Victoria University of Wellington and Water
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How you can join the University and help save Wellington’s water this summer
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our wai can run dry. Wellington water is finite, and summer often means water restrictions for our region.
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Using groundwater to track earthquake movements
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Understanding how earthquakes affect the ground they travel through could be the key to understanding how buildings and structures aboveground will be impacted by a given earthquake, says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Geophysics Martha Savage.
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Online course explores bicultural treatment of ‘primal resource’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Who owns water? What is its legal status? How do waterways express cultural identities? The University's latest massive open online course (MOOC) explores questions around cultural relationships to wai (water), in the final installment of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first-ever bicultural MOOC series.
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Why long-term environmental observations are crucial for New Zealand’s water security challenges
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alongside NIWA's Andrew Lorrey and Ben Noll, Dr Lauren Vargo from the University's Antarctic Research Centre writes that long-term environmental observations are critical for confronting water security challenges in New Zealand.
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Expert advice on water quality 'ignored'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The New Zealand Government's long-awaited $700 million package to address freshwater pollution is highly flawed, writes Dr Mike Joy.
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Films on researchers highlight why expertise matters
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new documentary film series highlights the work of three leading New Zealand researchers as they dedicate their lives to illuminating and protecting different aspects of one of our most precious resources—water.
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