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Bachelor of Climate Change

Our brand new Bachelor of Climate Change degree will deliver graduates who will lead future climate change solutions, with skills in demand around the world.

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Our brand new, self-catered accommodation in Tauranga opens in 2022. Make the most of the opening special and check your eligibility for an accommodation scholarship now!

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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 of the new AUKUS security agreement between Australia, the US and UK simply adds to the general sense of unease internationally.

17 Sep 2021 3 min read

Last to leave, first to arrive: keeping campus ticking over and Covid-free

A team that includes cleaners, security, facilities management, groundskeeping, logistics and porters was among the University of Waikato’s busiest during the recent Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.

15 Sep 2021 5 min read

Why a domestic NZ COVID ‘passport’ raises hard questions about discrimination, inequality and coercion

With COVID-19 causing extraordinarily intrusive and expensive lockdowns, vaccine “passports” or certificates are increasingly seen as key to getting out of them. Decision-makers and gatekeepers – from border guards to maître d’s – will have a means of knowing who can safely engage with others.

15 Sep 2021 2 min read

University launches community vaccination clinic on Kīngitanga Day

The University of Waikato is sending a clear signal to students and the wider university community to get vaccinated and will host a vaccination clinic and drive through vaccination service on Thursday, to mark Kīngitanga Day.

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For the people who give a damn about the environment

For the people who will make the future happen

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New Tauranga Accommodation

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ANZUS without NZ? Why the new security pact between Australia, the UK and US might not be all it seems

Last to leave, first to arrive: keeping campus ticking over and Covid-free

Why a domestic NZ COVID ‘passport’ raises hard questions about discrimination, inequality and coercion

University launches community vaccination clinic on Kīngitanga Day