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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 >>
New Law Reform Project To Focus On Bail And Custodial Remand Practices In Aotearoa
Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:41 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is delighted to announce that the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation has awarded Te Herenga Waka Centre for Justice Innovation a $714,504 grant towards the Custodial Remand before Trial or ... More >>
Who’s Going Negative? Social Media Campaigning In The 2023 Election
Friday, 6 October 2023, 10:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Analysis of Facebook posts by the two major parties shows National is posting more negative material in this election campaign than Labour, says Dr Mona Krewel, director of the Internet, Social Media and Politics Research Lab (ISPRL) at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria ... More >>
Election Study Tracks Facts And Fiction In Political Parties’ Social Media Campaigns
Friday, 29 September 2023, 11:31 am | Victoria University of Wellington
In the lead-up to the general election on 14 October, ACT is pipping other parliamentary parties for the number of Facebook posts. However, some of its posts contain “half-truths”, said Dr Mona Krewel, director of the Internet, Social Media and Politics Research ... More >>
New Zealand Social Media Study To Monitor 2023 Election Campaign
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 2:08 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Dr Mona Krewel will be running the New Zealand Social Media Study (NZSMS) during the 2023 election campaign. Over the coming weeks, the study will analyse how political parties and their leaders ... More >>
Victoria University Of Wellington Proudly Celebrates Its Exceptional Alumni
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 11:47 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Four alumni of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been selected as Distinguished Alumni Award winners for 2023. In fields ranging from public health and agritech, to finance, literature, and justice, these alumni have been recognised ... More >>
Shingles Vaccine Reduces Risk Of Stroke And Heart Attack From Virus, Study Suggests
Monday, 24 July 2023, 10:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Getting vaccinated against shingles could significantly reduce the risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack from the virus, a new study has found. Shingles is caused by the same virus, varicella zoster, that causes chicken pox. People who get chicken ... More >>
Racism In Schools A Huge Factor Young Māori Are Suffering From Mental Health And Leaving School Early
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 7:17 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A report focusing on health and wellbeing in Māori youth has found racism to be a leading factor in wellbeing decline, with schools being a major source of the perpetuation of racial biases and discrimination. Lead researcher Dr Teah Carlson (Te Whānau ... More >>
Catherine Chidgey Makes History – Again
Friday, 16 June 2023, 5:05 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Multi-award-winning writer Catherine Chidgey’s new novel, Pet , has shot to number one on the New Zealand bestseller list after only two days on sale. The chilling psychological novel, set in a Catholic primary school in the 1980s, is followed on ... More >>
