Victoria University / May 2021
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Pacific Studies scholar publishes book on Indigenous persistence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Experiences helping to protect land at Mauna Kea and Ihumātao saw Dr Emalani Case rewrite her thesis to incorporate Indigenous persistence.
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Vaccine ‘apartheid’ a threat to public health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The divide threatens to be between those who get the elite COVID-19 vaccines and the rest, write Adjunct Professor Nicholas Agar and Snita Ahir-Knight.
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PhD highlights place attachment’s influence on people’s disaster preparedness
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Amanda Wallis found people with a stronger attachment towards their homes and neighbourhoods were more likely to be prepared for natural hazard events.
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US Supreme Court takes on Roe v. Wade – again
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Hayden Thorne explains why American access to abortion is probably in the greatest danger it has seen since 1973.
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Museum studies alumnae find themselves National Treasures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Check out National Treasures on TVNZ On Demand, and you'll see several of our university alumni presenting history through personal objects.
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Wellington’s University partnership establishes pathway for Mumbai students
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has established a new programme partnership with Vidyalankar School of Information and Technology in Mumbai.
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Whanganui gangs moral panic being repeated with emergency housing, says PhD graduate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Criminology graduate Dr Feona Haakman studied the moral panic created by the Whanganui gang insignia bylaw, and says its being repeated with emergency housing.
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People rank climate change as an important issue, just not the most important
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The majority of the public want climate action but are more worried by other things, so campaigners need to tackle their lack of urgency, writes Dr Sam Crawley.
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Israel’s military occupation of Palestine 'not sustainable'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- International law to protect occupied peoples against state violence is being flouted by Israel with impunity, write Dr Hanlie Booysen and Dr Nadine Kreitmeyr.
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Budget must help families hit hardest by the pandemic
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand needs to rectify the unequal burden COVID-19 has placed on families with children and low-income families specifically, writes Dr Kate Prickett.
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PhD helps us understand juror decision making and wrongful convictions
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Psychology graduate Robbie Taylor unravels the influence on criminal trials of biased police line-ups and the number of witnesses identifying a suspect.
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Graduating PhD candidate Rana Daoud’s thoughts are with her family and friends in the West Bank
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Rana Daoud graduates with a PhD in Education tomorrow, with her friends and family watching her from the West Bank in Palestine.
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Coming home
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For Dr Billy van Uitregt, moving to Aotearoa New Zealand marked an intergenerational homecoming.
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The social life of plants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In the wild, staghorn ferns grow in colonies to improve water storage for all members, writes Professor Kevin Burns.
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Celebrate with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduates this week
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It's graduation week at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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There's no one way to teach maths
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Robin Averill and Dr Linda Bonne explain why they believe it's dangerous for the wide range of learners we have in our schools to be taught mathematics in one way only.
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Pay parity for early learning workers is just the start
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Carmen Dalli, Emeritus Professor Helen May and Dr Anne E. Meade call for New Zealand's early learning action plan to be implemented urgently.
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Te Herenga Waka community dominates national book awards
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The 2021 Ockham Book Awards were dominated by members of the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington community last night.
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The vogue for corsets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Long before Billie Eilish, women wore corsets for form, function and support, writes Rachel Boddy.
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Study shows a short time to save coral reefs
- Victoria University of Wellington
- University marine biologist Dr Christopher Cornwall has some good news to offer amid a grim outlook because of the scale of carbon dioxide emissions.
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Putting the stress test to the test
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Now would be a good time for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to publish stress test results for individual banks, writes Associate Professor Martien Lubberink.
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A more just, honourable and inclusive Aotearoa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Emily Beausoleil urges we implement the changes in the He Puapua report to give greater self-determination, equality and meaningful voice to Tiriti partners.
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Opaque response to Māori governance advice undermines confidence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Government must openly discuss its position on the Māori role in governance or people will suspect radical change is being pursued behind the scenes, writes Professor Jack Vowles.
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Researchers call for immediate emissions reduction to limit sea level rise
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from our Antarctic Research Centre are part of a major international study calling for immediate emissions cuts.
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The poor treatment of sexual violence victims in court runs deep in our history
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A proposed new law has highlighted the often distressing experiences of women in New Zealand courtrooms. Change is well overdue, as Elizabeth Bowyer explains.
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