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    Four Te Herenga Waka professors named Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows

    • 26 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Law and engineering researchers feature in the 2025 list of new Royal Society Fellows.
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    Te Herenga Waka talent takes the stage at CubaDupa 2025

    • 24 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • CubaDupa showcases Wellington’s cultural scene with standout performances from local acts, including many Te Herenga Waka students and alumni.
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    Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    If NZ wants to decarbonise energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback

    • 24 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Life-cycle assessment of renewable energy technologies can tell us about their carbon and energy footprints, write Alan Brent and Isabella Pimentel Pincelli.
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    Trump silences the Voice of America: end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?

    • 24 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Comment: Voice of America may be remembered by many as the US propaganda outlet from World War II. But the reality of this and similar state-sponsored global media outlets is more complex, writes Valerie Cooper.
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    From speculums to self-testing—champion of HPV self-testing wins Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year

    • 20 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Professor Bev Lawton ONZM (Ngāti Porou) from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Te Tātai Hauora o Hine National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa has been named 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.
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    After Orr: time for NZ to rethink imported banking rules

    • 19 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Comment: By cherry-picking standards from Australia, Singapore, or the UK, politicians, pundits, and influencers risk undermining local regulatory effectiveness and the Reserve Bank’s credibility, writes Martien Lubberink.
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    NZ has no dedicated database to track losses from weather disasters—without it, we’re planning in the dark

    • 18 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, but we don't know how much they're costing us, writes Ilan Noy.
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    Research finds significant shortfalls in early intervention psychosis services

    • 18 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The ‘early’ part of early psychosis care is significantly lacking in New Zealand, researchers say.
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    The politicisation of research funding

    • 16 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Comment: A funding model that favours immediate economic returns over intellectual diversity and long-term societal benefits will undermine academic independence, write Mirjam Schindler, Marcela Palomino-Schalscha, Mairéad de Róiste, and Brendon Blue.
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    Climate reporting cuts bad for business

    • 16 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Comment: New Zealand’s leadership in climate reporting could be undermined by softening disclosure rules, writes Yinka Moses.
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    Fiordland’s marine habitats surveyed to develop first complete picture of biodiversity

    • 16 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Researchers have been diving in Fiordland’s Te Puaitaha—Breaksea Sound and Tamatea—Dusky Sound to collect data on the diverse marine communities that live in these areas.
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    Criminology scholar connects Cambodian temple trafficking to white collar crime

    • 12 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Professor Simon Mackenzie from the School of Social and Cultural Studies recently published a paper about the dynamics of transnational crime and illegal global markets, exploring the movement of cultural and natural collectibles from economically-poor to wealthy countries.
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    Te Herenga Waka’s first Europe-focused Jean Monnet module ‘more important than ever’

    • 12 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The constantly evolving political challenges being faced by the European Union (EU) are the focus of a study module being offered at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, by Dr Ayca Arkilic.
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    Chris Kraus isn't Done With Wellington

    • 12 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • WILL IRVINE in conversation with CHRIS KRAUS Over the summer, I had the rare pleasure of being able to interview Chris Kraus. Most people...
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    NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice—as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change

    • 11 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The only way to halt the global retreat of glacial ice is to tackle the root cause: global heating, write Shaun Eaves, Andrew Lorrey, Brian Anderson, Heather Purdie, and Lauren Vargo.
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• • We Found Love (Community) in a Hopeless Place (Law School)

    • 11 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • Ethan Rogacion (he/him) Ahh, the Old Government Building. Home of a bizarre exhibition about the history of the public service, an...
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    Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • The State of the (Student) Union 

    • 11 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • By Emma Maguire (they/them) You might know the Student Union Building from its greatest hits; excellent pizza from the Hunter Lounge,...
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    Student Union Building, Kelburn Parade, Paekākā, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Navigating My Mixed Feelings About OGB

    • 11 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • By Emma Barnes-Wetere (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui) The Old Government Buildings (OGB) stand as an imposing relic of colonial rule - one that...
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    Old Government Buildings, Lambton Quay, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  

• • Welcoming the 2025 Fulbright US cohort to Te Herenga Waka

    • 10 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The University will host three Fulbright grantees announced as part of the 2025 cohort of scholars, graduates and specialists.
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    Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand welcomes Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington as a naming sponsor of their festivals

    • 4 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • What’s in a name? A significant amount, it transpires, when you get a new sponsor. The Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) annual Shakespeare festivals for young people are now the SGCNZ Victoria University of Wellington Shakespeare festivals.
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    A nearly brand-new Boyd-Wilson Field

    • 3 Mar 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • It’s been a busy summer on the Boyd-Wilson Field, and it hasn’t been because of sport! Property Services have given the well-loved outdoor space a much-needed revamp over the summer months—resulting in a top-quality turf for the University community to enjoy for years to come.
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• • Review: Tecuani

    • 2 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • GUY VAN EGMOND (He/They) Tecuani has to be, hands down, one of the most impressive shows of this year’s Fringe Festival. Bringing...
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• • James Cameron Thinks Welly’s Film Sector is in a Slump

    • 2 Mar 2025
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    • Fergus Goodall Smith (he/him) Last Wednesday, James ‘Jim’ Cameron, director of Avatar and Titanic, took to the stage at the Michael...
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• • The future of public transport is expensive

    • 2 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • Dan Moskovitz, He/Him Public transport is about to get more expensive, thanks to the government’s policies. The cost of each public...
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• • Review: Don The Monsta

    • 2 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • GEORGE HARRIS (HE/HIM) What do Jamiroquai dance routines, a chair of Monster cans, and a lengthy game of beer pong have in common? They...
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• • Review: Compromise

    • 2 Mar 2025
    • Salient
    • GUY VAN EGMOND Compromise , let me tell you, did not. The show’s four separate plays—the product of collaboration between two young and...
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    Wāhine toa and women’s health champion a finalist for Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year

    • 27 Feb 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Professor Bev Lawton ONZM (Ngāti Porou), founder of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s national centre for women’s health research, gets up every morning to save lives—and she’s up for the 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year award for her groundbreaking research.
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• • Award-winning composer Penelope Axtens appointed to Creative NZ Lilburn Residency

    • 27 Feb 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Penelope Axtens has been announced as the 2025 Creative New Zealand (CNZ) New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM) Composer-in-Residence at the Lilburn Residence.
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    Professor Tim Naish elected to key climate research role

    • 27 Feb 2025
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Te Herenga Waka Professor Tim Naish is the new chair of the joint scientific committee of the World Climate Research Programme.
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• • 35 Years on the Fringe of Pōneke

    • 24 Feb 2025
    • Salient
    • Teddy (he/it/ia; Ngāpuhi) Whether you’re new to Wellington or you’ve been here for a few years like me, you can’t deny that the Fringe...
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