AUCKLAND, Monday 13h October 2025: Rural New Zealand drives our economy and this month the spotlight will firmly focus on thousands of rural women whose vital contributions often go unseen. 

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Emma Dunlop-Bennett as Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika).  

Haka Theatre showcase, Autaia is back and this time, it’s twice as exciting. For the first time, it will span two evenings giving more schools and kura than ever a chance to unleash their ihi, wehi and wana on stage. 

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nafanua Purcell Kersel as the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2025. 

A six-metre-tall video installation by internationally acclaimed artist and alumna Lisa Reihana has been unveiled at the University of Auckland’s recently refurbished B201 building.

Māramatanga is the first major digital work to be commissioned by the University of Auckland Art Collection. It is one of the largest artworks to reside at the City Campus and one of the only digital artworks currently on permanent display.