Breadcrumbs List.
Arts and culture
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Auckland music student Jack Bromwich ready to rock
1 March 2024
A change of degrees from engineering to music hit the right chord for Jack Bromwich’s music career.
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Thank you for gifting us you, Fes
27 February 2024
Opinion: Damn it hurts: A letter to Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, from Professor Jemaima Tiatia-Siau
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Missing Māori wood carvings found after 200 years
22 February 2024
Eight treasured whakairo rākau that were thought to be long-lost have been located in museums across the globe.
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Retiring Pacific scholar leaves powerful legacy
21 February 2024
Retiring Pacific scholar Associate Professor Melani Anae QSO leaves powerful legacy, sparking a new generation of Pacific academics.
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Same, same but different: new whakairo at Waipapa Marae
8 February 2024
In honouring tradition, Waipapa Marae replaces old carvings with new, marking a symbolic renewal of heritage.
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Why this Pākehā celebrates Te Tiriti
6 February 2024
Neal Curtis explains how the foundational document of his adopted country offers a different way of being in a world of resource depletion, pollution and disrespect
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Perfect casting for notable poet with creative centre
31 January 2024
In a major coup for the University of Auckland’s Centre for Arts and Social Transformation, renowned poet and scholar Selina Tusitala Marsh has taken up the role of co-director.
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Emotional ‘see you later’ to 40-year-old marae
30 January 2024
Tūtahi Tonu, the University’s first established marae has begun dismantling as the Faculty of Education and Social Work starts a new chapter at the City Campus.
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Lily Laita, first Pacific woman graduate of Elam
14 December 2023
With the passing of Lily Aitui Laita, the University pays tribute to this pioneer of Pacific arts who has left an indelible mark at Waipapa Taumata Rau.
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Psychological thriller wins inaugural Phoenix Prize
5 December 2023
A pacy psychological thriller set in contemporary Sydney has won the inaugural Phoenix Prize for its author Rachel Paris, a Master of Creative Writing student from the Faculty of Arts.
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Sarah Foster-Sproull: dancing out of the spotlight
30 November 2023
Dance lecturer Sarah Foster-Sproull found a creative way to overcome stage fright – she became a leading choreographer, allowing other dance performers to take centre stage.
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Selina Tusitala Marsh: from big hair to big success
30 November 2023
Selina Tusitala Marsh's new book takes children's problems and suggests creative ways of approaching them, with pictures, poems and stories.