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Gowns Flying, Whānau Crying—It Must Be Te Herenga Waka Graduation Week
Monday, 12 May 2025, 12:31 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s graduates will honour the community that saw them through and the connections they have made, as they cross the stage. More >>
Witness A Visceral Rendition Of Doctor Faustus At Studio 77 – Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University Of Wellington
Sunday, 11 May 2025, 2:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Step into the study of the infamous Doctor Faustus as he toys with demonic powers and dances the line between omnipotence and damnation. More >>
Discovering The True Nature Of Horses
Friday, 9 May 2025, 2:31 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
“It’s a 35,000 year-plus history: watching horses, hunting horses, taming horses, riding horses, cultivating our fields, transporting goods, going to war with horses." More >>
Dame Winnie Laban Awarded Honorary Doctorate Recognising Achievements For Pasifika
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 2:38 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Honourable Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban DNZM, will be awarded an honorary doctorate by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington at the graduation ceremonies this May. More >>
Robinson Research Institute Awarded $71 Million To Host Advanced Technology Platform
Monday, 5 May 2025, 2:16 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Robinson Research Insititute, a pioneer in high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) research, has received funding of $71million towards setting up and hosting an advanced technology platform in Future Magnetic and Materials Technologies. The funding for ... More >>
Wellington’s New Indie Game Studio With A Literary Twist
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 11:21 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The new studio explores the intersection of books and games, crafting experiences that are emotionally rich and mechanically inventive. More >>
New Exhibitions At Adam Art Gallery Rethink Long-Standing Power Dynamics In Photography
Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges support from the Ronald Woolf Memorial Trust in realising Things are, they do not happen. More >>
From Speculums To Self-testing—champion Of HPV Self-testing Wins Kiwibank New Zealander Of The Year
Friday, 21 March 2025, 12:12 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The health researcher from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has contributed to saving lives by spearheading the move towards HPV (human papilloma virus) self-testing—doing away with the experience of the cold speculum as part ... More >>
Research Finds Significant Shortfalls In Early Intervention Psychosis Services
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 2:46 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The study surveyed 12 early intervention psychosis services in NZ, assessing them against international standards for care. These services were set up to provide treatment for people suffering from psychosis symptoms, such as hallucinations & delusions, ... More >>
Wāhine Toa And Women’s Health Champion A Finalist For Kiwibank New Zealander Of The Year
Thursday, 27 February 2025, 5:41 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Throughout her career, first as a GP, then as founder of Te Tātai Hauora o Hine, Bev has sought to reduce preventable harm and death for Māori and non-Māori women, their children and whānau. The achievement Bev is most proud of in her career is ... More >>
Award-Winning Composer Penelope Axtens Appointed To Creative NZ Lilburn Residency
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 9:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Kim Cunio, Head of School at the NZSM, says that he and his colleagues are delighted that Penelope will be taking up the CNZ residency, describing her as “an award-winning composer with a distinguished career in Europe since 2002”. More >>
Historian Dr Toby Boraman Announced As 2025 JD Stout Fellow
Friday, 24 January 2025, 4:11 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A specialist in the labour history and social movements of Aotearoa New Zealand, Toby has published numerous articles and chapters on the political and social turbulence of the 1970s and 1980s. More >>
Exhibition Exploring Transformative Early Photography In Aotearoa Comes To Adam Art Gallery
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:44 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Enos Pegler, Studio group, S. Marks, E. Kitchen, N. McLeod, M. Adams, Mr Pegler, Onehunga , 1894–1901, gelatin silver print (148 × 200 mm) Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, PH-1995-15-8 (Photo/Supplied) Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art ... More >>
Living Pā Opens: New Name Unveiled
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:07 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Living Pā Ambassador and advocate Justice Joe Williams has been intrinsic in supporting the creation of the new marae precinct. More >>
Empowering Pasifika Students To Shine With New Scholarship And Dedicated Space
Friday, 29 November 2024, 12:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka and the Fale Malae Trust, supported by Grant Thornton, have launched the 2025 Fale Malae Development Scholarship, offering Pasifika undergraduate students an opportunity to apply for six $15,000 scholarships to pursue postgraduate study. More >>
Pounamu Jade Aikman Named As 2025 Emerging Māori Writer In Residence
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 11:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
During his three-month residency at the IIML, Pounamu will work on a book of essays titled "Whose Knowledge Counts? From Warp Drive to Waka Huia". More >>
A Festival Of Poetry And Film
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 3:02 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The festival competition includes three categories—international, New Zealand, and student, and the organisers received over 100 submissions, including from students at the University. More >>
New Innovation And Entrepreneurial Co-Working Hub Hosted At Victoria University
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 1:51 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A range of high-growth, innovative companies have moved in to the 51-desk space—tenants include climate tech businesses Cogo and CarbonInvoice, botanical prescription drug developer Evithé Bio, and scientific literature review assistant Litmaps. More >>
New Exhibition At Adam Art Gallery Represents An Innovative Moment For Museum Practice In Aotearoa
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 5:11 am | Victoria University of Wellington
This exhibition of contemporary tapa from across Moana Nui brings together newly commissioned responses to taonga from the collections of Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection and The Museum of New Zealand ... More >>
Public Seminar: A Decade Of Debt
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 10:03 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies has over the past few weeks presented a popular series of seminars on the topic ‘Poverty, by Design’, focused on the systems that hold families More >>