Breadcrumbs List.
Graduation
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Carrying generations forward: Pacific grad’s journey to success
15 May 2026
Now preparing for admission to the bar, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws graduate Noelani Ah Chong owes success to her family, faith and community.
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Masters graduate celebrates homecoming journey to Pacific Studies
14 May 2026
Masters graduate Margaret Kiely examined the evolving Māori–Pacific vā (relational space) in Aotearoa and contemporary expressions of collective struggle.
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The curious (research) journey of Mathias Roesler
13 May 2026
Mathias Roesler’s studies have taken him from artificial intelligence in champagne production, to the electrical activity of the uterus, to life-or-death risk modelling for surgery. And he’s not even 30.
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Jitendra Bothara: decades in disaster zones, then a PhD
12 May 2026
A world-leading earthquake engineer has earned a PhD in civil engineering after 30 years of disaster recovery fieldwork and research.
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Advocate for Pacific earns Master of Laws with distinction
12 May 2026
Undertaking a Master’s degree while embedded in legal practice gave Siobhan Patia's research a sharp, grounded lens. She earned a Master of Laws degree with distinction on 4 May.
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95bFM Breakfast host receives conjoint degree
11 May 2026
95bFM Breakfast host Rosetta Stone paired her love of music, media and community; crossing the stage on 7 May to receive a conjoint Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Graduate comes home to Pacific Studies
11 May 2026
Pacific graduate pays tribute to his Sāmoan great-grandparents, for their vision and courage to forge a new path.
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Vietnamese opera graduate lives her singing dream
8 May 2026
Music graduate Anna (Anh Thu) Nguyen will be taking up a coveted place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in September.
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Inspiring professor rocked geology grad’s world
8 May 2026
Michaela Dobson explores life at the extremes and has helped in the search for traces of life on Mars.
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Exploring AI’s potential to improve access to justice
8 May 2026
Law and commerce graduate Jemma Barber explored how AI tools might help workers who can’t afford legal representation.
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Top Pacific graduate shaped by service, culture and community
8 May 2026
Days after completing her Law and Commerce conjoint degree, Serina McCarthy was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, recognised in the top five percent of students in accredited business programmes globally.
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Abigail McClutchie: Living her best Mahi Rangatira life
7 May 2026
Told at 15 to lower her ambitions, Abigail McClutchie went on to become a teacher and a doctor, crossing the stage with a PhD shaped by Māori values, leadership and community.