Victoria University / December 2022
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60 years of Wai-te-ata Press
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tucked away in the bottom of the library building sits a few little rooms that contain Wai-te-ata Press—Te Whare Tā O Wai-te-ata.
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The Hub: a history
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Kelburn campus focuses on one central anchor: The Hub. A modern ‘agora’, it’s a place to meet, eat, and study—but it wasn’t always so attractive.
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Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Turbine | Kapohau writers off to a flying start
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This year’s issue of Turbine | Kapohau, the annual online literary journal of the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o te Ao, is now live.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington hosts high-level Vietnamese Education Delegation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The University hosted representatives from 14 different universities in Vietnam and officials from the country’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).
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Playful and powerful collection wins the 2022 Biggs Family Prize in Poetry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An engaging and generous collection of poems about Sāmoan family and community has won the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) 2022 Biggs Family Prize in Poetry.
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“Wholesome, consoling love story” wins Adam Foundation Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An hilarious but emotionally powerful novel is the winner of the 2022 Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).
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Fellowship launched for displaced Ukrainian academics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The University has established a Joint Visiting Fellowship in Political Science and International Relations in partnership with the University of Warsaw.
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Modern Commedia play and feature film script win University scriptwriting prizes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A full-length theatre play giving traditional Commedia dell’Arte a modern spin has been awarded the 2022 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).
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Denis and Verna Adam leave a lasting legacy to Wellington’s arts community
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The name Adam is hugely significant to Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and the city of Wellington.
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Proposed Onslow hydropower project will cost billions—how can we make sure it’s worthwhile?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Pumped storage hydropower can deliver sustainability benefits but requires 'careful upfront co-ordination to avoid complications', write Alan Brent and Gregory Guyot.
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Improving teacher confidence for visual arts in ECE
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent work by PhD graduand Rachel Denee has shown that many early childhood teachers lack confidence about how to teach visual arts effectively.
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Climate change education too important to ignore
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our education system needs to ensure students have access to effective climate change education, but it's yet to be prioritised, writes Jenny Ritchie.
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Making Google and Facebook pay for news content: what will it deliver?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- There are good reasons to be cautious about plans to make big tech companies pay New Zealand media for their content, argues Peter Thompson.
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How to teach history
- Victoria University of Wellington
- History is not just about stories—it's also about learning how to think critically about the past, write Mark Sheehan and Bronwyn Wood.
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Merging TVNZ and RNZ: a history lesson
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Critics of the government’s plan to merge TVNZ and RNZ might ponder what might have been if wiser choices had been made decades ago, writes Bob Gregory.
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Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery launches new website
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery is excited to announce the launch of its new website at www.adamartgallery.nz.
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The women behind the trenchers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As part of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s 125th anniversary celebrations, we are shining a light on those who have shaped our history.
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Sir Geoffrey Palmer: constitutional reformer determined to make a difference
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A symposium entitled ‘Futures of Democracy, Law and Government’, covered topics that have exercised Sir Geoffrey’s thinking throughout his esteemed career.
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Bringing design and rugby together
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Time out with a knee injury increased Waikato rugby player Tom Martin’s drive to complete his design degree and develop his own rugby products.
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Lotte Weiss: a remarkable woman who survived the Holocaust
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Lotte Weiss was one of the few people who miraculously survived the World War II concentration camps, including Auschwitz.
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Terence O’Brien helped secure New Zealand’s place on the world stage
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Terence O’Brien was the founding director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Colleen Maria Lenihan named as 2023 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Acclaimed short story writer Colleen Maria Lenihan (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) has been appointed as the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for 2023.
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Self-confessed law ‘nerd’ awarded Rhodes Scholarship
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent graduate Maisy Bentley is heading to the University of Oxford.
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The history of graduation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Graduation at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has a rich, varied, and sometimes unusual history.
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Failure ‘just another opportunity’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Master of Architectural Science student Ryan Simpson graduates this year and wants to use the opportunities he’s had to give back to his Pacific communities.
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A Golden Identity—clothing combining cultures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Jacob Ngan-Sue graduates in December with a Bachelor of Design Innovation. He says his capstone project, ‘Golden Identity’, is a love letter to his family.
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Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Warming seas are already taking their toll on sponges—among the most ancient species on the world's rocky reefs, write James Bell, Nick Shears and Robert Smith.
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Music researcher Dr Michael David Brown appointed as 2023 JD Stout Fellow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Music researcher Dr Michael David Brown has been appointed as the 2023 JD Stout Fellow. The Fellowship is hosted by the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduates cross the stage once again
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The capital city will see graduates of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington celebrate the successful completion of their studies this week.
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