https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/is-it-healthier-to-stop-eating-when-you-re-80-percent-full Did you read the above article? The article says: Hara hachi bu has been gaining attention recently as a strategy for weight loss. The title of this post ‘Hara hachi bu’ is a Japanese proverb and the above article talks about the concept of ‘Hara hachi bu’ or ‘80% full of your stomach.’ Simply […]

The University of Waikato will hold an event called Kīngitanga Day tomorrow (= Thur 11 September 2025). All sorts of fascinating talks, workshops, performance etc. will be happening on our Hamilton campus as well as Tauranga campus. All welcome.  Haere mai! ワイカト大学では、明日、ハミルトンキャンパス、そしてタウランガキャンパスで、キンギタンガ・デーというイベントを行います。いろいろなスピーチ、パフォーマンス、ワークショップなどがあります。どうぞみなさん、来てください！　くわしくは、以下のウェブサイトを見てください。 Details: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/events/kingitanga-day/

Explore study options, take a campus tour, view the Halls of Residence, talk to staff and experience what it is like to be a student at University of Waikato! Yes, we will hold an amazing OPEN DAY at our campuses. Hamilton campus Open Day: Fri 23 May 2025 Tauranga campus Open Day: Wed 25 June […]

It feels like that we just celebrated a new year the other day, but we are now close to the end of January ( ﾟДﾟ). Anyway. Did you know that Trimester A 2025 at the University of Waikato will begin within a month? Yes, we still have a month to prepare for the new trimester. […]

This news seems to be reported all over the world now – I am talking about an 88 yr old Japanese man who was acquitted in retrial yesterday. このニュースは世界中で報[ほう]じられているようです。昨日、再審[さいしん]で無罪[むざい]になった88歳の日本人男性の話です。 His name is Iwao Hakamada. Hakamada wrongly convicted of the murders of a family of four in Shizuoka, Japan, which took place 58 years ago. Hakamada […]

I found a really interesting article on equity within New Zealand’s health system. I would like to share the information with you: Access to a GP can make all the difference in surviving lung cancer – and that is a problem for Māori (theconversation.com)

Kīngitanga Day will be held tomorrow (on Thursday 12 September) this year.  As usual, all welcome! For more details, please see: Kīngitanga Day :: University of Waikato

We are now finishing up assessments, marking and so on for Trimester A. Trimester B will start in a month. You might think you need to start uni study at the beginning of year, which is not necessarily true. There are quite a few papers you can take in Trimester B for the first time […]