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More yellow-legged hornets have been found, with new nests discovered on Auckland’s North Shore. VUW Professor of Biology Phil Lester says we now have a narrow window to stop the hornets’ spread.
NZ now has a narrow window to stop the Asian yellow-legged hornet – here’s how everyone can help
Two-dozen Asian yellow-legged hornet nests and queens have now been found on Auckland’s North Shore. Speed and more resources will be crucial.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
More yellow-legged hornets have been found, with new nests discovered on Auckland’s North Shore. VUW Professor of Biology Phil Lester says we now have a narrow window to stop the hornets’ spread.
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Hey all, meet one of #DSBSoc 2025 conference awardees!
Meet Ailish Ullman (@ailishullmann.bsky.social) , PhD candidate at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social & Earth Sci. NZ with @ifremer.bsky.social, researching habitat heterogeneity of life living on & in (yes, in!) #PolymetallicNodules.
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Meet Ailish Ullman (@ailishullmann.bsky.social) , PhD candidate at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social & Earth Sci. NZ with @ifremer.bsky.social, researching habitat heterogeneity of life living on & in (yes, in!) #PolymetallicNodules.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Hey all, meet one of #DSBSoc 2025 conference awardees!
Meet Ailish Ullman (@ailishullmann.bsky.social) , PhD candidate at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social & Earth Sci. NZ with @ifremer.bsky.social, researching habitat heterogeneity of life living on & in (yes, in!) #PolymetallicNodules.
More in alt-text!
Meet Ailish Ullman (@ailishullmann.bsky.social) , PhD candidate at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social & Earth Sci. NZ with @ifremer.bsky.social, researching habitat heterogeneity of life living on & in (yes, in!) #PolymetallicNodules.
More in alt-text!
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Our work is exploring the role of these fish in carbon sequestration, part of a fantastic collaboration between @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social , University of Otago, and @aucklanduni.bsky.social, made possible with support from @marsdenfund.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Our work is exploring the role of these fish in carbon sequestration, part of a fantastic collaboration between @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social , University of Otago, and @aucklanduni.bsky.social, made possible with support from @marsdenfund.bsky.social
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Rose Barton from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social investigating how people perceive the mind of BabyX #kiwicam2025
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Rose Barton from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social investigating how people perceive the mind of BabyX #kiwicam2025
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Ezra Ramsey from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social sharing work on experiences of tāngata Māori reclaiming identity #kiwicam2025
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Ezra Ramsey from @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social sharing work on experiences of tāngata Māori reclaiming identity #kiwicam2025
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Dr Síofra O’Leary gives the Robin Cooke Lecture for 2025 at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social on climate change and courts: role, limits and potential.
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Dr Síofra O’Leary gives the Robin Cooke Lecture for 2025 at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social on climate change and courts: role, limits and potential.
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Come join us at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social — applications are open for lecturer/senior lecturer roles at our law school. 🤓
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November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Come join us at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social — applications are open for lecturer/senior lecturer roles at our law school. 🤓
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Dylan Horrocks & Dr Zach Dodson from the School of Design Innovation are co-founders of the Visual Narrative Lab.
They recently spoke with B-Side Stories on Wellington Access Radio about their work, the role of play in the creative process, & the joys and challenges of creativity.
They recently spoke with B-Side Stories on Wellington Access Radio about their work, the role of play in the creative process, & the joys and challenges of creativity.
The Visual Narrative Lab: A Place for Storytellers
Dylan Horrocks and Zach Dodson have created a university programme that their younger selves dreamed about. They are co-founders of The Visual Narrative Lab: a place for visualisers and world-builders
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November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Dylan Horrocks & Dr Zach Dodson from the School of Design Innovation are co-founders of the Visual Narrative Lab.
They recently spoke with B-Side Stories on Wellington Access Radio about their work, the role of play in the creative process, & the joys and challenges of creativity.
