News and events from the Otago Arts Fellows
SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
Tuesday, 16 August 2022 3:40pm
The Bachelor of Performing Arts graduand is ready to cross the stage this month to collect his degree.
Tuesday, 16 August 2022 3:39pm
Following their performance dreams is Bachelor of Arts (Theatre and Dance) graduand Jake Callender who took a less direct path to his chosen field.
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 1:21pm
Lunchtime Theatre is back and students are “chomping at the bit” to tread the boards once again.
Wednesday, 10 August 2022 10:18am
Competing in South America will be a stark contrast to what one Otago volleyball duo has been used to in training.
Tuesday, 9 August 2022 11:23am
Languages and Cultures Pūkenga (Lecturer) Dr Moira Fortin Cornejo’s latest publication Rapa Nui Theatre: Staging Indigenous Identities in Easter Island describes her experiences of living on the remote Pacific island and provides a rare insight into its fascinating performance tradition.
Monday, 8 August 2022 3:36pm
The fourth year Bachelor of Surveying student won both the University of Otago’s Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship, and the Keystone Trust Study Award Scholarship, in 2019.
Thursday, 4 August 2022 4:42pm
A project exploring the similarities, and differences, between narrative storytelling in te reo Māori and te reo Inarahi (English) has inspired Humanities Summer Scholarship recipient Te Ngaru Wehi (Waikato, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa) to pursue postgraduate study.
Tuesday, 2 August 2022 1:46pm
A Community Awareness Week run by Te Whare Tāwharau will feature key speakers, stalls and training on looking after each other.
Monday, 1 August 2022 8:44am
Cook Islanders have called Dunedin home since the 1960s, but their presence is not well-documented.
Wednesday, 27 July 2022 4:09pm
Knowing the importance of vaccines has helped a pharmacy student overcome her fear of needles to become a vaccinator on campus.
Tuesday, 26 July 2022 9:35am
A rising number of students are making use of the services of Te Whare Pounamu Women’s Refuge, which brings fundraising for the organisation a little closer to home, the student organisers of an annual campaign say.
Monday, 25 July 2022 4:18pm
Ruzel Stegen says she wouldn’t trade this job for anything and while it can be “full-on” it’s also rewarding.
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 2:47pm
Returning home victorious from the international field is all part of the game plan for four Otago students.
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 2:46pm
Learning the law doesn’t get more hands-on than negotiating with the cream of the crop on international soil.
Tuesday, 12 July 2022 9:02am
Isabella Howard (Rangitāne o Wairau) is putting her Otago arts and business degrees to good use working in the vibrant New York art scene.
Monday, 11 July 2022 3:17pm
Alice Taylor had always wondered what it would be like to compete on MasterChef NZ. This year, she found out.
Monday, 11 July 2022 9:25am
It may be the longest running student revue in the world, but the creators of Otago University’s Capping Show are not running out of ideas yet.
Monday, 11 July 2022 4:40pm
Who says jazz, murder and education can’t go hand in hand?
Wednesday, 6 July 2022 9:13am
Otago Law alumna Josie Te Rata (Ngāti Raukawa) is one of two recipients of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships.
Monday, 27 June 2022 2:12pm
A 'harrowing, compelling' opera referencing Janet Frame's time at Seacliff Mental Hospital will be performed in Dunedin in October.
Thursday, 23 June 2022 4:33pm
From suburban Madrid to near its southern antipode, Aotearoa, new Faculty of Law lecturer Lucas Clover Alcolea says studying and working in the law has had many unexpected benefits - including global travel.
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:33am
The third-year Bachelor of Music student has had a busy year between studying, sound engineering, working with his band Black-Sale House and even taking on his first Musical Director role.
Monday, 20 June 2022 2:16pm
Fresh from a major festival in a city best known for its canals, the art installation Luminary l Luminare is set to illuminate cathedrals and churches in Aotearoa.
