Auckland University World Leader

New Zealand First says Auckland University should be congratulated on its far-sighted understanding of student and community needs.

“The new School of Population Health at Tamaki is an innovative development that will benefit academics, students and the community,” said associate education spokesperson Jim Peters.

“The concept of combining teaching, research and practice is to be commended, and is an exciting indicator of the possibilities open to universities. It also opens up opportunities for students to engage in research in a stimulating environment that also presents career opportunities.

“Auckland University deserves recognition as a world-class university that is leading the way in visionary strategies for education in the 21st century.

“New Zealand First applauds this move, and also recognises the flow-on benefits to Auckland that will result from this co-operative venture that involves the private sector and the community,” said Mr Peters.

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>