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Early Years Research Centre: He Kōhanga Toi Tangata

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Early Years Research Centre

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Who we are

Our scholars focus on early years research, exploring pedagogy, policy, and community connections in childhood centres and schools for children aged 0 to 8.

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  • research funding 2 row 2025 (1)

    Fighting superbugs and rising seas: Waikato researchers receive Marsden Fund support

    Fresh funding will enable Waikato researchers to tackle critical challenges shaping the future of our environment and wellbeing.

    Research 06 Nov 2025
  • The Conversation Space

    The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it

    As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of space terrorism looms above Earth’s atmosphere.

    Opinion 05 Nov 2025
  • conversation

    COP30: NZ’s lack of climate ambition undermines global goals and free-trade agreements

    Recent domestic policy and legal shifts suggest New Zealand’s coalition government is deprioritising climate action.

    Opinion 03 Nov 2025
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    Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring

    A bit of Halloween decoration is proving to be as effective as natural weavers at catching eDNA

    Opinion 31 Oct 2025

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07 858 5171
wmier@waikato.ac.nz
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