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Early Years Research Centre: He Kōhanga Toi Tangata

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Early Years Research Centre

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Who we are

Our scholars focus on early years research, exploring pedagogy, policy, and community connections in childhood centres and schools for children aged 0 to 8.

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  • Dr Victoria Egli has new research on supersized advertising near schools (1)

    A recipe for harm: supersized junk food ads near schools

    Dr Victoria Egli is focused on children's nutritional health and how their environment impacts on their health outcomes.

    News 11 Jul 2025
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    When Earth froze, early life may have survived in Antarctic-style meltwater ponds

    University of Waikato researcher, Dr Ian Hawes, is part of an international team uncovering clues to life’s survival during global ice ages.

    News 11 Jul 2025
  • ngairo eruera koro weta

    University of Waikato lecturer shares te reo Māori with young readers in new bilingual picture book Koro Wētā

    Ngairo Eruera’s te reo Māori translation of Koro Wētā helps young readers embrace language and culture through a bilingual tale of gumboots, a wētā, and a heartwarming lesson in coexistence.

    News 09 Jul 2025
  • Trump getty images

    Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?

    Second term performances have ranged from the lacklustre and uninspiring to the disastrous and deadly, writes Senior Lecturer in History Chip van Dyk in this piece for The Conversation.

    Opinion 03 Jul 2025

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