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Anchoring the future – the role of universities

21 May 2020

Opinion: Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater discusses the benefits universities contribute to society.
Why we need real life teachers

18 May 2020

Opinion: What is lost when teaching goes online, when the screen is everything? Alison Jones wonders about the risks to students of disembodied education.
Where could a virus-free New Zealand be in five years?

15 May 2020

Opinion: Mike Lee wonders if a Covid-19 free country would be an attractive option for the world's technology giants?
How to take the anxiety out of the return to school

14 May 2020

Opinion: The return to school on Monday may cause anxiety for some children and their parents. Samantha Marsh offers advice on how to ease the transition back.
'Plandemic' – effective fact-free marketing

12 May 2020

Opinion: A trending YouTube video presents Covid-19 conspiracy theories - how can you tell if a source is trustworthy? Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris breaks down why 'Plandemic' is not a trustworthy video.
From locked up to locked down

12 May 2020

Opinion: Release from prison is difficult for former inmates at the best of times. Covid-19 restrictions are making it even more challenging, writes Alice Mills.
Māori mobilising in a crisis: a proud history

11 May 2020

Opinion: In recent weeks, Aroha Harris has been pondering the iwi Māori capacity to mobilise, noticing how quickly and efficiently Māori groups and communities throughout the country rallied in response to the Covid-19 rāhui.
Social cohesion threatened in post-Covid-19 world

8 May 2020

Top social scientists say New Zealand’s strong national unity during lockdown is now under threat as grim new economic realities and prolonged disruption in personal lives hit home for many.
"The true inequity": Factors that make Māori and Pacific people more vulnerable to Covid-19

8 May 2020

Opinion: Dr Maryann Heather and Dr Rhys Jones examine the factors that make Māori and Pacific communities within Aotearoa more at-risk amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Student venture aims to bring automation to home builders

8 May 2020

A group of students who met during a free University venture development programme, are preparing to take their building automation ideas to the world.
Lockdown reveal about child abuse reporting

7 May 2020

Opinion: A drop in reports to Oranga Tamariki during lockdown reflects that often it is teachers who notice and report child abuse or neglect, writes Briar O’Connor.
Fijian coup 20 years on: how ordinary people coped with chaos

7 May 2020

A vivid personal account of the 2000 Fijian coup from the viewpoint of the Indo-Fijian community is being republished this month to mark the coup’s 20th anniversary.

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