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How changing beliefs are reshaping Pacific identity

24 March 2026

Doctoral candidate Laki Tiatia (Nofoali'i, Lelepa, Avao) is examining how growing spiritual diversity is reshaping Pacific identity.
Reclaiming Siva Sāmoa through queer, Sāmoan scholarship

19 March 2026

Dance Studies doctoral candidate Iatua Felagai Taito pushes the boundaries of academic scholarship and cultural storytelling, reclaiming Siva Sāmoa through a Sāmoan, New Zealand queer lens.
Caught in the crossfire: education in Gaza

9 March 2026

Despite hellish conditions, educators in Gaza have continued to teach in makeshift spaces using whatever is to hand, and a new project will document their efforts.
Native plant shows promise for tackling `forever chemicals’

8 March 2026

In lab experiments, chemically-treated harakeke stripped "forever chemicals" from water.
Research sheds new light on pusiaki - Tongan adoption

3 March 2026

Pacific Studies doctoral candidate Amanda SullivanLee examines Pusiaki, a Tongan relational, multilayered kinship system that predates missionary contact and differs fundamentally from Western legal adoption.
Bird's eye view of ancient Pacific life

2 March 2026

Piecing together how birds and humans interacted in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia hundreds of years ago is the focus of a revealing new study.
'System hackers' needed for women leaving rehab

24 February 2026

Drug treatment programmes focused on mothers with young children need to ideally offer support for up to five years after rehab, a PhD study argues.
Blindspots in AI vision revealed in study

19 February 2026

What if you took ChatGPT to an eye clinic? These scientists did.
Triple graduate’s lifelong commitment to children’s well-being

19 December 2025

Grace Wei earned a doctorate, a masters and a diploma in the recent graduation ceremony. She is dedicated to helping children and teenagers navigate difficult situations into happier lives.
High-school biology sows passion for genetics

10 December 2025

Doctoral graduate Zanetta Toomata was amazed at high school in Hawaii to learn that something as tiny as DNA could hold the blueprint for life, and is now dedicated to genetics.
Century-old voices reveal evolution of New Zealand accent

10 December 2025

Archival recordings of Aucklanders born around 1900 are giving linguists a fresh perspective on the evolution of the New Zealand accent.
Trailblazing Niuean scholar graduates with PhD at 26

10 December 2025

Doctoral research by graduate Dr Jessie Lagaluga Hutchings investigates how community pharmacists - often the most accessible point of care - can act as cultural brokers, building trust and removing barriers to health services.

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