Breadcrumbs List.
Arts and culture
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Auckland teaching excellence acknowledged in national awards
13 August 2020
A third of the nine academics recognised in this year's New Zealand Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards are from the University of Auckland.
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Record number of entries picture isolation in photography prize
10 August 2020
"Look and look again and again." Winner announced in the 2020 Simon Devitt Prize for Photography.
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Who has the best dance moves for NZ's general election?
3 August 2020
Opinion: There’s no better time for politicians to do the dance of political management than ahead of the 19 September election, writes Jennifer Lees-Marshment.
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Selina Tusitala Marsh's Mophead memoir makes an impact
3 August 2020
Poet Selina Tusitala Marsh’s first book for children, a graphic memoir, is a finalist in the NZ Book Awards for children and young adults.
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Three architects from School of Architecture get four NZIA gongs
1 August 2020
Three designers from the School of Architecture and Planning have been recognised with four NZIA awards.
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Seeing our self-promotion in a new, sometimes awkward light
28 July 2020
An exhibition of photographs on show in Old Government House, University of Auckland, is a kind of ‘coming home’ for the artist curator, Emil McAvoy, who developed the exhibition as part of his Diploma of Fine Arts in 2010.
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It looks like a barn but likely the fifth oldest European building in the country
27 July 2020
A building generally perceived and described as a Northland Barn could be the fifth oldest European building in the country, as discovered by Daniel Cowley in his research project for his Master of Architecture and Heritage Conservation.
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Paula Morris on bringing arts experiences to the world
17 July 2020
Paula Morris says hosting the online Auckland Writers Festival Winter Series has made her a better interviewer.
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Penn State and University of Auckland to partner in research
6 July 2020
The University of Auckland this month entered a strategic partnership with Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to collaborate on teaching and research.
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Ane Tonga: Pacific glam at the gallery
25 June 2020
Ane Tonga, the new Pacific Art Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery, wants to encourage more diverse content and audiences to the gallery. By Linda Tyler.
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Pianist Jason Bae changes his focus
25 June 2020
In the CD section of the Warehouse at Whangaparāoa, musician Jason Bae found inspiration. Now he performs around the world. Well, he used to.
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Chance for media to focus on what's important to New Zealanders
24 June 2020
New Zealand media faces a conundrum as it tries to create a trustworthy, innovative and sustainable model in the Covid-19 world, while absorbing thousands of job losses.