From a field of 166 entries, the 28 finalists in the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are announced today. Across six main categories, these books offer the nation’s young readers a tasty smorgasbord of titles, packed with .
Source: University of Waikato
University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley has announced academic promotions for one new Professor and 15 Associate Professors.
These promotions recognise contributions to research and the achievement of an international reputation in areas of specialisation, as well as outstanding contributions to teaching, research, student supervision and leadership within the University.
Promotion to Professor
, Te Piringa – Faculty of Law
Valmaine’s research and teaching lies within the area of Indigenous rights. Her 2017 book, Indigenous Courts, Self-Determination and Criminal Justice, focuses on her recent research within the area of recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights. Valmaine was the first New Zealander appointed to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Malekula, the second-largest island in the Vanuatu archipelago, has a linguistic connection to Aotearoa. All of its many languages are distantly related to te reo MÄori and the island is the site of a long-term project to document them.
Vanuatu has been described as the worldâs âdensest linguistic landscapeâ, with as many as 145 languages spoken by a population of fewer than 300,000 people.
Malekula itself is home to about 25,000 people, who between them speak more than 30 Indigenous languages. Some are spoken by just a few hundred people.
For 20 years, our team of linguists has been working with small communities to document their languages and to develop resources to help preserve them.
Pensioner, 78, given one hour to live during Covid battle feeling great after getting vaccine
The 78-year-old was among 47 residents at Ferbane Care Centre to get the jab
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