2022 news

Read news items from our 2022 archives.

  • Claudia Homestead Morris

    Building a film whānau

    For Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) (MFA (CP)) student Claudia Puti, film is all about community.

  • International success for linguistics student

    This time last year, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduate Luané Lennox was in the middle of her Master of Arts degree in Wellington. Now, Luané is in Montréal, studying a postgraduate programme in linguistics at McGill University.

  • A film crew setting up cameras and equipment for filming in a library next to shelves full of books.

    Follow the Light film showcases University talent and history

    As part of the University’s 125th anniversary celebrations, a team of staff, students, and alumni came together to create Follow the Light, a film that celebrates the University’s history and the talent of our current University community.

  • Dexter Stanley-Tauvao

    Dexter Stanley-Tauvao―Travelling to the heart of Jazz

    When Dexter began drumming as a kid, he never predicted his future would hold a career in jazz music, which kicked off with a conjoint degree in Music and German from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

  • A profile shot of Dr Bernard Spolsky talking into a microphone at a lectern.

    Renowned sociolinguist passes away

    Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus and honorary doctorate recipient, Dr Bernard Spolsky, has passed away at the age of 90. Dr Spolsky was a renowned sociolinguist.

  • International students thriving in joint programme

    In 2021, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington partnered with the Communications University of Zhejiang (CUZ) to provide a jointly delivered undergraduate degree in Intercultural Communication.

  • Victoria University of Wellington confirms new partnership in Vietnam

    Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has entered into a new undergraduate partnership in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) with Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMCUE), one of Vietnam’s leading teaching universities.