Breadcrumbs List.
Pacific
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Ōtara graduate combines academic skills with frontline mahi
5 May 2023
Ema Matahau-Haata Tu’akoi is taking her new degree back to her mahi, improving the mental health of Māori and Pacific communities.
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Thesis in Samoan only second in the world
5 May 2023
University of Auckland PhD graduate Muliagatele Vavaō Fetui has successfully completed only the second doctoral thesis ever written in Samoan and the first awarded by a university outside Samoa.
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Graduate aims to build financial literacy in Pacific communities
3 May 2023
Victoria Ongolea wants to prevent financial hardship among Pasifika in Aotearoa, encouraging leadership in financial literacy.
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Fofonga: A commitment to address inequities in Pacific research
26 April 2023
Fofonga, a platform to bring Pacific researchers together, has launched at Waipapa Taumata Rau, building Pacific research leadership capacity.
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First research centre focused on Pacific and global health launches
17 April 2023
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa is the first University research centre dedicated to Pacific and global health solutions and leadership.
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Pacific scholar launches book on queer Korean culture
5 April 2023
Queer scholar Dr Seuta’afili Patrick Thomsen explores queer culture in Korea in new book: From Sleepless in Seattle to I Seoul You: Korean Gay Men and Cross-cultural Encounters in Transnational Times.
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UN climate resolution a remarkable feat
4 April 2023
Top environmental law academics say the UN General Assembly’s decision to bring the world’s biggest problem to the world’s highest court is remarkable and a testament to the leadership of Pacific peoples.
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New centre to elevate Pacific and global health research
14 March 2023
A new Pacific research centre is set for its official launch in April, hosted by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and led by Sir Collin Tukuitonga, Dr Judith McCool and Dr Roannie Ng Shiu.
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Fofonga - building Pacific capacity at Waipapa Taumata Rau
8 March 2023
A new, university-wide platform is gearing up for launch in April with a goal to build Pacific research leadership and excellence. It will act as a landing place and home for all Pacific researchers at Waipapa Taumata Rau.
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Pacific excellence at ASB Polyfest
7 March 2023
This year the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori and Pacific Islands cultural festival celebrates its 48th year and Waipapa Taumata Rau is sponsoring the Samoan Stage once again.
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Research on ‘State of Eye Health in the Pacific’ gets under way
3 February 2023
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ and the University of Auckland are undertaking locally driven research to assess the ‘State of Eye Health in the Pacific’.
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A goddess of war just entered the room
1 February 2023
Opinion: Jemaima Tiatia, Auckland University’s first female Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific shares what the appointment of Carmel Sepuloni as Deputy Prime Minister means to her.