Te Piringa - Faculty of Law News
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Chief Human Rights Commissioner recognised with Honorary Doctorate (29 June 2021)
New Zealand’s Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waikato in recognition of his significant contributions to global human rights and equality.
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Pure grit gets law student to graduation (24 June 2021)
Hearing law graduate Benny Jones speak about her journey is almost like attending a life coaching seminar – immensely motivational.
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The debate over transgender athletes’ rights is testing the current limits of science and the law (16 June 2021)
The petition presented to parliament last week calling for trans women to be excluded from women’s sport is simply the latest round in a difficult and volatile global debate.
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Rewards of family law make it all worth it for graduate (10 June 2021)
It takes a special type of person to be a family lawyer. The work can be emotional and stressful but the rewards are worth it. Just ask Tekatau Bio.
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Rugby, law and travel - an unbeatable mix (17 May 2021)
Law graduate Mungo Mason's average day is all about rugby - he's currently playing Major League rugby in the USA and will soon start further study at Oxford University in the UK.
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Using her degree to further the family business (17 May 2021)
Armed with a conjoint degree in law and management, Alana Tyrell is helping her family business create better opportunities for Pasifika and her local community.
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Without evidence of real progress, NZ’s foreign policy towards China looks increasingly empty (19 April 2021)
Very recently in the Bay of Bengal a naval exercise took place involving India, France, Japan and Australia. While it received little or no coverage in New Zealand, it nonetheless represented a foreign policy challenge as serious as any other this country currently faces.
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ACC’s policy of not covering birth injuries is one more sign the system is overdue for reform (13 April 2021)
Recent media coverage of women not being able to get treatment for birth injuries highlights yet another example of gender bias in healthcare in New Zealand.
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NZ student accommodation is expensive and under-regulated — here are 10 ways to fix it (31 March 2021)
For many of the thousands of tertiary students who have just settled into university halls of residence, not to mention their parents, the current parliamentary inquiry into student accommodation will be raising some uncomfortable questions.
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Students win medal for extensive service, leadership and academic achievement (18 March 2021)
Two University of Waikato students have won the Sir Edmund Hillary Medal for their significant contribution to their community, while upholding a high level of academic achievement and accomplishment in sports and the arts.