Read news items from our 2020 archives.
When Wellington celebrated Wellington Heritage Week from 26 October to 1 November, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Master of Museum and Heritage Practice (MMHP) students were there to help plan and run some of the Week’s events.
Bachelor of Arts student Elisabeth Willmott researched 19th century writing in France with lecturer Dr Yuri Cerqueira dos Anjos from the School of Languages and Cultures during her Summer Research Scholarship.
The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the appointment of Talia Marshall as its inaugural Emerging Māori Writer in Residence.
Senior lecturer Dr Awanui Te Huia (Ngāti Maniapoto) from Te Kawa a Māui (School of Māori Studies) at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has won a 2020 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award.
Move over Lord of the Rings. When it comes to sheer spectacle, a silent film from 1922 towers above them all.
Just months from the referendum, myths and misinformation about cannabis legalisation continue to proliferate, writes Associate Professor Fiona Hutton from the University's Institute of Criminology.
If the current rate of Māori transferring to the general roll continues, by 2024 there will be fewer Māori on the Māori electoral roll than on the general roll, according to research by Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
On 28 November, the Religious Studies programme joined with the JC Beaglehole Room at the University’s Main Library to host a special function for Sir Lloyd Geering ONZ, GNZM, CBE. The occasion marked the donation of Sir Lloyd’s large collection of papers to the University.
It’s a meandering, fascinating story that involves Taranaki, India, Auckland, Dunedin, war, gold and a bunch of soldiers who spent a lot of time drunk or trying to desert.
Dr Lori Leigh’s theatre production of Princess Boy Wonder faced its season being cut short as a result of COVID-19, but when BATS Theatre suggested livestreaming the performance, it meant that the show could go on.
