Mentorship, motherhood and the law: the women powering Waikato’s legal team
From unexpected career turns to balancing family and study, three women share the paths that brought them together.
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English doesn’t need protecting in New Zealand – but other languages do
English dominates life in New Zealand and isn’t under threat, so making it official is unnecessary. Policy should instead protect Māori, Pacific and migrant languages at risk of decline today.
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Writing to his own beat: David Coventry to take up residence at University of Waikato
Dr David Coventry will spend 2026 at Waikato writing short stories set during the 1981 Springbok Tour, exploring the psychology of a divided nation.
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There are more than 4.6 million food posts on TikTok alone. Why, then, do we still love cookbooks?
Today’s cookbook audiences can be divided into three major groups: aspirational readers, everyday cooks and escapists.
Research impact
Waikato weightlifting researcher lifts second international award
Monica Nelson is the first person to have won the award for both her master’s and PhD papers.
Halloween cobwebs are frighteningly good DNA collectors
Polyester Halloween cobwebs can be an effective way to collect genetic material that living things shed naturally into their environments.
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