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Noakes said on one occasion someone took pictures in his lecture theatre. There was someone I did not recognise in the room and that person was pointing a phone around and taking pictures of the slides, he said. It made me incredibly uncomfortable and I followed it up afterwards. I ve not seen that person again.
Catherine Churchman, who teaches ancient Chinese history at Victoria University in Wellington, said she had received similar attention.
In 2017, while teaching a Chinese history class, a man she thought was a student upbraided her about her lecture content. I looked at him and I thought, What are you actually [doing] in my class anyway? And he said, I m, I m a visiting scholar. And I said, well, you re not supposed to be here .
“Karleen’s credentials in healthcare are second to none.” Edwards said she was looking forward to settling in to Palmerston North and a return to the field of health and disability. She had chosen not to re-apply for the top job in Christchurch after five years in what she described as a challenging role in rebuilding the council’s morale and finances. Mash Trust recently celebrated its 30th anniversary in providing supported accommodation, mental health, disability and addiction recovery services for more than 2000 people and their families each year. Edwards replaces David Robinson, who has taken up an appointment as chief executive of the Wellington Free Ambulance service.