Read news items from our 2018 archives.
“Sensationalist” claims about extensive Chinese influence in New Zealand highlight the importance of the knowledge and understanding the Victoria University of Wellington-led New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC) brings to public debate, says the Centre’s new Director.
A commemorative book celebrating the University of the South Pacific’s (USP) 50th Anniversary, authored by Victoria University of Wellington’s 2018 JD Stout Fellow, Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie, has been launched.
The calibre of training at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī is highlighted by the success of a student and an alumna in a prestigious Australasian singing competition.
Master of Musical Arts student Pasquale Orchard and Bachelor of Music with Honours, First Class graduate Katherine McIndoe delivered winning performances in the 2018 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition final.
Victoria University of Wellington and Miramar Creative Ltd are helping the capital live up to its reputation as New Zealand’s most creative city by organising Creative Futures 2018—two days of ‘inspiration and exploration’.
Master of Arts in English graduates Alistair Murray and Jake Arthur have earned fully funded places at top international universities for their PhD study.
Master of Arts in Classics graduates Timothy Smith and Theo Nash have won scholarships to undertake doctoral study at prestigious international universities.
After a successful season in Wellington, New Zealand School of Music – Te Kōkῑ students went on to perform opera on the Marae at Nukuhau Pā in Taupo.
The latest graduates of Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) feature alongside new and established writers in online literary magazine Turbine | Kapohau 18.
Eminent social anthropologist Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies JD Stout Fellow for 2018.
