2020 news

Read news items from our 2020 archives.

  • The Muaiava family, Sadat seated in chair.

    Adaptability sees Samoan language grow

    Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington lecturer Dr Sadat Muaiava is driven by a fascination with how Samoan words are created, used, change meaning, and become obsolete.

  • Bubble rap—Thomas Voyce

    This week we hear from Thomas Voyce, Lecturer from the New Zealand School of Music–Te Kōki.

  • An online intern

    COVID-19 has changed the way many of us learn and work. A group of students at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are at the forefront of adapting to a changing world as they undertake internships online next trimester.

  • A digital image of Māori on a waka.

    Aotearoa’s first Māori virtual reality film premieres

    Aotearoa’s first immersive Māori virtual reality (VR) film—produced and directed by staff and alumni of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington—will premiere this month at the Māoriland Film Festival in Ōtaki.

  • Arts alumna takes leading role at University of Toronto

    Alumna Professor Alexandra Gillespie, an internationally renowned humanities researcher, has been appointed the new Vice-President of the University of Toronto (U of T), and Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).

  • Asia–Pacific power summit brings together international experts

    Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s intellectual leadership in the Asia–Pacific is highlighted this week as it co-hosts an international summit with QS Quacquarelli Symonds to explore the changing geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics of the region.

  • Woman with blonde hair and white gloves with bacchus fragment and other ancient artefacts

    Both sides of the coin at University Classics Museum

    Antiquities from the Classics Museum at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are now available online for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of Classical Greek and Roman culture worldwide.