The people hardest hit by climate change are invariably those who are more vulnerable. We need to pay more attention to the root causes of vulnerability and address poverty and inequity.
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University is a true “University of New Zealand”, with three North Island campuses at Auckland, Manawatū and Wellington and more than 32,000 students studying either on one of the campuses or by distance learning from throughout the world.
Set up as an agricultural college in 1927 it is now a comprehensive university with qualifications in humanities and social sciences, business, creative arts, health and sciences.
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Lecturer in Aviation Management, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Senior Research Advisor, Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Senior Lecturer in Critical Popular Music Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Research associate, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Public Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Assistant Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor in Indigenous and International Development, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Public Health Researcher, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Research Officer in Drug Policy, SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Organisational Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University