Victoria University of Wellington / April 2023
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From Trump to Winnie the Pooh: how we use diagnosis to make sense of dysfunction and deviance
- Victoria University of Wellington
- By using diagnosis to explain people, we medicalise our experience of the world and shut down other avenues of explanation, write Annemarie Jutel and Ginny Russell.
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Ending the ‘postcode lottery’ in health is more than a technical fix
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We need to fundamentally reorganise our systems to deliver better health and wellbeing, argues Anna Matheson.
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Too many farming rules? Perhaps regulations are there for a reason
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If overseas consumers of New Zealand food and beverages decide its claimed sustainability, naturalness, and desirability is exaggerated, the consequences will be severe, writes Jim McAloon.
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Podcast provides hope for the next generation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new podcast series from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has brought together a dozen expert speakers in discussion with Dr Sarah-Jane O’Connor from the Centre for Science in Society, to explore the latest thinking on the challenges and opportunities for a sustainable future.
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Me Tū ā-Uru: An Action Plan for a Flourishing and Abundant Environment
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An action plan developed by leading Māori researchers and practitioners that calls for shared authority of Aotearoa’s special places to ensure a flourishing environment for future generations was launched yesterday at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Rutherford House.
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Cross-genre artists appointed as Composers-in-Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A songwriter and electronic music/film composer, and a prolific jazz bassist and composer have been appointed to the two Composer-in-Residence roles at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī for 2023.
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Research aims to help Māori affected by eating disorders
- Victoria University of Wellington
- PhD research on eating disorders awarded $95,939 scholarship.
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Fair and reasonable? Calls grow to rein in restraint of trade clauses
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Overly broad restraint of trade clauses can be used to unfairly limit an employee's ability to pursue their career. Proposed law changes would restrict the use of these clauses, writes Dr Stephen Blumenfeld.
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Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2022 channels the renewable energy of poetry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The latest edition of the online anthology Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems (BNZP) is now live. This issue features 25 poems chosen by acclaimed poet and Starling journal founder Louise Wallace from thousands published in 2022.
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Inconsistency in treatment of financial crimes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Beneficiaries face tougher penalties for financial fraud than professionals. Sentencing guidelines could help fix this unfairness, writes Lisa Marriott.
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Innovative climate solutions nominated for £1 million Earthshot prizes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a thought leader in sustainability, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is one of only three official nominators from Aotearoa New Zealand for the Earthshot Prize. We are proud to announce our nomination of Sea Forest Ltd, Humble Bee, and XFrame to be considered for one of five £1,000,000 ($1.9m NZD) 2023 Earthshot Prizes.
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Further loss for Aotearoa’s glaciers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have shown continued loss of ice and snow in NIWA’s annual end-of-summer survey.
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Working together—talking partnerships
- Victoria University of Wellington
- “The Sustainable Development Goals provide a pretty good guiding system as to what the things are you need to discuss for a sustainable future. No single person has all the answers to solve all these things,” says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington sustainability director Andrew Wilks.
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Professor Derek Kawiti bringing Aotearoa back to ‘The Drawing Board’
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- Professor Derek Kawiti from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation is fronting a new show on Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) exploring modern Māori architecture.
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Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban receives Honorary Doctorate from National University of Samoa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The National University of Samoa (NUS) awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika), Afioga Associate Professor Lumanuvao Dame Winnie Laban at their graduation ceremony last week.
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