They recently spoke with B-Side Stories on Wellington Access Radio about their work, the role of play in the creative process, & the joys and challenges of creativity.
Asset sales could become a key issue in the 2026 general election, say VUW political scientists Dr Sam Crawley, Dr Matthew Gibbons, and Professor Jack Vowles. In an article for Newsroom, they look at voters’ appetite for asset sales, drawing on the latest data from the New Zealand Election Study.
Why National's taste for asset sales may prove bitter
Opinion from Victoria University: National is likely to once more need the support of NZ First to form another government, and it's difficult to imagine Winston Peters accepting even minor concessions...
newsroom.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Asset sales could become a key issue in the 2026 general election, say VUW political scientists Dr Sam Crawley, Dr Matthew Gibbons, and Professor Jack Vowles. In an article for Newsroom, they look at voters’ appetite for asset sales, drawing on the latest data from the New Zealand Election Study.
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Lovely article from PhD student Ciaran Doolin at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social on the ice-age debates of the 19th century.
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theconversation.com/nzs-earliest...
NZ’s earliest climate change debate: the 150-year-old feud over glacial retreat
In the 19th century, scientists could see landscape signs suggesting glaciers were larger in the past, but they settled on tectonic uplift as an explanation.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Lovely article from PhD student Ciaran Doolin at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social on the ice-age debates of the 19th century.
theconversation.com/nzs-earliest...
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The UN’s latest climate change conference kicked off in Brazil this month. VUW climate change lecturer Dr Cathrine Dyer argues New Zealand’s delegation will be there “beneath a cloud of scepticism about the government’s seriousness in addressing carbon emissions”.
COP30: climate law changes mean NZ could retreat from its international obligations
Proposed changes to New Zealand’s landmark climate law amount to a “soft renege” on the Paris Agreement, with potentially significant consequences for the economy.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The UN’s latest climate change conference kicked off in Brazil this month. VUW climate change lecturer Dr Cathrine Dyer argues New Zealand’s delegation will be there “beneath a cloud of scepticism about the government’s seriousness in addressing carbon emissions”.
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Dame Juliet Gerrard gives the Sir Frank Holmes lecture in public policy at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social’s School of Government — on lessons learned as chief science advisor at the intersection of science, policy, and politics.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Dame Juliet Gerrard gives the Sir Frank Holmes lecture in public policy at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social’s School of Government — on lessons learned as chief science advisor at the intersection of science, policy, and politics.
The recent fire in Tongariro National Park burnt through nearly 3,000 hectares, leaving a charred landscape in its wake. Unfortunately, the risks of more events like this are rising, says Julie Deslippe, an associate professor in VUW’s School of Biological Sciences.
The fire is out, but Tongariro is now at risk of losing its unique biological legacy
The disaster should raise questions about how we fund, manage and protect these vulnerable habitats when climate change is outpacing conservation efforts.
theconversation.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The recent fire in Tongariro National Park burnt through nearly 3,000 hectares, leaving a charred landscape in its wake. Unfortunately, the risks of more events like this are rising, says Julie Deslippe, an associate professor in VUW’s School of Biological Sciences.
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This morning ahead of #ICUH25 — taking place at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social:
• Kai and Kōrero – a dialogue on sustainable, equitable #food systems
• Designing Cities for Every Age – a symposium on age-friendly #communities @who.int @undecadeageing.bsky.social
Stay tuned for live updates this week!
• Kai and Kōrero – a dialogue on sustainable, equitable #food systems
• Designing Cities for Every Age – a symposium on age-friendly #communities @who.int @undecadeageing.bsky.social
Stay tuned for live updates this week!
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This morning ahead of #ICUH25 — taking place at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social:
• Kai and Kōrero – a dialogue on sustainable, equitable #food systems
• Designing Cities for Every Age – a symposium on age-friendly #communities @who.int @undecadeageing.bsky.social
Stay tuned for live updates this week!
