Breadcrumbs List.
Graduation
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Nathan Pinder: from rugby referee to Supreme Court clerk
16 May 2025
A love of rugby brought a ten-year-old Nathan Pinder to refereeing, a passion that keeps the law and engineering graduate grounded.
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Graduate embraces music, modelling and legal reform
16 May 2025
From music gigs to overseas travel, Sione Roberts made the most of university life, but it was his focus on Māori and Pacific legal perspectives that gave him a deeper purpose.
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Herbalist cooks up a witchy brew of a PhD
16 May 2025
Inspired by the book Braiding Sweetgrass, herbalist Alice McSherry has created a literary account of engaging with plants via ceremony, ritual and reflection.
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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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White Fern Bree Illing earns a black cap
15 May 2025
Science graduate and New Zealand cricketer Bree Illing caps off a great period of achievement in sport and academia.
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From seabirds to crime scenes, Anika's scientific odyssey
15 May 2025
Anika Correll Trnka made a successful pivot to graduate with a Master of Forensic Science.
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Raranga: weaving identity through design
14 May 2025
Leah Kampkes (Ngāti Manu, Ngāpuhi) has created an accessible game that helps inform Tangata Tiriti on Māori culture, the Treaty of Waitangi, and pressing issues – in an informed way.
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Bringing touch to the virtual world
14 May 2025
Imagine if you could touch things in a virtual world – really experience the feel of them? PhD graduate Moritz Messerschmidt is collaborating internationally to make that happen.
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Ashlea Gillon: how are we talking about fat bodies?
14 May 2025
In her confronting research thesis, Dr Ash Gillon prompted people to think and talk about fat bodies differently.
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Midwife’s pioneering PhD promotes evidence-based post-birth anaemia care
14 May 2025
A senior New Zealand midwife is waiting for news on funding the next stage of her groundbreaking research into treating new mothers with anaemia.
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From monkey bars to a PhD: a bold leadership journey
14 May 2025
Liggins Institute PhD graduate Peg Lockyer hated skirts, loved sport and thrived in leadership roles. Her research focused on how school-aged children can get active and be leaders too.
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Wave-powered tech turns the tide on seafood farming
14 May 2025
What if ocean waves could power our seafood farms? One engineering graduate is working on the answer.