Breadcrumbs List.
Education and society
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Nō hea koe? The answer could help Māori health
3 June 2020
A study hoping to make a positive difference for Māori health in Aoteoroa will focus on those who might not have whakapapa knowledge and identity.
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Generous legacy to support legal study
31 May 2020
The late Emeritus Professor Brian Coote CBE has left a $5 million legacy to advance legal study.
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Victims must be central in response to male violence
29 May 2020
Opinion: Those working to stop family violence must consider both victims and the violent - but those at greatest risk of harm must be paramount, writes Julia Tolmie.
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Community checkpoints are an important and lawful part of NZ’s Covid response
28 May 2020
Opinion: Contrary to claims, there is a sound legal foundation for community checkpoints organised by iwi, write legal scholars Max Harris and Professor Emeritus David V Williams.
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University community rises to the challenge of creating solutions for New Zealand’s problems
28 May 2020
Covid-19 disruption, microplastics disposal, and marine health are just some of the many problems tackled in this year’s Velocity Innovation Challenge competition.
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University of Auckland launches Learning Centres in China
28 May 2020
The University of Auckland has launched two Learning Centres in collaboration with Southwest University (SWU) in Chongqing and Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) in Harbin.
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Mana at heart of Pacific Rainbow health project
28 May 2020
A project which aims to redress the impact of stigma on the health and wellbeing of the Pacific Rainbow community in Aotearoa New Zealand has received Health Research Council funding.
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First in-depth study of mental health issues in Cook Islands
27 May 2020
A study investigating mental health in the Cook Islands is the first of its kind and will provide better understanding of how the Islands are being impacted by mental health issues.
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Language, identity and 'real' Samoans
27 May 2020
Opinion: The issue of language and identity haunts all Sāmoans who were raised in New Zealand, writes Patrick Thomsen.
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Teaching East African dance on Zoom, from a West Auckland living room
26 May 2020
Dr Alfdaniels Mivule Basibye Mabingo is widely recognised as Uganda’s foremost dance educator, critic and choreographer, but has been teaching dance East African-style from his living room in West Auckland.
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Planting seeds in fertile soil
25 May 2020
Making the natural world the foundation of all school education systems has long been the ambition of the University of Auckland’s Dr Sally Birdsall, who recently had the chance to influence a global audience.
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Lovable bear a social media star during lockdown
25 May 2020
A cheeky but lovable bear has attracted an international following since his adventures during lockdown have been shared daily on social media.