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Behind the bars: Prison Violence

How are our clinical psychology researchers, led by Dr Armon Tamatea, seeking to understand and prevent violence in New Zealand prisons with a holistic, kaupapa Māori approach?

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22 Oct 2021 5 min read

New Zealand’s mass vaccination event lifts uptake but highlights dangerous inequities as the country prepares to open up

New Zealand’s mass vaccination event last Saturday, when more than 130,000 people turned up to get their first or second dose, surpassed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s expectations.

20 Oct 2021 5 min read

How the new human right to a healthy environment could accelerate New Zealand’s action on climate change

Last week’s formal recognition by the United Nations Human Rights Council that the right to a healthy environment is an essential human right has been heralded as a historic victory for environmental protection and an important step forward for the world’s most vulnerable people.

20 Oct 2021 2 min read

Waikato climate researchers develop device sold to universities around the world

Waikato researchers unlocking keys to climate change hidden in the drip water from inside New Zealand’s deepest caves, have developed a new device being used by researchers around the world.

20 Oct 2021 3 min read

New research shows link between conversion practices and negative mental health for trans and non-binary people

New findings published from a national survey led by University of Waikato researchers has found that trans and non-binary people living in Aotearoa New Zealand who have experienced gender identity conversion practices are more likely have worse mental health.

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Behind the bars: Prison Violence

Information evenings

Apply now for March 2022

News and opinion

New Zealand’s mass vaccination event lifts uptake but highlights dangerous inequities as the country prepares to open up

How the new human right to a healthy environment could accelerate New Zealand’s action on climate change

Waikato climate researchers develop device sold to universities around the world

New research shows link between conversion practices and negative mental health for trans and non-binary people