Victoria University / May 2026
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Personal and professional meet at the National Music Centre
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When Professor Sally Jane Norman steps into the National Music Centre for the first time, one seat in the Adam Auditorium will hold a very special family connection.
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Comment: The missing Budget funding for primary healthcare
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If political cycles were put aside, and a longer-term view was taken, every health and economic argument would favour significant investment in primary healthcare, writes Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys.
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A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research into the ancient Whakamaru supereruption reveals how multiple underground magma systems combined to unleash one of Earth’s most explosive events. Anna Miller explains.
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‘Like drinking from a firehose’—what it’s like to be the human in the AI loop
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Generating AI ‘workslop’ is cheap and fast, but quality oversight by humans needs to be budgeted for and valued by organisations, write Mary Tate and Haibo Yang.
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Kupe scholarship supports a passion for improving mental health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nia Road has no doubt about the impact the Kupe scholarship has had on her life: “I wouldn’t be where I am without it. And I don’t think I would be who I am without it either.”
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The push for a smaller public service risks coming at a larger cost for New Zealanders, researchers say
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Sweeping public sector reforms assume fewer jobs and more AI will deliver better value for taxpayers. But that is far from certain, write Barbara Allen, Jonathan Boston, and Michael Macaulay.
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Te Herenga Waka graduates stand tall
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduation week, and the city is buzzing as students collect caps and gowns from Kelburn campus, and loved ones from airports and stations.
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India is a ‘country of countries’—NZ business needs a regional strategy to make the trade deal work
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Despite the promise held in the free trade agreement, those at the coalface of building business relationships in India have to be realistic about the challenges, writes Revti Raman Sharma.
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Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime
- Victoria University of Wellington
- There are signs the country's climate disclosure regime may be driving a trend towards 'greenhushing'—not saying much at all about climate risks, writes Hang Pham.
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Choosing midwifery as a mature student
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For Daisy Wright, being invited to participate in the birthing experience of expecting whānau is an incredible privilege.
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Village of support helps educational psychology graduate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A mix of self-care and wraparound support from university and family, has all helped Ayra Richmond’s ambition to practice and become registered, and employed as an educational psychologist.
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Understanding the support needs of wāhine Māori after prison
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Culture, whānau and Māori-specific support have been shown to be essential for wāhine Māori to rebuild their lives after prison, according to new research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Te reo Māori is not the issue. Our failure to plan for the future is.
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Rawinia Higgins, our Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori and Kaitiakitanga and Māori Language Commissioner explains why supporting te reo Māori isn't about putting English speakers second.
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Theatre graduate nails MFA with hardware musical
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Lizzie Bysouth applied tools of a different trade when she used her part-time job at Mitre 10 as inspiration for a required Master of Fine Arts performance.
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The path no cyclone can shatter
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With feet still firmly planted on Sāmoan soil, Taitaifono Tamati began planting the seeds for his future—ones that would be sure to bring him back to his roots.
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Becoming a kaiako who genuinely cares about the next generation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Inspired by her teachers growing up, Kaleea Ohlson-O'Callaghan always knew she wanted to become a kaiako who genuinely cares about the next generation.
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Looking backwards for a compassionate future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Helena Palmer has forged her own path at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and her journey is fashioned as much by history as by a deep commitment to kindness and community.
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Nature is good for business, new research finds
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nature has been doing more economic work than some have given it credit for, write Paul Griffin and Martien Lubberink.
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The researcher who’s shaken up Earth Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Not many of us can lay claim to hammering seismic energy into the hallowed turf of Wellington’s renowned "cake tin" stadium, but Emeritus Professor Tim Stern can.
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Six remarkable New Zealand climate solutions nominated for the 2026 Earthshot Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As the only university that’s an official nominator in New Zealand, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is privileged to announce its choice of nominees for the 2026 Earthshot Prize.
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Vale Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is with sadness that Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington farewells Sir Kenneth Keith ONZ KBE PC KC, who passed away on 13 May.
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Te Herenga Waka connection strong for Ockham Book Awards winners
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Six of the nine prizes at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards were awarded to writers who have walked the halls of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Changing climate law to prevent civil cases 'removes a key protection for NZ citizens'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A planned law change will gut the capacity of tort law to curb climate harms, write Bjørn-Oliver Magsig and Graeme Austin.
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Gift of 3D body scanner inspires a burst of creativity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Kura Hoahoa—School of Design Innovation’s aim to become New Zealand’s premier digital scanning lab was given a boost last year when alumnus Michael Hurle gifted the school a custom-built 3D body scanner.
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