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Peter Kelly (@PeterKelly@mastodon.nz) @kiwipeterkelly.bsky.social · 13h
Do you know someone Māori or Pasifika, wanting to study law in 2027, who this might be relevant to?
Te ao mārama | Le ao Malama | First Light - Māori and Pasifika Futures in Law School-Leavers' Scholarship 
Study area(s): Law
Scholarship level: School leaver
Closing date(s): 1 November
Tenure: Up to 5 years
Award for: Māori; Pasifika; Facing financial hardship
Value: $10,000 per year for up to 5 years (depending on funds available)
Apply now
History and purpose
This scholarship was established to support Māori or Pasifika school leavers to study Law at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. The scholarship is intended for new students who are the first in their immediate whānau or family to attend university and aims to reduce barriers to studying Law such by providing financial assistance and access to mentoring and other support opportunities.

The scholarship was established by Professor Mark Hickford, Pro Vice-Chancellor Government, Law and Business and supported by Hon Justice Sir Joe Williams, Hon Judge Ida Malosi, Hon Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban, Hon Judge Heemi Taumaaunu, the Tatau Trust, generous law firms, alumni, and other supporters. Through financial and wrap-around opportunities such as mentoring, work experience, and internships, the scholarship seeks to increase the number of Māori and Pasifika graduates entering the legal profession and contribute to greater diversity within New Zealand's legal sector.

Who is eligible?
Applicants must be:

intending to enrol fulltime in a Bachelor of Laws in Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture—Faculty of Law at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
of Māori or Pasifika descent
the first in family to attend university (First in family on this occasion refers to the first line of family i.e., parents and grandparents.)
facing financial hardship
Selection criteria
Selection is based on academic merit and scholarly ability, financial hardship, and demonstrated motivation to study Law and keenness to break down the barriers for future generations to pursue tertiary education.