• Kai and Kōrero – a dialogue on sustainable, equitable #food systems
• Designing Cities for Every Age – a symposium on age-friendly #communities @who.int @undecadeageing.bsky.social
Stay tuned for live updates this week!
Failings in the police’s top ranks were revealed in the recent investigation of how complaints against former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming were handled. Michael Macaulay says the case "brought into sharp focus how poor judgement and processes can corrode public confidence in an institution".
‘Leadership is morality magnified’ – what police must learn from the McSkimming scandal
Police handling of complaints against former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming raises difficult questions about leadership, process and accountability.
theconversation.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Failings in the police’s top ranks were revealed in the recent investigation of how complaints against former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming were handled. Michael Macaulay says the case "brought into sharp focus how poor judgement and processes can corrode public confidence in an institution".
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Wonderful work in the @elccprogramme.bsky.social at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social! Congratulations @nikkihessell.bsky.social
This essay began its life a long time ago, in conversation with an @elccprogramme.bsky.social Summer Scholar, Tuioleloto Laura Toailoa. It’s taken years to bring some of that early thinking to fruition.
Thank you so much to the Defoe Society for this award
Thank you so much to the Defoe Society for this award
Congratulations to Nikki Hessell, whose essay "Robinson Crusoe as a Transpacific Novel: Hospitality, Recognition, Translation," has been selected as the winner of this year's Maximillian E. Novak Essay Prize. Abstract below:
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November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Wonderful work in the @elccprogramme.bsky.social at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social! Congratulations @nikkihessell.bsky.social
In this episode of RNZ's Our Changing World, Dr Andrew Lensen, a senior lecturer in AI at Te Herenga Waka, and Professor Bing Xue, deputy director of the University's Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, discuss how they're applying artificial intelligence in Aotearoa.
Our Changing World: Putting AI to use in Aotearoa
From modelling measles outbreaks to keeping track of Wellington's exploding kākā population, researchers are calling on AI to assist them with a vast array of projects.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
In this episode of RNZ's Our Changing World, Dr Andrew Lensen, a senior lecturer in AI at Te Herenga Waka, and Professor Bing Xue, deputy director of the University's Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, discuss how they're applying artificial intelligence in Aotearoa.
From his office window, Professor Geoff McLay can see all three branches of NZ’s government. He joined RNZ’s The House to unpack how they interact, interpret, and keep each other in check, without a written constitution, but with plenty of tension and tradition.
The third branch: Parliament's relationship with the courts
The state has three independent branches. Victoria University Dean of Law Geoff McLay helps explain the crucial relationship between Parliament, government and the courts.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From his office window, Professor Geoff McLay can see all three branches of NZ’s government. He joined RNZ’s The House to unpack how they interact, interpret, and keep each other in check, without a written constitution, but with plenty of tension and tradition.
It's International Translation Day on Tuesday 30 September, coinciding with the Feast Day of Bible translator St Jerome, the patron saint of translators.
For Professor Marco Sonzogni, the day is a special one to honour the work of translators and interpreters he calls "unsung heroes".
For Professor Marco Sonzogni, the day is a special one to honour the work of translators and interpreters he calls "unsung heroes".
Gained in translation | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Marco Sonzogni says International Translation Day acknowledges the invaluable everyday service provided by translators and interpreters
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September 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It's International Translation Day on Tuesday 30 September, coinciding with the Feast Day of Bible translator St Jerome, the patron saint of translators.
For Professor Marco Sonzogni, the day is a special one to honour the work of translators and interpreters he calls "unsung heroes".
For Professor Marco Sonzogni, the day is a special one to honour the work of translators and interpreters he calls "unsung heroes".
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Giving a talk @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social (physics, Friday, 11am) - Drummers at the Gates of Dawn: Gravitational Waves from the Big Bang
Department level so you will be able to follow the first part if you know a bit of physics... The second part if you know more than a bit of physics.
Department level so you will be able to follow the first part if you know a bit of physics... The second part if you know more than a bit of physics.
