Victoria University / March 2023
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus and professor of Mātauranga Māori Rangiānehu Mātāmua (Tūhoe) was named 2023 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year—Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa in a recent ceremony.
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Managing expectations in New Zealand’s relationship with China
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealanders, especially New Zealand businesses, should temper their expectations of a strong relationship with China, argues Jason Young.
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University researcher and student take out top spots at The Wellys
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor Rod Badcock and student Lewis Clareburt have won the Science and Sports categories at The Dominion Post Wellingtonian of the Year Awards, with two alumni taking out two of the other categories.
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Young and active? Study finds big differences in physical activity among 18 to 24-year-olds
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- Many young adults aren't doing enough physical activity to reap the health and wellbeing benefits, research suggests.
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Answering the call for help
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- When the Kaikōura earthquake struck in 2016, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Emergency Response Team (UWERT) were on campus within the hour to evacuate and check our buildings, and to ensure that everyone on campus was okay.
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A game changer for the Law of the Sea
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Fresh back from the United Nations in New York, Professor Joanna Mossop is buzzing, having experienced something very few academics get to—participating in the creation of a new treaty in her specialist area of the Law of the Sea.
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Sir Mark Dunajtschik donates $10 million to Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Engineering
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- The Faculty of Engineering at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has received a $10 million gift from distinguished philanthropist and eminent Wellingtonian, Sir Mark Dunajtschik, KNZM.
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The ultimate leveller—talking equity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- You can’t have sustainability without equity, and you can’t have equity without sustainability, says Warwick Murray, professor of Human Geography.
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Don't blame coasters for slash, blame successive government policies
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- For much of the 20th century the most reliable way to access the East Coast—the portion of the North Island stretching from Te Araroa in the north to Gisborne in the south—was via sea.
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Wellington sea life ingesting microplastics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have found microplastics in New Zealand sea sponges.
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Dramatic changes in New Zealand river flows, research finds
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- Parts of the North Island have seen extreme rainfall this summer, but long-term trends show summer river flows are decreasing in these areas and they’re likely to be getting drier.
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New funding will boost RNA research into vaccines and other healthcare treatments
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, have been named as co-hosts of a government-funded Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Development Platform.
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Consumers need to be given a voice to stand up to corporate power
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent years have seen a considerable redistribution of national income, with businesses increasing their profits while leaving labour compensation behind.
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Coral can’t escape climate change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new paper shows that despite coral’s natural adaptive capacity, even moderate global warming could see the destruction of our coral reefs.
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Behind the claims for coconut oil
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Marketing of coconut oil has successfully played on perceptions it's a natural, healthier choice, writes Nate Rigler.
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The corporate raiders—talking circular economics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We need to move away from the take, make, throw system, says Hannah Blumhardt, a senior associate in Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies. “The idea of a circular economy is how we can meet people’s needs… in such a way that the economic system doesn’t produce waste or pollution.”
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To vent or not to vent: is letting out our feelings actually helpful?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research suggests venting may be a double-edged sword, write Vy Trần and Ágnes Szabó.
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The problem with volunteer-run libraries for Auckland
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- Volunteers play a vital role in communities but they're not a substitute for trained and qualified librarians and library assistants, writes Anne Goulding.
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Newly elected Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows
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- Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington professors have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for distinction in research and advancement of science and the humanities.
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Why assessing literacy and numeracy is not so simple
- Victoria University of Wellington
- National testing doesn't always give us a reliable picture of students' ability, writes Robin Averill. She looks at the hurdles to designing an ideal assessment.
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University students awarded NASA internships
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- Students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have received three full scholarships, out of five offered, to undertake a three month internship with NASA in the USA.
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Students and staff invited to give feedback on Fale Malae
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Pasifika leaders are encouraging people to participate in a Wellington City Council survey about a proposed Fale Malae on the corner of Frank Kitts Park.
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Frank Kitts Park, Lambton, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Floods, cyclones, thunderstorms: is climate change to blame for New Zealand’s summer of extreme weather?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If we continue to warm the climate with more greenhouse gas emissions, we'll continue to load the dice towards more very heavy rain, writes James Renwick.
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The murky depths—talking freshwater
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- "Water is something we don’t often think about until something goes wrong, such as when there’s too much and we have floods or when there’s too little and we have droughts," says Dr Sarah-Jane O’Connor from the Centre for Science in Society.
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The road to 15 March: ‘networked white rage’ and the Christchurch terror attacks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Paul Spoonley and Paul Morris trace the development of the alt-right and its influence on the Christchurch mosque attacks.
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Emeritus Professor Roger Robinson: a life of academic and sporting success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Emeritus Professor Roger Robinson relished both his academic career in the Department of English and competitive running at elite level.
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Warm Pacific Greetings for Professor Nic Smith
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Vice-Chancellor Professor Nic Smith was welcomed by the leaders of several student groups in an event co-led by VUWSA President Jessica Ye and the Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban.
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Flatpack homes: an option for emergency housing
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- We can make temporary houses quicker to assemble, more sustainable, and better for those displaced, writes Kristina Orr.
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How we can help dismantle rape culture
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Rape myths create the idea that sexual violence is rare and exceptional, but that's not the reality, writes criminology lecturer Samantha Keene.
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The missing millions—talking biodiversity
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- Aotearoa New Zealand is home to tens of thousands of unique animal and plant species, but their survival is threatened by climate change and rising sea temperatures, as well as introduced pests.
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World’s first Pacific Criminology conference to be held at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In April 2023, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will host ‘Symposium: A Pacific Criminology?’, the first conference aiming to explore a Pacific—Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia—approach to criminology.
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Kiwi-made Covid-19 booster vaccine offers 100% protection in preclinical study
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A preclinical study evaluating a Kiwi-made Covid-19 vaccine has shown that it's safe and highly effective, making it a promising booster vaccine candidate.
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Peter and Mary Biggs: generous supporters of the arts in Aotearoa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For the past 16 years, Peter Biggs CNZM and his wife Mary have generously supported students of the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML).
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‘As natural as cheese in a can’: Disasters carry human prints
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Amid the distress brought by Cyclone Gabrielle, questions begin to form around who is to blame. As is the case in most 'natural' disasters, various corporate and government organisations are left holding smoking guns.
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