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Indigenising our universities: Tēnā tātou 'here we all are'

27 March 2023

Opinion: In a three-part series, Te Kawehau Hoskins and Alison Jones explore the value of an evolving Treaty partnership to higher education. Part 1: Who is the ‘we’ at our institutions.
Historians launch special edition journal to support Māori history taught in schools

24 March 2023

Te Pouhere Kōrero 10 is authored by a collective of established Māori historians who will speak at National Library of New Zealand, in Wellington on March 28.
The insidious politics of mental illness

24 March 2023

Questioning the mental health system and labels given to various conditions by psychiatrists is the focus of a special issue of New Zealand Sociology.
The truth is, our kids aren’t good at writing

9 March 2023

Standardised tests aren't perfect but they do warn us there is something wrong in our school system, says Professor Gavin Brown, and if don’t like the results, we shouldn’t ignore the test data.
From revolution to pandemic: the life of a social anthropologist

7 March 2023

From the streets of Prague after the 1989 revolution to the violent Fiji coup of 2000 and the Covid pandemic, Susanna Trnka’s life and work have often been at the centre of historic events.
Tools of teaching trade pass to next generation

3 March 2023

For University of Auckland student Tyler Kini, the March graduation ceremony at Tai Tokerau completes a long-held dream as he begins his new teaching life.
Insights on extremism need careful consideration and good evidence

2 March 2023

BOOK REVIEW: Chris Wilson on Fear: New Zealand's hostile world of extremists by Byron C Clark.
Race and erasure: the world's forgotten humanitarian crises

2 March 2023

Opinion: International support for Ukrainian refugees has been heartening but how does this response compare to other humanitarian crises around the world? asks Ritesh Shah.
The probable, possible and preferable future of Auckland

28 February 2023

Opinion: The money the Government looks likely to put into a rebuild could be used to kickstart a genuinely new direction for Auckland, writes Nicolas Lewis and John Morgan
Activists fiercely hopeful for a better future

14 February 2023

Successful campaigns have a clear, positive vision and offer practical ways people can make a difference, according to a new book on youth activism in Aotearoa.
Struggling families need money not blame

9 February 2023

Recent child development theories have influenced child protection in Aotearoa in ways that have further stigmatised struggling families, according to a new study from the University of Auckland.
Another crisis, another responsibility for schools

4 February 2023

Opinion: In ordinary times, schools are often the hubs of their communities, but in times of trauma, this role becomes more important, says Professor Carol Mutch

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