Breadcrumbs List.
Education and society
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University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor to step down in 2026
11 June 2025
Professor Dawn Freshwater has indicated her intention to step down from her role as Vice-Chancellor after nearly six years in office.
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What’s good for kids who need learning support is good for all kids
10 June 2025
Analysis: Missy Morton reflects on the mixed bag of learning support delivered by Budget 2025.
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University launches inaugural Pacific Strategy
10 June 2025
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has launched its first Pacific Strategy – Ala o le Moana (2025-2030) – marking a historic milestone in the University’s 142-year history.
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Let’s call ‘taxing the rich’ what it really is
8 June 2025
Opinion: As society groans under the weight of wealth inequality, Dr Neal Curtis calls for an alternative slogan to ‘tax the rich’.
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WorkSafe’s road cone hotline a bright orange distraction
6 June 2025
Opinion: Just as NZ’s absurd safety culture is moving from rigid compliance to professional judgement, WorkSafe launches a tip line undermining that very shift, argues Tim Welch.
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Calling Indigenous and Pacific changemakers for 2026 fellowship
29 May 2025
Applications are now open for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity 2026 cohort.
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Active bodies, active minds
29 May 2025
The opening of the University's new recreation centre signals a significant investment in students’ well-being. So, what are the connections between physical activity and academic success?
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NZ Governor-General visits Fale Pasifika
21 May 2025
NZ's Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, visited the Fale Pasifika on 20 May, formally opening the 99th Council Meeting of the University of the South Pacific (USP), hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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Creative resources to help young children after trauma
19 May 2025
Designed to be used after distressing experiences and to support young children generally, a new set of arts-based teaching resources aimed at early childhood is now available.
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Masters grad builds Pacific presence in speech and language therapy
19 May 2025
Pacific masters graduate Roselie Leota noticed a gap in the school curriculum, and is now a speech and language therapist.
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A Pacific community free of violence: graduate's dream
15 May 2025
Helping Pacific women and children escape domestic violence and supporting them to be safe is a strong motivator for University of Auckland graduate Mary Lale.
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Rohingya crisis: a thought-provoking public seminar
15 May 2025
Despite the dire situation for a million stateless Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, forced to live in vast refugee camps in Bangladesh, life continues and people adapt, a visiting scholar discovered.