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A BOOK FOR THINKERS AND PARTICIPANTS IN NEW ZEALAND AND GLOBAL SOCIETY

Shining a spotlight on Japanese language teaching in New Zealands universities and tertiary institutions today, this book illustrates how Japanese language programmes are reshaping and reconceptualising the traditional delivery of Japanese to encourage more students to take up, and continue studying, this complex but rewarding subject. Savvy use of social media, institutional outreach, the construction of learning communities, the creation of ...

A world without the advantages and convenience provided by cyberspace and the internet of things is now unimaginable. But do we truly grasp the threats to this massive, interconnected system? And do we really understand how to secure it? After all, cyber security is no longer just a technology problem, the effort to secure systems and society are now one and the same. This book discusses cyber security and cyber policy in an effort to improve ...

Loss of jobs, loss of young people, the ageing demographic, the apparently irresistible magnet of Auckland . . . the economic fortunes of New Zealands regions are of great concern to politicians, the business community, schools, employers and indeed most citizens. What is the dynamic at work here? Is there a remedy? Is there a silver lining? What works? What doesnt? What are the smart regions doing that shows promise? This collection of expert...

A compendium of non-fiction pieces held together by the theme of home and commissioned from twenty-two of New Zealands best writers. Strong, relevant, topical and pertinent, these essays are also compelling, provocative and affecting. In this marvellous collection, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Laurence Fearnley, Elizabeth Knox, Ian Wedde, Tina Makereti, Sarah Jane Barnett, Sue Wootton, Ingrid Horrocks, Brian Turner, Helen Lehndorf, Paula Morris, Ann...

From the state of our rivers and our justice system to a new way to fight obesity, and how a farmer discovered an unknown warrior in a field in France, this collection of provocative, impassioned essays by smart thinkers will tune up your intellectual engine. This is an annual journal of passionate and argumentative essays by some of New Zealands cleverest thinkers.

Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, this countrys longest-running poetry magazine, showcases new writing from New Zealand and overseas. It presents the work of talented newcomers as well as that of established voices. This issue features the winning entries of the Poetry New Zealand competition, as well as over 100 new poems by writers including Albert Wendt, David Eggleton, Johanna Emeney and Bob Orr. Issue #52 also features essays by Owen Bullock, ...

From which detergent to buy to who we should vote for, we are constantly bombarded by reasons to believe or do something. Should we be persuaded? Should we find the reasons others give compelling? Everyone can benefit from a set of precision tools to use for evaluating reasoning. Written in an engaging style by two accessible philosophers, this book offers a handy critical-thinking toolbox for all areas of academic study, the workplace and dai...

The second volume in the annual journal of provocative, passionate and argumentative essays. Featuring: Morgan Godfery on identity, Jess Berentson-Shaw on social investment, Andrew Judd on racism, Carys Goodwin on climate change, Conor Clarke on dirt, David Cohen on Popper, Plato, Hegel and Marx, Emma Espiner on a tikanga Maori world, Gilbert Wong on growing up Chinese, Giselle Byrnes on why universities matter, Jo Randerson on dying, Mamari S...

THE HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND'S WORLD-FACING UNIVERSITY Established in 1928 by two visionary scientists determined to train the farmers who grew meat and wool for Mother England, Massey University is now this country's most dynamic university, one that regards itself as defining New Zealand and helping shape the nation.