Victoria University of Wellington / February 2023
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The rallying cry—talking climate action
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- As communities work to rebuild their lives in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, it’s timely to consider how to best consider climate justice when acting to prevent further harm through climate change.
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Supporting the intersection of politics and Māori studies
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- In 2023, Dr Maria Bargh (Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa) was promoted to Professor of Politics and Māori Studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, becoming the first wāhine Māori to achieve this position.
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Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle
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- Cyclone Gabrielle’s trail of misery and destruction presents a major fiscal and political dilemma for the government: how should the country pay for the recovery? Associate Professor Jonathan Barrett works through the options.
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Māna wāhine study inspires a creative career
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumna Ataria Sharman has built a creative career stemming from her Master’s research.
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Lunchtime poems to Poet Laureate
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- Poet Laureate and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus Chris Tse’s first experience with poetry was on his lunch break at high school.
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A legacy of love found at university
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- Victoria University of Wellington has always been a special place for our new Vice-Chancellor Professor Nic Smith—his parents, Ian Smith and Lydia Stannard, found love right here on campus, in the halls of the Science buildings. They are delighted that he is now leading their alma mater.
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The Trojan manu: bringing kiwi back
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- Where alumnus Paul Ward grew up in Johnsonville, the extent of biodiversity in his backyard was blackbirds, sparrows, and possums. Now, the bird fanatic and his team at The Capital Kiwi Project have succeeded in releasing their first kiwi back into Wellington’s backyard.
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More assistance needed for male survivors of sexual assault
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- Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have helped shed light on the difficulties men face to seeking help for abuse.
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University, staff, and students come together for collaborative and eco-friendly Summer Shakespeare
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- 2023 marks forty years of Summer Shakespeare. Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is once again sponsoring the event, directed by the University’s Dr Megan Evans and involving many other staff and students from across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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We need to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa's arts and culture
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- We need to break the cycle of crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand's arts and culture, says Dr James Wenley. It starts with proper funding.
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Te Hauhunga—Girls* on Ice Aotearoa prepares for its first expedition
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- This year, Te Herenga Waka’s Te Puna Pātiotio—Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) will sponsor ten teenagers to explore New Zealand’s unique glaciers.
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How the traffic in Saigon is a lesson universities should learn
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- Trusting others’ motivations and respecting their intentions can compensate for the need for rules and defining when people may or may not move forward.
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NZ cities need to become 'spongier'
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- New Zealand cities urgently need to become 'spongier', but it's not going to be cheap, say Dr Alex Lo from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Associate Professor Faith Chan from the University of Nottingham.
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Wellington Pasifika festival
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- It was wonderful to see members of our University community at the Wellington Pasifika Festival last weekend.
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Shelly Bay 'primed' for coastal flooding
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- With land movement factored in, a 100-year coastal flooding event at Shelly Bay will occur every year by 2040, so why is the development proceeding, asks Rewi Newnham.
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Shelly Bay, Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In the face of a changing climate, communities need to adopt more resilient energy systems, write Soheil Mohseni and Alan Brent.
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Why restoring long-distance passenger rail makes sense—for people and the climate
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- To cut transport emissions in our larger cities, we need to 're-imagine' car ownership as an option rather than a necessity, write Robert McLachlan and Paul Callister.
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University signs agreement with Republic of Kiribati
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and the Republic of Kiribati’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services signed a memorandum of understanding this week.
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Booker-winning alumna Eleanor Catton releases third novel
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Award-winning author and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington honorary doctorate holder Eleanor Catton releases her third novel Birnam Wood, published in Aotearoa New Zealand by Te Herenga Waka University Press, today.
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‘Let them watch Netflix’—what can be salvaged from the failed TVNZ-RNZ merger?
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- Under-investing in public media will never deliver the services we need as citizens, writes Peter Thompson.
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Attendance matters: fixing New Zealand's growing truancy problem
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- We need to recognise truancy as a complex problem that requires complex policy solutions, writes Delia Baskerville.
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'Disappointing dearth' of good data on water use in New Zealand
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- As pressures on freshwater resources increase, access to basic data on our water use is critical, write Julia Talbot-Jones and Thomas Benison.
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Promotion to Professor 2022
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- Congratulations to 15 Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington academic staff who have been promoted to professor this year.
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Premature deaths may be linked to lack of primary health care, study finds
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- Early deaths from treatable diseases could be reduced if primary health care was more accessible, researchers say.
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Marine heat wave linked to death of Fiordland sponges
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- Warming waters may already be taking a toll on marine sponges.
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New Te Kāuru—Ferrier Research Institute Director appointed
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- Professor Gary Evans MNZM has been appointed to the role of Director of Te Kāuru—Ferrier Research Institute at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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