December 2023
Inside this issue of UniNews: Sarah Foster-Sproull, Selina Tusitala Marsh, historic plaque, Linda Bryder, Epsom memories, Stanley Jones, Keith Montgomery and more.
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Document Description: Inside this issue Sarah Foster-Sproull, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Linda Bryder, Stanley Jones, Keith Montgomery
Cover story
Sarah Foster-Sproull: dancing out of the limelight
In the world of dance, where grace and poise often steal the spotlight, one would seldom expect a seasoned dancer to suffer from performance anxiety.
Other stories
Stanley Jones: how's the serenity?
Head gardener Stanley Jones is retiring to Eketahuna, leaving his attention to detail in the campus gardens for all to enjoy.
Selena Tusitala Marsh: from big hair to big success
Selina Tusitala Marsh's new book takes children's problems and suggests creative ways of approaching them, with pictures, poems and stories.
Historic plaque discovered in cupboard
A controversial 1915 plaque that used to sit on Albert Barracks Wall has been found during renovations tucked away in a cupboard at Old Choral Hall.
Māramatanga: Foreign languages a fading art
What passes for New Zealand language policy positions its citizens to focus on New Zealand languages only. Surely our young people are capable of more should they wish to learn them?
Linda Bryder's labour of love
Curiosity about what sparked the momentous change in New Zealand’s maternity care from 1990, and its consequences for mothers and babies, is behind historian Linda Bryder’s new book.
Carol Mutch reflects on new beginnings, then and now
Professor Carol Mutch was welcomed at Epsom Campus in 2010 following the Canterbury earthquakes. She's hoping for a similar welcome when Education and Social Work moves to the City Campus.
All these items on interactive PDF
In the News (pg 2 of PDF)
Nikki Chamberlain
Dr Nick Gant
Associate Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga
Dr Shanon Lim
Professor Andrew Jeffs
Dr Eileen Joy
'Good to Know' stories
Historic plaque found pg 4 link above to story and video
SAE team gear up pg 4
Sir Richard Faull honoured pg 5
Seeing Meth treatments pg 5
Arts and Culture
Selina Tusitala Marsh, pg 10, link above to story and video
Books
The Best Country to Give Birth? Midwifery, Homebirth and the Politics of Maternity in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1970-2022
Linda Bryder, Auckland University Press, $60
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays
Damon Salesa, Bridget Williams Books, $50
Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Eds Julia Gatley, William Chapman, Ross Kingand John Stubbs, $177, out 22 December
Teaching Family Law, Reflections on Pedagogy and Practice
Eds Mark Henaghan and Henry Kha,Routledge, $229
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