Ian Gordon Fellow Public Lecture: When learning to speak is a challenge
On Tuesday 13 August, Professor Lucie Ménard of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) delivered the second Ian Gordon Fellow Public Lecture for 2019.
2019 news
Read news items from our 2019 archives.
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FHSS dominates Wellington Theatre Award nominations
Congratulations to all students, staff, and alumni who are nominated, or worked on productions nominated, for the 2019 Wellington Theatre Awards.
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A Hyde-Out in Whanganui
Associate Professor Nikki Hessell recently took part in 'A Hyde-Out in Whanganui', an event to celebrate writer Robin Hyde's connections with Whanganui.
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Academics commend Hastings District Council for inclusive, effective decision-making
Hastings District Council has recognised the benefits of engaging more closely with tangata whenua and should be congratulated for taking steps to strengthen its relationships with tangata whenua, says Victoria University of Wellington Te Kawa a Māui Head of School Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
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Associate Professor Roger Blackley shortlisted for 2019 Ernest Scott Prize
Associate Professor of Art History Roger Blackley’s book Galleries of Maoriland: Artists, Collectors and the Māori World, 1880–1910 has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2019 Ernest Scott Prize for History.
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Auspicious appointment to the International Council for Traditional Music for NZSM Senior Lecturer
For the first time New Zealand is represented on the Executive Board of the International Council for Traditional Music, with the election of Dr Brian Diettrich, Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī.
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Award-winning Māori novelist joins Victoria University of Wellington
Award-winning fiction writer and essayist Dr Tina Makereti will join Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) in 2020 as co-convenor of the highly regarded Master’s in Creative Writing.
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Award-winning composer and violinist announced as Composer-in-Residence 2019
New Zealand composer Salina Fisher will be the Creative New Zealand Composer-in-Residence for 2019 at Victoria University of Wellington’s New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī.
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Catherine Robertson named 2020 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence
Acclaimed novelist Catherine Robertson has been appointed the Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2020.
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Centre for Strategic Studies hosts NATO Secretary-General
On 5 August, the Centre for Strategic Studies hosted one of the few public addresses ever in New Zealand by a Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).