It is with heavy hearts today that we acknowledge the passing of one of the legal profession’s leading academics, and Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Law Faculty alumni, Dr Moana Jackson. E te rangatira, moe mai rā.
We see
#VicUniWgtn
alumnus Alan Wendt daily, working as
#NZSL
interpreter for PM Jacinda Ardern. Here he speaks to
@etangata
about his family, his love of languages, and how he was given permission by the Deaf community to represent them.
"A society that leaves it to
#politicians
or
#authorities
to determine which ideas may be expressed and which may not is no true
#democracy
," say Dr Michael Johnston and Dr James Kierstead, explaining why
#nz
's
#hatespeech
legislation is flawed
#VicUniWgtn
has once again topped the national research quality rankings, coming first in the Tertiary Education Commission’s main measure of research quality intensity
The University will observe a minute’s silence at 1.40pm today to show our respect for our Muslim whānau and our fellow New Zealanders who were the victims of last week’s shootings in Christchurch.
#VicUniWgtn
is shocked and saddened by the attacks in
#Christchurch
. We encourage the University community to attend the Vigil to be held in Te Ngākau Civic Square at 6pm on Sunday night
#theyareus
Congratulations to
#VicUniWgtn
’s Professor Wendy Larner, winner of
#WOINZ
award for science and innovation for her work at the University and as president of
@royalsocietynz
Congratulations to Tiana Jakicevich (Ngāti Kahungunu, Whakatōhea, Tūhoe)—the successful candidate in the student election for a two year term on the
#VicUniWgtn
Council
Pasifika leeches?
#VicUniWgtn
’s Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban is glad some New Zealanders “are prepared to speak out when ill-informed comments are aired feeding
#bigotry
and casual
#racism
”
Congratulations to
#VicUniWgtn
alumnus
@taikawaititi
, who has won the
#Oscar
for Best Adapted Screenplay for his adaptation of film
#JojoRabbit
from Caging Skies by alumna Dr Christine Leunens —read about their collaboration here:
#Oscars
Pride in our University. Pride in our city.
University of Wellington celebrates our role as New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university - we live and breathe our capital city location.
#VicUniWgtn
’s Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Laban received her Queen’s Birthday Honour from
@GovGeneralNZ
for services to education and the Pacific community, at a ceremony at Government House this week
With rain forecast, the wall of support for
#VicUniWgtn
’s Muslim community on Kelburn campus is being taken down very carefully today and stored indoors.
Congratulations to
#VicUniWgtn
law and arts student Jessica Sutton, and commerce alumnus Liam Dennis, both heading to
@UniofOxford
on Rhodes scholarships.
#Islam
is one of
#NZ
's fastest-growing
#religions
, particularly among
#M
āori, with the
#Quran
translated into
#TeReo
and Māori Muslims organising halal
#h
āngī and ‘Matariki at the Mosque’ events.
#VicUniWgtn
’s Dr Ayca Arkilic is exploring the implications
#WellingtonUni
's Pipitea campus is temporarily closed to all staff and students while we continue to monitor the protest situation and take advice from Police. We hope to re-open the campus as soon as possible. Police will be maintaining a presence overnight in the area.
#NZ
Prime Minister
@Jacindaardern
has provided a masterclass in 'compassionate justice' and its significance lies in the fact it is genuine rather than guided by political calculation, writes
#VicUniWgtn
’s Professor Chris Marshall
#Christchurch
Congratulations to four
#WellingtonUni
researchers that have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships this year. The fellowships provide $800,000 to each recipient over five years to support their work. See the list of awardees in the thread below🧵1/4
#VicUniWgtn
researcher Dr Lisa Te Morenga from the Faculty of Health has been awarded a prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowship from
@royalsocietynz
for her work on the role of carbohydrates in our diet
Congratulations to
#WellingtonUni
's Professor Rawinia Higgins (Tūhoe), who has become a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow of the
@royalsocietynz
, for her work in
#tereoM
āori revitalisation
“I'm the first—I need to do this strongly and I need to make my family proud." Tamatha Paul talks to
@NewshubNZ
about becoming
#VicUniWgtn
’s first wahine Māori
@VUWSA
president
The University’s first website was a watershed in New Zealand’s computing history and a key moment for the University and the university sector.
#WellingtonUni
’s Emeritus Professor John Hine and alumnus
@gnat
were responsible
#125inWellington
“It really is an urgent problem, and I don’t think the policy makers get that”—
#VicUniWgtn
Professor
@cubaraglanguy
joins others to sign an open letter to the Government asking for urgent action on
#climatechange
#VicUniWgtn
’s Dr Karena Kelly has translated Dr Seuss’ ‘Oh, the places you’ll go’ into ‘Nōu tea o, e hika, e!’ as part of the
#kotahiraupukapuka
English–Te Reo Māori translation programme, saying it was a “difficult but delicious translation task”
#WellingtonUni
Distinguished alumni award
#DAA2021
winner
@RachelTaulelei
(Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Rārua) is a prominent business leader with a long involvement in the
#food
and
#beverage
sector, most recently as chief executive of Kono
The distraction of open-plan offices could be driving people to hide from co-workers by coming in early or staying late, says
#VicUniWgtn
’s Dr Geoff Plimmer on
@radionz
#VicUniWgtn
affirms its support for the goals of the
#BlackLivesMatter
movement, and its commitment to addressing systemic racism, injustice, and violence
#VicUniWgtn
’s Head of School of Māori Studies Maria Bargh says Māori representation on councils shouldn’t come down to public referenda, because it is guaranteed under the Treaty of Waitangi. Listen from 03:22
Congratulations to Hugo Lawrence as the successful candidate in the student election for a two-year term on the
#VicUniWgtn
Council. Hugo will be formally appointed to Council at its meeting on 29 October
@fightthecutsvuw
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington respects and strongly supports our students’ rights to express their views. These posters were removed due to a misunderstanding and we apologise to
@fightthecutsvuw
.
“Whenever we stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere we stop the warming – that’s absolutely rock solid," says
#WellingtonUni
's
@CubaRaglanGuy
urging people not to give up, and instead redouble efforts to reduce
#carbonemissions
#VicUniWgtn
criminology teaching fellow Samantha Keene argues “Whether Millane liked rough sex or not is irrelevant because nobody can consent to murder” in this opinion piece for
@TheGuardian
on the
#GraceMillane
trial
#VicUniWgtn
’s Law School has won three law writing awards, with Professor
@GeiringerC
winning the Sir Ian Barker article award, Professor Richard Boast winning the JF Northey Book Award, and alumnus Nathan Tse winning an Undergraduate Paper award