UR's Aotearoa New Zealand Week

November 14-18, 2022

Each November, in recognition of International Education Week, the UR community "meets in another culture" here on campus. This year, our community's engagement will be with Aotearoa New Zealand. Scholars and visitors will travel to Richmond to offer their expertise; faculty will gear their teaching toward intersections with New Zealand; and there will be opportunities for everyone to taste the cuisine, try a BODYPUMP class, and visit with some sheep!

Pre-week Engagement Opportunities

Start Engaging Early

• PANEL: CCE Perspectives: "Aotearoa New Zealand Off the Map"
  Friday, November 4, 12:30 p.m. International Center Commons
• LAWN GAMES: Gumboot Toss
  Friday, November 4, 1:30 p.m. Millhiser Green
• WATCH: TVNZ "Breakfast" morning show engages UR's Dr. David Salisbury on Brazilian elections and Amazon deforestation, including the impacts on indigenous communities.
• WATCH: Celebrate New Zealand Study Abroad Month with Education New Zealand, including an overview on University of Otago, a UR partner institution in NZ, and a feature on indigenous inclusion in international education.
   

ACTIVITY
BODYPUMP classes
(1 hour each, 30 participants max): 8 a.m., 12 & 4:15 p.m.
Sign-up now!

COOKING
Demonstration Kitchen: Proper Pie
10 a.m. Wellbeing Center
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SEMINAR
“Cryptic inbreeding and population structure in New Zealand’s rarest kiwi (Apteryx spp.)”
Kristina Ramstad 
12 - 1 p.m. Gottwald Auditorium

TALK
"Education Diplomacy"
Amy Rutherford
2 p.m. International Commons

PANEL
"Conserving and Restoring Biodiversity: From James River Sturgeon to New Zealand Kiwi"
Matthew Balazik
Kristina Ramstad
Philip Seddon
4:30 p.m. THC 305

FILM
"Hunt for the Wilderpeople" (dir. Taika Waititi)
Intro & discussion with Teri Higgins
7 p.m. Ukrop Auditorium

PRESENTATION
"From Ecosanctuaries to Predator-free: Engaging local communities in biodiversity restoration in Aotearoa"
Philip Seddon, University of Otago
2 p.m. International Center Commons

FAIR
Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring more than a dozen stations with connections to New Zealand
4:30 - 6 p.m. Alice Haynes Room, THC

DINNER
Kiwiana Recipes
5 - 8 p.m. HDC

LUNCH DISCUSSION (video archive)
“Attempting to Improve Outcomes for Incarcerated People: A New Zealand Experiment”
Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
12 p.m. Law School, Room 114

PRESENTATION (video archive)
"Māori Ancestors in Nature and Law: Legal personality of the environment in Aotearoa New Zealand"
Jacinta Ruru, University of Otago
Chief Anne Richardson
David Wilkins
4 p.m. International Commons

SPORT
Cricket Exhibition
4 p.m. Westhampton Green

RECEPTION
New Zealand "Tēnā koutou" Lunch
(by invitation only)

Week-long Programming

Opportunities to engage at your own pace and timeline

• The fifth annual Ecochallenge (Co-sponsored by the Office for Sustainability): REGISTER NOW!
• Introduction to Comparative Politics - Drs. Luai Allarkia, Dan Chen, and Dana El Kurd will include New Zealand in their fall semester courses.
• Library Guide - News and information resources focusing on New Zealand, curated by Boatwright Memorial Library
• Music Library - Exhibit (on display Nov. 2022), playlist, and blog post
• Photo Exhibit in the International Center Gallery: UR Engages with New Zealand (photos by UR faculty, staff, and students)
• Dining Hall: Specials throughout the week.
• Passport Café Specials: Mince Beef Pot Pie and Three Mushroom Pot Pie; Hokey Pokey Latte with caramelized honeycomb/sponge toffee crumbles.
   

Aotearoa New Zealand Fair

Richmond's Community Ties to New Zealand in Full Voice

We anticipate 20 or more tables/stations for the fair on Wednesday, November 16, representing a wide variety of community connections to New Zealand. Interest has been received in the following topics:

• Business School case studies: Allbirds and McBride Sisters Wine
• University of Otago
• Education New Zealand
• Mapping Lodging in Aotearoa New Zealand
• BODYPUMP
• NZ Children’s Literature
• Cricket
• Sustainability: 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand Ecochallenge
• Burger Bach: Sustainable food sourcing
• Proper Pie and New Zealand food culture
• Urban Biodiversity: Gardenstar & Predator Free NZ 2050
• Soundgarden: Maori Radio
• Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting: Attempting to Improve Outcomes for Incarcerated People: One New Zealand Experiment
• CAPS: Cultural reflection after study abroad
• Rugby
• Sheep: Sustainable practices
• Women in STEM
• Biodiversity: Tuatara
• Music Library: Aotearoa New Zealand
• GIS: New Zealand Off the Map
• IESAbroad Auckland