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Editor's note
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Nau mai haere mai - welcome to this week’s New Zealand newsletter.
As the land occupation at Ihumātao continues, Massey University historian Michael Belgrave explores the links to protests in the 1970s, including occupations of nearby Bastion Point and the Raglan Golf Course. He looks at how this conflict, and its demonstration of the power of direct action, stands in contrast to the slow investigations of the Waitangi Tribunal and has the potential to undermine the long-term settlement of historical
grievances.
And, while the number of Māori and Pasifika students attending New Zealand universities has been increasing steadily, most are unlikely to be taught by people with their cultural heritage. Tara McAllister, at the University of Auckland, and Sereana Naepi, at Thompson Rivers University, report on their research that shows that Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities.
The challenge of successfully bridging cultural differences is at the core of research by Victoria University of Wellington lecturer Revti Raman Sharma, who writes that cultural intelligence is as essential as general and emotional intelligence, especially in an increasingly cross-border business world.
And in Climate Explained this week, AUT’s Sebastian Leuzinger uses a banking analogy to explain why grasslands don’t help us to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Veronika Meduna
New Zealand Editor
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Top stories
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The land occupation at Ihumātao brings together Māori and heritage activists seeking to stop a housing development on a site that marks the earliest human occupation of New Zealand.
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Michael Belgrave, Massey University
The land occupation at Ihumātao, near Auckland's airport, is reviving forms of protest common in the 1970s, now enhanced by new media and led by a new generation of Māorikeen to see grievances addressed.
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The number of Māori and Pasifika students is growing, but they do not see themselves represented among the people who teach them.
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Tara McAllister, University of Auckland; Sereana Naepi, Thompson Rivers University
New research shows that Māori and Pasifika scholars are significantly under-represented in New Zealand's universities, making up only 5% and 1.7% of the academic workforce, respectively.
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People with high cultural intelligence are more likely to have broader knowledge of foreign politics and economic systems.
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Revti Raman Sharma, Victoria University of Wellington
People with high cultural intelligence are non-judgemental, tolerant of ambiguity and inclusive – and these qualities mean they are more likely to be successful in global business positions.
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While growing grass takes up carbon dioxide, it emits it again back into the atmosphere when it is mowed or eaten.
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Sebastian Leuzinger, Auckland University of Technology
All plants take up carbon dioxide when they grow, but when they are harvested or cut down, they release the greenhouse gas back into the atmosphere.
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From The Conversation's international editions
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
As the Sri Lankan Tamil family from Biloela prepares to learn their fate tomorrow, Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton can't avoid looking threadbare in terms of humanity.
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Dave Swain, CQUniversity Australia
Since the feudal ages, fences have become a symbol of separation and ownership. Now, sensors and technology allow for a system of pooling resources which is not only sustainable but also productive.
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Jane Halliday, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Boris Novakovic, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Richard Saffery, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
New research suggests that while babies conceived via IVF experience changes to their genes, these differences disappear by adulthood.
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Eliga Gould, University of New Hampshire
The Framers of the Constitution knew their history, and sought to learn from it – and only to repeat the parts they liked.
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Darren Reid, Coventry University
After five centuries of extraction, the Amazon region stands on the brink.
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David Lawrence, Newcastle University
A growing international divide over cutting-edge medical research could worsen predatory practices, medical tourism and health inequality.
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Luca Tacconi, Australian National University
The government has reportedly set aside 180,000 hectares of land for construction of a new capital in East Kalimantan.
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Robbie MacKay, Queen's University, Ontario
When children take up instruments they're not passionate about, most don't stick with music for long, and that's a shame.
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MV Ramana, University of British Columbia; Lauren J. Borja, University of British Columbia
The recent nuclear explosions in Russia serve as a reminder of the threat that nuclear weapons pose. Canada is uniquely situated to work toward the elimination of nuclear weapons globally.
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Alison Stowell, Lancaster University
Sites like Agbogbloshie provides a valuable service. They offer opportunities for job creation, profit and cleaning up environments littered with waste.
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