University of Waikato now home to Rototuna Senior High School’s new satellite campus
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The University of Waikato is now home to Rototuna Senior High School’s (RSHS) new satellite campus, welcoming 40 year 12 and...
From Waikato to Wellington and back again for Distinguished Alumna
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Parekawhia McLean (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto) received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Waikato in 2014, recognising her impact on...
With their mother’s Australian citizenship cancelled over alleged ISIS-links, how will NZ deal with...
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The alleged ISIS-linked Australian-NZ citizen being taken into custody on the Syrian-Turkish border. Erdal Turkoglu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Claire Breen, University...
The beginnings of Computer Programming at the University
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In 1969, the University of Waikato purchased its first computer, an IBM 1130 with punch card input and a single disk...
In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about...
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From rainforests to savannas, ecosystems on land absorb almost 30% of the carbon dioxide human activities release into the atmosphere. These...
Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory – and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?
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Claire Breen, University of Waikato
With COVID-19 vaccine developers reporting promising results, it is probable we will one day face a major public...
Why New Zealand is ideally placed to broker a truce between China and the...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Beijing, 2019. GettyImages
Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
With tension escalating...
Bay of Plenty sponge gardens a new lead in cancer research
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The discovery of never before seen vibrant sponge gardens in deep sea reefs off the Bay of Plenty could signal a...
COP26: New Zealand depends on robust new rules for global carbon trading to meets...
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As the COP26 climate summit draws to a close, debate continues on one key issue in particular: a new rule book...
Waikato marine scientists uncovering secrets to healthy estuaries
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Estuaries are places Kiwis flock to in summer. They are where freshwater rivers meet the ocean, and where people live and...
ANZUS without NZ? Why the new security pact between Australia, the UK and US...
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We live, to borrow a phrase, in interesting times. The pandemic aside, relations between the superpowers are tense. The sudden arrival...
2021 enrolment data: University of Waikato community larger and more diverse
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The University of Waikato has seen a 9.7% increase in student numbers compared to this time last year, equivalent to 736...
