Indigenous Inclusion and Indigenising the University [Scholarly Article - New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, August 2022]

Title:

Indigenous Inclusion and Indigenising the University

 

Authors:

Te Kawehau Hoskins & Alison Jones 

University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, Auckland, New Zealand

 

Published:

New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 29 August 2022

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40841-022-00264-1

 

Abstract:

‘Indigenous inclusion’ has been the most common approach to Māori engagement in university education in Aotearoa-New Zealand. Increasingly, another orientation, based on different premises, which might be called ‘indigenisation’, is becoming evident. We argue that indigenisation offers more hopeful possibilities for New Zealand universities as they/we continue to think about their/our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. 

 

NEW ZEALAND - Do you know about the Edmiston Gallery in the New Zealand Maritime Museum?

Do you know about the Edmiston Gallery in the New Zealand Maritime Museum?  

 

The Edmiston Gallery houses temporary exhibitions relating to maritime art that are supported by the Edmiston Trust.  

 

Examples of exhibition focus areas: 

•    New Zealand shipwrecks in pictures and prose 

•    Wooden figureheads dating back to the 1800s 

•    Work by Milan Mrkusich, one of New Zealand’s foremost abstract artists  

 

For more information: 

New Zealand Maritime Museum, New Zealand 

https://www.maritimemuseum.co.nz/exhibitions/edmiston-gallery

 

NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand to hold trial of bionic pacemaker that can reverse heart failure [BioSpectrum, February 2022]

Title:

New Zealand to hold trial of bionic pacemaker that can reverse heart failure

 

Published:

BioSpectrum, 18 February 2022

https://www.biospectrumasia.com/news/104/19729/new-zealand-to-hold-trial-of-bionic-pacemaker-that-can-reverse-heart-failure.html

 

From the article:

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients this year, following successful animal trials.  

 

“Currently, all pacemakers pace the heart metronomically, which means a very steady, even pace. But when you record heart rate in a healthy individual, you see it is constantly on the move,” says Professor Julian Paton, a lead researcher and director of Manaaki Manawa, the Centre for Heart Research at the University of Auckland.

 

University of Canterbury, New Zealand - Ravenscar House Museum: A remarkable gift to Ōtautahi

Title: 

Ravenscar House Museum: A remarkable gift to Ōtautahi  

 

Published: 

University of Canterbury, 14 February 2022 

https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news/2022/ravenscar-house-museum-a-remarkable-gift-to-otautahi.html  

 

From the article: 

When Ōtautahi Christchurch’s striking purpose-built Ravenscar House Museum opened to the public late last year, it was the realisation of a long-held dream.  

 

ALSO SEE  

 

Ravenscar House: A Biography, February 2022 

ISBN  978-1-98-850322-6 

Read more about this book

 

NEW ZEALAND - Covid 19 coronavirus: International student downturn costs 700 university jobs [HZHerald, 2021]

Title:

Covid 19 coronavirus: International student downturn costs 700 university jobs

 

Author:

John Gerritsen

 

Published:

NZHerald, 28 February 2021

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-international-student-downturn-costs-700-university-jobs/SIV3FMRU43RBVM6VDMMFWXSSAQ/

From the article:

Nearly 700 university staff are losing or leaving their jobs because of a financial hole left by falling foreign enrolments.

A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago (Scholarly Article - Science, Feb 2021) - a provocative analysis

Title:

A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago

 

Authors:

Alan Cooper, Chris S.M. Turney, Jonathan Palmer [et al] 

Published:

Science, Volume 371, Issue 6531, pp. 811-818 (19 February 2021)

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6531/811

 

Abstract:

Geological archives record multiple reversals of Earth’s magnetic poles, but the global impacts of these events, if any, remain unclear. Uncertain radiocarbon calibration has limited investigation of the potential effects of the last major magnetic inversion, known as the Laschamps Excursion [41 to 42 thousand years ago (ka)]. We use ancient New Zealand kauri trees (Agathis australis) to develop a detailed record of atmospheric radiocarbon levels across the Laschamps Excursion. We precisely characterize the geomagnetic reversal and perform global chemistry-climate modeling and detailed radiocarbon dating of paleoenvironmental records to investigate impacts. We find that geomagnetic field minima ~42 ka, in combination with Grand Solar Minima, caused substantial changes in atmospheric ozone concentration and circulation, driving synchronous global climate shifts that caused major environmental changes, extinction events, and transformations in the archaeological record.

