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Alumni awards

Our distinguished alumni awards recognise graduates who have made a significant contribution to their field.

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Join our donor community

There are exceptional students at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington who may not be able to continue their studies next year without the financial support of an alumni-funded scholarship.

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On bikinis and bombs

Feminist, political activist, and poet—the late Dr Teresia Teaiwa’s distinctive voice is captured in a new collection of her work.

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Cane toads to COVID-19

We’ve entered the “pandemic era”, says Phil Lester. His new book confronts the task ahead in managing the global spread of pests and diseases.

The cover of Awanui Te Huia's book He Reo Tuku Iho: Tangata Whenua and Te Reo Māori, cropped for landscape.

Getting te reo into daily life

Awanui Te Huia’s new book explores ways to increase te reo Māori in the lives of tangata whenua.

Head and shoulders photo of Sharron Came, wearing a denim jacket.

A Four Square, a pub, and a rugby club

Sharron Came’s debut book, Peninsula, takes readers deep inside small-town New Zealand. The author tells us about the book’s beginnings and her own rural roots.