Each year a group of postgraduate students undertake an internship at Parliament as part of the POLS428 course. Annie MacDonald, one of this year’s interns, shares some insights about her time in the Beehive. Annie MacDonald (pictured front row, second from right) and fellow postgraduate political science students undertook internships at New Zealand Parliament, each …
There’s no better place in Wellington to enjoy the warmth and colours of spring than the Wellington Botanic Garden, which hosts the week-long annual Spring Festival to welcome in the new season. PhD student Huyen Ngyen shares her advice on how you and your family can enjoy the warmer weather without venturing out of the …
Last week, Konstantina Vasileva—a PhD candidate from the School of Psychology—attended a Research Bazaar (ResBaz) at Victoria University of Wellington, an event designed to build the awareness of digital capability research across the University and Wellington. Read her observations from the two-day event: “Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”—Zora Neale Hurston …
The warm sunshine of summer is well behind us and now we must face the stark reality of winter and how to combat it. Wellington can seem colder than most, so here are a few city-specific tips that I’ve whipped up to help keep you warm on a budget: Tip #1: Insulate Your flat …
With a high demand for rental properties in Wellington, finding a place to live can be difficult, and finding a place to rent when you have a small family can be even harder. As a parent who has experience searching for a place to call home for my daughter after we arrived to Wellington from …
It’s been five years since I found myself quitting my high-paying job in Manila, the Philippines, to move to New Zealand. Geo (second from right) and members of Buklod, the Victoria University Filipino Students Association, during Clubs Week 2018. Although my family had already been living in New Zealand for six years, this was still …
When Evans Tan moved to Wellington last year from Singapore to study at Victoria University, the support of his kiwi buddy, organised through the Victoria International Buddy Programme, helped him settle into life in a new country and culture—now he’s returning the favour. Evans (second from left) and friends from the Victoria International Buddy Programme …
Student Simone Blaylock visited City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi to experience This Is New Zealand, the gallery’s current exhibition that explores the relationship between art and our national identity. “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,” says Picasso, and I discovered that nowhere in Wellington captures this sentiment quite like City Gallery …
One of the perennial favourites of the Wellington winter calendar is back and better than ever, lighting up the city’s waterfront. The LUX Light Festival is running from Friday 18 to Sunday 27 May, from 6 until 10pm daily, transforming Wellington’s waterfront into a captivating performance of light and design. This year features a new …
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