Victoria University Of Wellington
History with Dr Grant Morris: NZ's universities bookstores
Vicbooks in Wellington closes this week. The loss of Victoria University of Wellington's famous bookstore will be felt by many Wellingtonians. But why are university bookstores so important? Dr Grant… Audio
University bans intimate relationships between staff, students
Victoria University of Wellington has become the first university in Aotearoa to prohibit intimate relationships between staff and students.
Magic Wands
Dr Natalie Plank, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physics at Victoria University of Wellington investigates the power of the magic wand and we learn some great… Audio
Jumbonium
Good news, everyone! Dr Nate Davis, Associate Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington brings us the science - or lack of it - behind Jumbonium from… Audio
'Everyone was opposed to it, because it seemed useless'
Students have welcomed the Education Minister's decision to decline Victoria University of Wellington Council's application for a legal name change.
Aotearoa Audio Arts
Music...sound...noise... They all intersect in a new festival of experimental performances, live electronic music, audio-visual works and sound installations. Aotearoa Audio Arts is being hosted by… Audio
New creative hub for high tech collaboration
Victoria University of Wellington along with some of the biggest names in New Zealand film and design technology have come together to form a new hub where students can learn from the best. The… Audio
Lydia Wevers bids a fond farewell to the Stout Research Centre
After 17 years championing New Zealand studies and culture, Professor Lydia Wevers has just stood down as director of Victoria University's Stout Research Centre in Wellington. Audio
Donations flowing in for Wellington's new music hub
$4.5 million dollars has already been donated to transform Wellington's Town Hall into a music hub available for public use. Audio
Music in the Rotunda
The history of band rotundas takes centre stage today as an exhibition telling the story of rotundas in big towns and small opens at the National Library’s Turnbull Gallery. Co-curators Samantha… Audio
Out of Site
Earthquakes cause displacement, and that was the catalyst for a lot of rarely seen New Zealand art to be put on display at the Adam Art Gallery. The November earthquake saw more than half of Victoria… Audio
Learning the lingo: migrants in NZ
For new migrants just getting a job is hard enough. But once they do, they also need to quickly get a grip on our metaphors, euphamisms, sayings and workplace culture.
Lynn Freeman visited Victoria… Audio, Gallery
Vic Uni blames union for pay offer disparity
Victoria University is blaming the Tertiary Education Union for different advertised pay rates for union and non-union staff.
My Shout: Another Round at The Thistle Inn
Maori chief Te Rauparaha drank there, suffragettes protested there, six o'clock swillers guzzled at the bar and both sides of the Springbok tour movement argued there. Wellington's oldest pub The… Audio, Gallery
Uni makes overcrowded accommodation free
Victoria University has offered some students free accommodation after it told them they would have to share bunkrooms.