Victoria University / February 2024
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Review: After the Storm
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- Emma Salzano's After the Storm was originally a project created at Te Auaha, then went through a development season as a Lift-Off piece, and now it's making its world premiere at the New Zealand Fringe Festival. And let me tell you, I'm thrilled that it's back. It's been quite some time since I've seen a play that has genuinely touched me. And I don't say this to be disrespectful, but perhaps to acknowledge my own desensitisation towards such things. After the Storm changed that. Maybe I'm just a sucker for a good love story. But this play is more than just a romance; at its core, it's about grief and how our emotions shape our lives. The story takes place in the 1930s and follows a group of Italian immigrants who leave their volcanic island of Stromboli and start anew on the shores of Island Bay.
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Te Auaha, Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Review: Twenty Minutes to Nine
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- am genuinely lost for words, trying to describe Twenty Minutes to Nine. It was nostalgic, raw, grim and witty, heart-sinking and furious and so painfully wise. Absolutely phenomenal. The show is personal even before it starts. I’m sitting in the front of two rows of seats, so there’s no doubt it’ll be an intimate show. Amanda (Santuccione (They/Her), the show’s writer and performer) asks what we’re up to afterwards, if we’d be alright to wait another 5 minutes for the last few people. In the end it’s me, a mother-and-adult-son duo, three other women and Amanda. We chat back and forth about hills and penguins, public transport and spilt beer. Then suddenly, with only the quieting of the house music, it begins.
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Review: Icky
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- Words by Phoebe Pierard (she/her) Greeted by a wondrously energetic, excited, and (most probably) exhausted crew after an intense season,...
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BATS Theatre, 1, Kent Terrace, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Fresh Finds for Freshers
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- When I first decided to make the move to Te Whanganui-ā-tara, my Wellington-native Dad was delighted. All his fond and foolish memories flooded into his mind’s eye as he recounted, “you know, I probably have a memory on every street corner of that place”. After three short years in this city, I already felt I could agree to his statement. Wellington can feel small, especially when it’s assignment season and campus feels like a never-ending liminal space. Do not give in to this! Seek the crevasses and hidden gems.
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Greens hold Lambton Ward after special votes counted
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- DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) On Saturday, he won a seat on the city council in the by-election to replace newly-elected MP Tamatha Paul. On...
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Salient’s Summer Story Roundup
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- If you’ve been out of Pōneke over the summer, or have just been tuned out of the news, chances are you’ve missed a few stories.
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Broke and Hungry: The Illusive $5 Lunch
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- Lovingly tasted by Stephen Woods (he/him) The brief is simple: find the best food options for $5 or under on Vic’s three campuses, when...
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New Nightclubs Enter Town to Little Fanfare
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- It’s common conjecture at this point that Courtenay Place is either dead or dying. Every few months, Stuff or the Post drags the corpse out to beat it around further. Frequently accused suspects in this murder include freshers, the pandemic, and (perhaps more accurately) price gouging by the small group of businesses that own most of the clubs.
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Courtenay Place, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The problem with the government’s proposed ‘free speech’ law for universities
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- It's more important than ever that we can trust universities to help separate informed debate from shouting but a planned 'free speech' law won't help, argues Vice-Chancellor Nic Smith.
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Stout Research Centre appoints 2024 JD Stout Fellow and awards Lydia Wevers Scholarship in New Zealand Studies
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- Rebecca Macfie has been appointed as the 2024 JD Stout Fellow by The Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and postgraduate researcher Nikki Wright has been awarded the inaugural Lydia Wevers Scholarship in New Zealand Studies.
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Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts showcases University talent
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- The Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts returns to Wellington this February and March featuring an array of local and international artists, including a number of inspiring Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington staff, students and alumni.
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An opportunity to live the dream
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- Alumnus Elias Hashim arrived in Wellington from Malaysia in 1963 not knowing what to expect. In the years that followed he created lasting memories and a lifelong connection to New Zealand.
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Victoria University of Wellington confirms plans for national music centre
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Council has unanimously agreed to progress negotiations on a proposal to house its School of Music in Te Ngākau Civic Square in central Wellington, ensuring the long-standing vision to create a national music centre in the capital city can now be realised.
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Te Ngākau Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Gift of $13.5 million will benefit future generations of science students
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- The School of Biological Sciences at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has received a transformational $13 million gift from the late Dr Aola Richards, a trailblazing scientist and academic renowned for her identification of the native wētā species.
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