Application process
A comp…
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 13h
Research out today on youth, digital inclusion and the AI future: rangatahi in Aotearoa want a better, safer, fairer digital future and, seriously, we need to listen to them media.one.nz/new-research... (was an absolute privilege to be a lead researcher on this project 💖)
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New research: Rangatahi say digital connection is essential, but AI is making trust harder
Young people call for a stronger voice in shaping Aotearoa’s digital future
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Te Ara Paerangi Com - Research Advocacy Capability @te-ara-paerangi.community · 09/10/2026
Whānau, yesterday I wrote letting you know that we sent our campaign asks to the political parties and news media. As promised, today we are publicly launching the campaign: Research Is Work! Please help spread the word by hitting the share button and sending it to your socials. #NZPOL 🇳🇿
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Research Is Work Campaign Launch
Research Is WorkThe world is a complex place with far too many problems and questions for any individual. That is why universities and research institutions exist, to employ specialists to contribute ...
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tech Policy Press rounds up what non-Western governments said about AI at the UN last week, from calls for a greater role in shaping the rules to warnings that slowing AI must not deepen the digital divide.
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What Non-Western Governments Said About AI at the UN
Ramsha Jahangir and Justin Hendrix round up how governments outside the Western AI powers and China approached AI governance during UNGA 81.
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Unlikely! But we live in hope!
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dingus has charmed the entire vet hospital and been diagnosed with merely a ‘very angry duodenum’ consistent with intestinal distress due to feasting on fetid things 🎉
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Patrick Stokes @patrickstokes.com · 22/09/2026
Been thinking of this poem a LOT today
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Classic Mags 🤢🥲
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🙏 her bloods are whack, gallbladder and liver ultrasound tomorrow to make sure it’s not vital organs packing up rather than inflamed guts from a rotten fish head just upsetting her system
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This beloved dingus is not well, thoughts and prayers that she just secretly ate a truly terribly rotten thing (yet again) and is gonna bounce back to continue (eating trash) into her very old age 😩
Black and white dog with her paws on a  sofa looking at the camera plaintively
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Would you… like them?? 🤣
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ah the challenge is that 9yo most have matching socks for sensory reasons and socks that match her outfit for aesthetic reasons… the struggle continues…
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why, god, why 🧦
A row of 11 single unmatched socks, and a a row of 5 pairs of socks
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 19/09/2026
iOS 27 gives us Siri AI, which can dig deep into your device to find information, but introduces some new privacy problems to consider. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27
Apple’s new operating system is here, and along with it comes a new version of Siri, dubbed with two very familiar letters: AI. As the name suggests, this Siri power-up resembles an AI chatbot more
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
There is now ALSO a Mt Albert Tasty BBQ Noodle House… so it’s moved beyond a feud into a… truel?? Triple threat? Melee à trois? (We like tasty best tbh but spread out our custom to avoid taking sides😂)
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Pōneke @archivesrock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
At this point, I think they just want us all to die and save them the bother 🫤 #nzpol www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
stuff.co.nz
Thousands of buildings no longer deemed earthquake-prone after new law passes unanimously
Thousands of buildings are no longer deemed earthquake-prone after Parliament passed legislation reforming building rules.
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The fact that you won this battle for repair with SAMSUNG, who replaced my uncle’s washing machine 3 times in the first year instead of repair it, is frankly beyond heroic
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Helping 🐈
Ginger and white cat laying on a pile of fabric next to a sewing machine
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Boooooo!!! Unlike.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am so fucking tired of having to learn about the beliefs of cooked subcultures to understand world events
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Good idea, yeah prep bowls are great too
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Oh yes the small bowls! I have so many small bowls and would buy them endlessly for sauces, nuts, toppings, even a little single scoop of cream or bit of yoghurt
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Personally I like my pottery bowls for Fruit bowls for the counter; not too deep, feet are nice… big salad bowls for serving, shallowish and light.
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excited to be part of the Critical Signals programme this year in Wellington: I’ll be sharing from research on building Internet resilience in Aotearoa to support communities during climate crisis events (and more) at this event next Thurs 10 September. Come along! criticalsignals.nz/programme/in...
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Internet Resilience for Community Support
How can we improve Internet resilience to support community in Aotearoa? Many more people will be exposed to hazards by 2050 with escalating climate change events. How should communities prepare to …
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Darby @dashingdarbs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just a reminder:
A circular calendar showing Wellington seasons. Including  both springs and Shitsville
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
static.klipy.com
Ryan Reynolds: Goddammit!
ALT: Ryan Reynolds: Goddammit!
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yeah that’s what makes it so wildly unbelievable as policy- every other year of your life there is duty of parents or the state to ensure some level of support to address basic needs… but when you are 18 and 19…just nope? Absurd. It must contradict the Human Rights Act!
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It’s a special two year period where there is no recourse for support of any kind if you have no income or family support?? Unconscionable
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just complete vulnerability at one of the most vulnerable times and biggest transition periods in a persons life 😭
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Child support can now stop for proven ‘Financial Independence’ after 16 (a job working 30 hours or more a week) and before 18, so this needs to be extended to 20 right?
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Absolutely: “This legislation reinforces the expectation that young people who are not in employment, education or training should be financially supported by their parents, not by taxpayers through the welfare system," she said. ParentS…
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Sooooo if you’re saying ‘families’ should be supporting 18/19yos then that surely included BOTH parents and child support payments must continue until 20 now until child is shown to be self sufficient through employment??
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🎶 M-A-M-A-B-O-Y mama’s boy mama’s boy 🎶
Ginger and white cat curled up adorably on a lap with a patchwork quilt visible behind him
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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 28/08/2026
I am currently recruiting for a 2-year postdoc/research fellow role at the University of Auckland here in New Zealand, focusing on auditory perception, hearing, and music in older adults, including people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias ~NZ$100k/yr, flexible start date, please apply!
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Postdoc in The Music Lab // Expression of interest
Note. The below text is a general overview of the sorts of postdocs we often recruit. We are currently recruiting candidates for a 2-year position focusing on auditory perception in aging populations,...
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 27/08/2026
Twenty years on from Gardasil vaccine launch, Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer
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Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer 20 years on from vaccine launch
Twenty years on from the launch of the world-first vaccine against cervical cancer, Australian Immunisation Register data shows HPV vaccine coverage for girls and girls is dropping.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It's heartening that the term "pervert glasses" has become so widespread that it's being used in headlines about the pervert glasses and legislative attempts to halt the ability of perverts to buy them.
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Because it is very likely to be relevant, there are some NIWA shiny pages with a public drought forecast tool shiny.niwa.co.nz/drought-fore...
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Drought forecasting dashboard
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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people
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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Government’s attendance push driving "vicious cycle of illness" in schools #nzpol
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Government’s attendance push driving "vicious cycle of illness" in…
The government’s overzealous focus on school attendance is backfiring, with sick children returning to school too early and spreading viruses to…
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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Listen here (if you want) www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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Expert says Australian Social Media ban hasn't worked
Dr Cassandra Mudgway is Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, at the University of Canterbury's Faculty of Law and says social media harm exists but the Government's proposed ban on under-16s on social media...
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The West Auckland Resource Centre arcnz.org.nz received a large shipment of unused craft supplies and if you’re looking for crayons, coloured pencils, paper packs, pencil sharpeners, paints for kids it’s a great time to visit. #kikorangi
West Auckland
OPEN TERM TIME:
MON 10AM-12PM, WED 12PM-2 PM SAT 10 AM-1 PM
Reimagining
Resourcing
Reusing
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Yes me too- switched to magnesium threonate and it suits my brain better, maybe not muscles as much but stress dreams are a nope
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
He’s keep getting his left ear stuck inside out and he seems unbothered, proceeding with business, but I keep flipping it back but then he flips it inside out again… is this a medical condition or just my ginger cat
Ginger and white cat curled up peacefully on a blanket with his left ear inside out
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Kevin Veale 😷 (Toitū Te Tiriti) @krveale.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And the next best time to go back to wearing masks whenever you're in public *is now,* if you're not already doing so. *high fives the other folks who never stopped.*
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Leonore (Lee) Carpenter @leecarpenter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In case you are an academic who is currently being gaslit into believing that you're a caveman who wants their students to be jobless if you resist allowing AI in your classrooms... I present to you Berkeley Law's response, which can be summarized as "Fuck off directly into the sun."
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Artificial Intelligence Policy
Effective Summer 2026 Purpose Future lawyers may need to use artificial intelligence (“AI”) fluently. But the current state of the technology requires that AI use be coupled with the cognitive […]
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
Panel one shows a bone. The bone says, "I make stem cells!"
Panel two shows a pancreas. The pancreas says, "I make insulin!"
Panel three shows the bone and pancreas and now a brain. The brain says "I make scenarios!"
Panel four shows the bone, pancreas, and brain. The brain is on fire.
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
😭
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In Brisbane and oof the delights of an easy, affordable airport train (kids ride free!) and then flat 50 cent fares on other public transport, including catamarans up and down the river. *side eyes Auckland* 😒
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Associate Professor Suze Wilson @suzewilson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
good peeps of #nzpol, please help spread the word about this upcoming event, Digital #hate, real #harm: Mapping the landscape of online #misogyny. WLG CBD, Sept 3rd, or online. Register here: events.massey.ac.nz/digital-hate... #WomensRights #HumanRights #manosphere #TFGBV
woman seeking to escape from online hate and abuse
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Ellen @ellenstrickland.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Sometimes it’s worth debating things and other times, not.
12 blueberry buttermilk muffins on a cooling rack on a white counter, 6 have streusel topping and 6 do not
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