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Faculty of Arts
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Youth Voters Debate powered with passion and pizza
30 September 2020
Young voters had a chance to hear the party policies that affect them most in a lively debate hosted by the University with TVNZ at the Fale.
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Not all of us find our way home
28 September 2020
For many young people, studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime. But sometimes, as Seuta’afili Dr. Patrick Thomsen, lecturer in the School of Māori and Pacific Studies in the Faculty of Arts writes, it can also be desperately lonely and demoralising.
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Choir helps people with neurological conditions recover their voice
23 September 2020
A short documentary about the CeleBRation Choir, set up for people living with a neurological condition, captures how singing in a choir is crucial for well-being and may help people recover or maintain their ability to speak.
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A political dance with no room for missteps
23 September 2020
Opinion: Vote Compass data reveals Ardern and Seymour have played the political dance to perfection - other leaders not so much. Jennifer Lees-Marshment explains.
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Trump’s ‘breakthrough’ in the Middle East
22 September 2020
Opinion: President Donald Trump is claiming credit for the September agreement between Israel-UAE-Bahrain. Stephen Hoadley provides some context around this claim.
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The Bougainville Referendum: now what?
14 September 2020
Opinion: Bougainville’s fate is a microcosm of similar struggles all over the world. Jason Brown explains why it's worth watching this autonomous region with interest.
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Anne Salmond: Knowledge is a blessing on your mind
14 September 2020
Opinion: Dame Anne Salmond outlines the big issues of knowledge and the future that NZ must address; issues highlighted in the dispute for Māori academics at Waikato.
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Internship students rise to the challenge during lockdown
11 September 2020
The level four lockdown took three Communication internship students out of their comfort zone.
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Defence on the agenda for conflict and terrorism students
9 September 2020
In a coup for the University of Auckland, three postgraduate students from the Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies (MCTS) programme have completed original research for the Ministry of Defence.
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One thing that does need community transmission
9 September 2020
Opinion: For Tongan Language Week, Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau explains 'voluntary language shift' and what that means for the Tongan language in Aotearoa.
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NZX cyberattacks a wakeup call
2 September 2020
Opinion: NZX cyberattacks are a huge opportunity for NZ to be proactive in protecting against potentially worse events in the future, writes Logan Carmichael.
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Felicity Barnes: the best is history
1 September 2020
Felicity Barnes knows how hard her colleagues in history work and the value of their research. She’s behind a new $500,000 History Innovation Fund she hopes can help.