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24 Jan 2020 3 min read

University of Waikato announces two new senior health appointments

The University of Waikato has today announced two senior appointments which will boost the University’s teaching and learning capability in the health sector.

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18 Feb 2020 3 min read

Waikato researcher re-writing history of ancient human movement across the Pacific

A University of Waikato researcher is re-writing the history of ancient human movement across the Pacific, by changing the way radiocarbon dates are interpreted.

13 Feb 2020 4 min read

University of Waikato to host High School League of Legends Championship

The University of Waikato has announced they will be hosting one of the biggest esports tournaments to hit the country – the New Zealand High School League of Legends Championship.

19 Dec 2019 10 min read

Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn’t go far enough

The New Zealand government today officially pardoned Māori leader Rua Kēnana Hepetipa, who was convicted for “moral resistance to arrest” more than a century ago.

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