Monday, 20 June 2022 11:47am
An international travel scholarship is helping Otago alumna Ihlara McIndoe head to McGill University in Montreal to pursue her master’s in music.
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 4:54pm
Mum earns PhD in education to better early childhood education experiences for disabled children.
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 1:49pm
As the University of Otago Christchurch campus redevelopment prepares to rise from the ground, academics in Dunedin are cleaning the dirt from 150-year-old artefacts dug up from the site.
Monday, 13 June 2022 1:14pm
As New Zealand takes its place as a space-faring nation, this year’s Otago Foreign Policy School will tackle the regulatory, scientific, cultural, and security aspects the nation must consider when moulding its space policy and framework.
Friday, 10 June 2022 12:53pm
Two important Humanities research initiatives have received $10,000 in the inaugural University of Otago Research Network grant round.
Wednesday, 8 June 2022 9:12am
University of Otago alumni have been recognised for ground-breaking and inspirational service and commitment to a diverse range of communities, interests and professions in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022.
Wednesday, 8 June 2022 4:04pm
Pauline Luyten's thesis highlights all the work the South Canterbury Tongan community put in to adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, 7 June 2022 2:14pm
One Peace and Conflict Studies master's student believes teaching how to grow food in schools would be beneficial for many young learners.
Friday, 3 June 2022 9:46pm
New Archaeology programme lecturer Zac McIvor is excited to be bringing his skills to Otago.
Friday, 3 June 2022 6:16pm
Dr Christiane Leurquin will create a documentary and educational material on how intangible cultural heritage and traditions are passed from mothers to daughters in New Caledonia.
Project will preserve New Caledonian women’s stories and traditions
Wednesday, 1 June 2022 4:09pm
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has awarded Anthropology lecturer Dr Christiane Leurquin EU$100,000 to create a documentary and educational material on how intangible cultural heritage and traditions are passed from mothers to daughters in New Caledonia.
Friday, 27 May 2022 4:51pm
A local community revitalisation project that saw students partnering with community groups will be celebrated at the University of Otago’s Dunedin campus on 31 May.
Students from the Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social and Community Work programmes worked with members of Milton-based community development organisation Project Bruce to support several projects in the Tokomairiro-Milton, Waihola and Taieri Mouth areas.
Wednesday, 25 May 2022 3:02pm
From the logistics of imports and exports to inspiring tamariki in the classroom – College of Education graduate Sherman Weatherall says his atypical journey to teaching has taught him many valuable lessons.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022 9:35am
Congratulations to Otago alumnus Ridge Ponini and current student Sarah Hubbard for reaching the semi-finals of the Lexus Song Quest.
Friday, 20 May 2022 5:14pm
Experiences on the football field influenced Jenna Reddy’s off-field decision to return to Otago to study teaching.
Monday, 16 May 2022 11:58am
North East Valley Normal School teacher Tawhai Huriwai’s education journey led to “resilience and perseverance”, two values that are now prominent features in all his teaching.
Friday, 13 May 2022 4:41pm
University of Otago graduand Mikaela Sotutu appreciated being able to tailor her Theology papers to examine things from a Fijian perspective.
Thursday, 12 May 2022 9:01am
A PhD candidate travelling to Kosovo later this year will undertake some specialist training, learning to disarm landmines.
Tuesday, 10 May 2022 2:05pm
Local Dunedin performers are preparing to take centre stage in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap.
Friday, 29 April 2022 4:59pm
Two significant, recent publications from the field of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) include extensive content from staff and former students from Otago’s National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS).
Monday, 1 August 2022
Check out all the great careers events for Humanities students over the month of August, including the Public Sector and Not-for-profit Expo on 17 August in the Main Common Room, 11am–2pm.
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Recital by performance piano students.
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Not everyone saw renaissance English plays at the theatres. Printed texts were often available and frequently collected by keen readers. What did readers gain from print over performance?
Thursday, 18 August 2022
A Centre for Sustainability seminar presented by Emeritus Professor Frank Griffin.
