. Come along and meet fellow locals, enjoy stalls, entertainment and games, and grab a bite to eat or bring your own picnic. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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NZ must be global leaders in climate change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If any country can do it, it is surely us, write Professor James Renwick and Dr Rhian Salmon from Victoria's Faculty of Science.
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Eminent social anthropologist named 2018 Stout Research Centre JD Stout Fellow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Eminent social anthropologist Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies JD Stout Fellow for 2018.
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Technological breakthrough for monitoring and predicting landslides
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New technology from a student-led research project at Victoria University of Wellington looks set to revolutionise the way geotechnical engineers monitor and predict landslides, potentially helping to save countless lives and cut costs.
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Ngaio Community Picnic 2018 – Enhancing a sense of community
- Ngaio Progressive Association
- Ngaio Community Picnic 2018 will be held at Cummings Park on Sunday 11 March, 12pm – 3pm. Come along and meet fellow locals, enjoy stalls, entertainment and games, and grab a bite to eat or bring your own picnic. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Ngaio, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Prestigious rankings show Victoria leading thought on major issues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) has started its 25th- anniversary year being named the third best think tank in Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific in a prestigious global ranking.
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If NZ consumers took on online giants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Visiting Griffith University Professor of Law Mary Keyes considers how our courts might follow an Australian lead to protect us against foreign companies.
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I will if you do
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research by Victoria University of Wellington PhD Psychology student Lauren Vinnell has found that social norms affect support for earthquake strengthening legislation.
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Broken down runabout at Hunters Bank
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Sat, 10/02/2018 - 09:30 - 15:00 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 22 A small runabout with 3 POB had headed out to Hunters Bank for a dive/snorkel. The motor stopped and wouldn't restart before they got in the water. They contacted the national Coastguard Operations Centre who forwarded the details onto us. Mana Rescue 1 headed out and located them drifting near the original location and towed them back to Mana Marina. Vessel Details Length: 5.00m Resources Attendees: Weedoogie Jake Jimmythekiwi Mark Presling CRV's Used: CRV Trust Porirua Rescue
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Internship in Lower Hutt
- Hutt Minoh House Friendship Trust
- By Yu Kawamura - December 2017Hello, my name is Yu Kawamura from the Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR) in Sydney.
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Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A new nuclear-free moment? First things first
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Amanda Thomas from Victoria's School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences argues the new government has an opportunity to properly confront climate change by repealing undemocratic laws and honouring good Treaty relationships.
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Yacht Delight recovory
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Mon, 05/02/2018 - 13:00 - 14:00 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 3 Assist MR 1 in recovering grounded yatch from mud bank Vessel Details Length: 12.00m Resources Attendees: Chris Darch Neil Cornwell Peter Feely CRV's Used: CRV Pelorus
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Grant received for track maintenance
- Silver Stream Railway
- Our thanks to the Wellington Community Trust for their contribution to our annual track maintenance costs. Every year we replace sleepers and upgrade the track formation to keep our trains…
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Neighbours praised for raising alarm about house fire in Porirua
- Porirua Fire Brigade
- A Porirua family was sitting down to watch Shortland Street, but then they saw smoke pouring out of their neighbour's garage.
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Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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EQC grants help volcano drones and other Victoria research take flight
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington-led development of drones able to fly close to active volcanoes and withstand, monitor and analyse their emissions could transform the forecasting of volcanic eruptions.
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Victoria academics receive 2018 Fulbright grants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria academics Dr Bronwyn Kivell and Dr Richard Arnold have received New Zealand Scholar Award Grants from Fulbright New Zealand and will travel to the United States later this year to undertake significant research projects.
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