Kodo - "O-Daiko" - HD (japanese drummers - Taiko - tambours géants Japon)
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September 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Giving a talk @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social (physics, Friday, 11am) - Drummers at the Gates of Dawn: Gravitational Waves from the Big Bang
Department level so you will be able to follow the first part if you know a bit of physics... The second part if you know more than a bit of physics.
Department level so you will be able to follow the first part if you know a bit of physics... The second part if you know more than a bit of physics.
Te Herenga Waka researchers have secured $15m in Endeavour Fund support for projects from strengthening global software supply chains to brewing better non-alcoholic drinks—plus contributions to six others tackling challenges from tsunamis to climate monitoring.
Endeavour Fund delivers $15 million funding boost for Te Herenga Waka research | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Two major research projects led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have been funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2025 Endeavour fund.
www.wgtn.ac.nz
September 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Te Herenga Waka researchers have secured $15m in Endeavour Fund support for projects from strengthening global software supply chains to brewing better non-alcoholic drinks—plus contributions to six others tackling challenges from tsunamis to climate monitoring.
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Not every conference begins with a pōwhiri & a tour of one of the world’s most sustainable buildings!
That’s how #ICUH25 will open in Wellington this November — don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
Come visit @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Ngā Mokopuna at #ICUH25
Register: icuh2025.org/registration
That’s how #ICUH25 will open in Wellington this November — don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
Come visit @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Ngā Mokopuna at #ICUH25
Register: icuh2025.org/registration
September 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Not every conference begins with a pōwhiri & a tour of one of the world’s most sustainable buildings!
That’s how #ICUH25 will open in Wellington this November — don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
Come visit @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Ngā Mokopuna at #ICUH25
Register: icuh2025.org/registration
That’s how #ICUH25 will open in Wellington this November — don’t miss your chance to be part of it!
Come visit @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social Ngā Mokopuna at #ICUH25
Register: icuh2025.org/registration
With AI regulation in Aotearoa lagging, more than 20 AI experts have signed an open letter urging the government to act. One of the authors, Dr Andrew Lensen, Programme Director for Artificial Intelligence at the University, spoke to RNZ about why stronger oversight is needed.
Experts send open letter to govt calling for better AI regulation
More than 20 AI experts have signed an open letter urging the government to better regulate the use of artificial intelligence here. Victoria University senior lecturer in AI Dr Andrew Lensen spoke to...
www.rnz.co.nz
September 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
With AI regulation in Aotearoa lagging, more than 20 AI experts have signed an open letter urging the government to act. One of the authors, Dr Andrew Lensen, Programme Director for Artificial Intelligence at the University, spoke to RNZ about why stronger oversight is needed.
Research fellow Dr Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Associate Professor Corinne Seals unpack the jargon, such as “decoding” and “grapheme-phoneme correspondences”, behind the government’s near-total ban on Māori words in new books for teaching five-year-olds to read.
Hiding behind jargon | E-Tangata
“Seeing vowels present in Māori words grows a person’s ability to communicate and to understand New Zealand English, of which many Māori words are an everyday part.” — Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Corinne...
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August 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Research fellow Dr Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Associate Professor Corinne Seals unpack the jargon, such as “decoding” and “grapheme-phoneme correspondences”, behind the government’s near-total ban on Māori words in new books for teaching five-year-olds to read.
You can’t beat Wellington on a good day, and you definitely can’t beat Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington on Open Day.
We’ve just wrapped up our biggest Open Day yet, welcoming more than 7,000 future students and their whānau to our campuses.
We’ve just wrapped up our biggest Open Day yet, welcoming more than 7,000 future students and their whānau to our campuses.
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You can’t beat Wellington on a good day, and you definitely can’t beat Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington on Open Day.
We’ve just wrapped up our biggest Open Day yet, welcoming more than 7,000 future students and their whānau to our campuses.
We’ve just wrapped up our biggest Open Day yet, welcoming more than 7,000 future students and their whānau to our campuses.