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Human sacrifice built complex societies – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 05 April 201603 May 2017

Ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over […]

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Academics ‘appalled’ at alcohol report – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 14 January 201628 March 2016

Two academics have slammed an industry-funded report claiming alcohol has little impact on night-time violence in Australia and New Zealand. Researchers Nicki […]

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NZ falling behind in human rights issues

In the News  |  Published: 02 April 201528 March 2016

A new report authored by researchers at AUT and the University of Waikato has revealed that New Zealand’s appearances are deceiving when […]

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‘Blame the Ref’ – psychology for the RWC

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 08 September 2011

Rugby is central to New Zealand’s sense of national self worth- but this can be a problem given New Zealand’s […]

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Unravelling NZ’s ‘Innovation Puzzle’

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 05 November 201005 November 2010

It’s been a source of much puzzlement and discussion that, despite New Zealand ranking high on many of the metrics […]

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