On Wednesday the airport made its case for an expansion of the tarmac across the former golf course, leaving around a third of the land as a buffer between houses and tarmac. Muthu and his family – three daughters, his wife, and his mother – have lived there for the past eight years, and he was concerned about the potential noise. “I come from India. I know about noise.”
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Strathmore Park resident Karuna Muthu will be metres away from the tarmac if the designation for the former golf course land is confirmed. One of his daughters had severe autism requiring round-the-clock care, stability, and familiarity. Large-scale construction and activity right next door would be especially hard for her.
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Nursing education is currently delivered at one wānanga – or Māori-culture based tertiary institution – six universities and 14 Te Pūkenga subsidiaries or institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) across New Zealand. Among the NNLG’s concerns is the “unintended potential” to create a two-tier system, where universities have autonomy over their individual programmes, but the ITPs do not. Victoria University of Wellington school of nursing director and NNLG board member Kathy Holloway said ITP courses could be seen as a “less agile and more restricted programme” and be less attractive to potential students. “Potentially this could lead to a drop in enrolments,” she said.
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The capital city will see graduates of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington celebrate the successful completion of their studies this week.
More than 2,840 qualifications will be awarded to 2,593 graduates across seven ceremonies. A further 37 graduates unable to attend previous ceremonies due to COVID-19 related disruption will also attend. This year the University is delighted to recognise its first Master of Communication at a graduation ceremony, on Thursday 20 May.
The University’s Chancellor, Neil Paviour-Smith, congratulates those graduating.
“This week’s ceremonies are extraordinary for the fact we are fortunate to be able to join and celebrate together in person. COVID-19 meant all our students had a very challenging year of study in 2020 especially those in their final year. So it is wonderful to be able to recognise the successful completion of their qualifications in this way.