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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 >>
Pasifika Roadshow Empowers Future University Students
Monday, 29 July 2024, 12:35 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Pasifika Roadshow Information Evenings are an opportunity for the Te Herenga Waka community to engage with Pasifika communities and prospective students interested in studying at the University. More >>
Emele Ugavule Named As 2024 Emerging Pasifika Writer In Residence At Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University Of Wellington
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 3:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Emele will receive a stipend of $15,000 from Creative New Zealand to work on a play for 3 months. She will also be supported by a mentor, funded by the University. More >>
New Exhibitions At Adam Art Gallery Help Us Think About Our Relationship With The Built Environment
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 3:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery launches its winter season with two exhibitions: The buildings notice me and Duncan Winder: architectural photographer. These exhibitions ask us to consider our architectural legacy and meditate on the ways we take up space. More >>
Was The ‘Team Of Five Million’ A Myth?
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 2:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A new book dissecting New Zealand’s 2020 general election concludes the “Team of Five Million” catchphrase may have helped mask existing social divisions but these divisions still very much influenced how we voted. More >>
Matariki Exhibition Tuku Iho Open To Public
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 11:23 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Matariki exhibition entitled Tuku Iho is being held by Te Wāhanga Waihanga-Hoahoa—Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
Work Continues On National Music Centre In Capital City
Monday, 24 June 2024, 11:02 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The vision for a National Music Centre with the refurbished Wellington Town Hall at its centre is already coming to life with the three partners in the venture—Victoria University of Wellington, the Wellington City Council and the New Zealand Symphony More >>
Prescription Co-payments Linked To More Hospital Admissions, Study Finds
Friday, 17 May 2024, 5:32 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A new study from researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington cautions that bringing back the $5 co-payment for prescription medicines could see a jump in hospital admissions. More >>
Follow The Call Of The Disco Ball In The Rover At Studio 77 - A Re-imagined Restoration Play At Te Herenga Waka
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Rover (1677) is an adaptation of Aphra Behn’s proto-feminist Restoration comedy - resituated in an iconic nightclub, over one night in 1977. More >>
New Zealand School Of Music Announces Jazz Composer-in-Residence 2024
Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī has appointed jazz performer/composer and film composer Andrew Faleatua as the 2024 NZSM/Creative New Zealand Jazz Composer-in-Residence. This six-month position is funded by a Creative New Zealand grant. More >>
Researchers Pilot World-first Programme For Autistic Kids
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 11:33 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A new programme to identify and support children showing signs of autism is being piloted by researchers from the Autism Clinic at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
Stout Research Centre Appoints 2024 JD Stout Fellow And Awards Lydia Wevers Scholarship In New Zealand Studies
Friday, 23 February 2024, 11:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
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 ... More >>
Fifty Freshwater Experts, Leaders Urge Christopher Luxon Not To Make “Terrible Mistake” On Clean Drinking Water
Monday, 18 December 2023, 6:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
This comes after the Government announced on Thursday that “Cabinet has agreed to replace the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020.” The letter calls on the Government to retain the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management ... More >>
Shelley Burne-Field Named As 2024 Emerging Māori Writer In Residence
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 11:06 am | Victoria University of Wellington
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/f17100d62f13d7f4ad36.jpeg" width="540" height="720"> Shelley Burne-Field, photo by William Field Award-winning kaituhituhi Shelley Burne-Field (Sāmoa, Ngati Mutunga, ... More >>