 

 See also:

 Title:

 Ancient trees show when the earth's magnetic field last flipped out

 

Author:

Nell Greenfieldboyce

 

Published:

WUWM, 18 February 2021

https://www.wuwm.com/post/ancient-trees-show-when-earths-magnetic-field-last-flipped-out#stream/0

 

New Zealand votes 'yes' to legalisation of euthanasia

Title:

New Zealand votes 'yes' to legalisation of euthanasia

 

Published:

Aljazeera, 30 October 2020

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/30/new-zealand-votes-yes-to-legalisation-of-euthanasia

From the article:

The “yes” vote means New Zealand joins a small group of nations and territories including the Netherlands and Canada that have legalised euthanasia. The government has to ensure the legislation, which applies only to the terminally ill and includes numerous safeguards, is implemented by October 2021.

The University of Auckland, New Zealand - How does methadone affect unborn babies?

Title:

How does methadone affect unborn babies?

 

Published:

The University of Auckland, 20 October 2020

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2020/10/20/Unborn-kids-exposed-to-methadone.html

From the article:

New Zealand babies born to mothers prescribed methadone during pregnancy lagged behind their peers, from motor skills and reflexes to the ability to settle, a new study shows.

Indigenous research ‘catching up’ in Australia and New Zealand

 Title:

 Indigenous research ‘catching up’ in Australia and New Zealand

 

Author:

John Ross

Published:

Times Higher Education, 29 September 2020

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/indigenous-research-catching-australia-and-new-zealand

From the article:

Number crunching based on new research classifications helps pinpoint strengths and failings.

New Zealand Is About to Test Long-Range Wireless Power Transmission

Title:
New Zealand Is About to Test Long-Range Wireless Power Transmission

Author:
Jason Dorrier

Published:
SingularityHub, 30 August 2020
https://singularityhub.com/2020/08/30/new-zealand-is-about-to-test-long-range-wireless-power-transmission/

From the article:
Now, if New Zealand startup Emrod has its way, Tesla and Marconi’s dreams may merge. The company is building a system to wirelessly beam power over long distances. Earlier this month, Emrod received funding from Powerco, New Zealand’s second biggest utility, to conduct a test of its system at a grid-connected commercial power station.

Australia set to ease virus visa hardship for foreign students - More generous arrangements eagerly anticipated, as Australia and New Zealand step back from trial flights

Title:
Australia set to ease virus visa hardship for foreign students

Author:
John Ross

Published:
Times Higher Education, 3 July 2020
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/australia-set-ease-visa-hardship-foreign-students

From the article:
Ironically, New Zealand and Australia are stepping back from schemes to bring in international students just as universities in northern hemisphere competitor countries – where the coronavirus is far more prevalent – pursue plans of their own.

New maps reveal details about the size and shape of Earth's lost 8th continent, Zealandia, which disappeared under the Pacific Ocean

Title:
New maps reveal details about the size and shape of Earth's lost 8th continent, Zealandia, which disappeared under the Pacific Ocean

Author:
Aylin Woodward

Published:
Business Insider India, 25 June 2020
https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/new-maps-reveal-details-about-the-size-and-shape-of-earths-lost-8th-continent-zealandia-which-disappeared-under-the-pacific-ocean/articleshow/76587257.cms

From the article:
Scientists confirmed that the submerged land mass, named Zealandia, was its own continent in 2017. But they hadn't been able to map its full breadth until now.

On Monday, researchers from GNS Science in New Zealand announced that they'd mapped the shape and size of the continent in unprecedented detail. They put their maps on an interactive website so that users could virtually explore the continent.