Sereana Naepi
@sereananaepi.bsky.social
Higher education researcher interested in how we can change our education and research systems to better serve everybody.
"We now face a research and social landscape where the boundaries between rigorous academic work and mere opinion are increasingly blurred"
Why this matters: when expertise gets flattened into just another opinion, we all lose. Climate science = random blog post. Medical research = Facebook meme.
Why this matters: when expertise gets flattened into just another opinion, we all lose. Climate science = random blog post. Medical research = Facebook meme.
The right to speak: exploring academic freedom in turbulent times - Higher Education
The concept of academic freedom remains contested globally, with increasing threats to academic expression appearing across different national contexts. New Zealand offers a unique case study as one o...
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June 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"We now face a research and social landscape where the boundaries between rigorous academic work and mere opinion are increasingly blurred"
Why this matters: when expertise gets flattened into just another opinion, we all lose. Climate science = random blog post. Medical research = Facebook meme.
Why this matters: when expertise gets flattened into just another opinion, we all lose. Climate science = random blog post. Medical research = Facebook meme.
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“The challenge to tangata Tiriti is what we’ll do to support a fightback led by tangata whenua. Will Pākehā, in particular, be prepared to march in solidarity with tangata whenua and all people directly affected by the neo-racist political programme?” — Catherine Delahunty.
The great leap backwards | E-Tangata
“The challenge to tangata Tiriti is what we’ll do to support a fightback led by tangata whenua. Will Pākehā, in particular, be prepared to march in solidarity with tangata whenua and all people ...
e-tangata.co.nz
December 2, 2023 at 8:28 PM
“The challenge to tangata Tiriti is what we’ll do to support a fightback led by tangata whenua. Will Pākehā, in particular, be prepared to march in solidarity with tangata whenua and all people directly affected by the neo-racist political programme?” — Catherine Delahunty.
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“Why must Tuvalu exchange some of its sovereign powers over its own security for a migration pathway? This is not climate justice.” — Taukiei Kitara.
Tuvaluans need action, not pity | E-Tangata
“Why must Tuvalu exchange some of its sovereign powers over its own security for a migration pathway? This is not climate justice.” — Taukiei Kitara.
e-tangata.co.nz
November 28, 2023 at 5:15 PM
“Why must Tuvalu exchange some of its sovereign powers over its own security for a migration pathway? This is not climate justice.” — Taukiei Kitara.
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“An excessive number of items on the coalition’s list buy a culture war that Pākehā New Zealand isn’t ready for. Believe me when I say that te ao Māori is prepared.” — Deb Te Kawa.
A culture war? Te ao Māori is ready | E-Tangata
“An excessive number of items on the coalition’s list buy a culture war that Pākehā New Zealand isn’t ready for. Believe me when I say that te ao Māori is prepared.” — Deb Te Kawa.
e-tangata.co.nz
December 2, 2023 at 6:26 PM
“An excessive number of items on the coalition’s list buy a culture war that Pākehā New Zealand isn’t ready for. Believe me when I say that te ao Māori is prepared.” — Deb Te Kawa.
Rewriting book chapter on Pacific peoples higher education and racism and now screaming into the void that one of our unis have had Pacific completion rates in the 30% range since 2016 and just quietly continued being funded.
December 1, 2023 at 12:34 AM
Rewriting book chapter on Pacific peoples higher education and racism and now screaming into the void that one of our unis have had Pacific completion rates in the 30% range since 2016 and just quietly continued being funded.
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Dawn Freshwater, Auckland VC says the critic+conscience function is institutional and "doesn't require individual academics to do anything" (TV1 News). The UoA website says "The role of a University *and its academics* is to be the c+c of society" and has @siouxsiew.bsky.social all over it!
November 16, 2023 at 7:37 AM
Dawn Freshwater, Auckland VC says the critic+conscience function is institutional and "doesn't require individual academics to do anything" (TV1 News). The UoA website says "The role of a University *and its academics* is to be the c+c of society" and has @siouxsiew.bsky.social all over it!
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It’s going to be an interesting few days at the Wiles v U of Auckland employment court hearing. Our universities are supposed to be open to public scrutiny but it is rare that this is actually the case. Over the next week we will get a glimpse into the inner workings of our largest university.
November 15, 2023 at 5:11 PM
It’s going to be an interesting few days at the Wiles v U of Auckland employment court hearing. Our universities are supposed to be open to public scrutiny but it is rare that this is actually the case. Over the next week we will get a glimpse into the inner workings of our largest university.
Auckland city is incredibly expensive. Resident Assistant work is incredibly stressful and an important part of peer support within accommodation services.
As University of Auckland halls raise rents, RAs are set to lose their discount
New changes to residential adviser contracts have students up in arms.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 15, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Auckland city is incredibly expensive. Resident Assistant work is incredibly stressful and an important part of peer support within accommodation services.
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"Petousis-Harris said [UoA]'s communications team regularly approached her and Wiles for interviews with the media. "When the pandemic arrived I was asked by the media communications people at [UoA] to become involved in public communications on the subject of Covid-19"
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Siouxsie Wiles case: Vaccinologist 'mortified' by university's response to harassment
Colleagues of microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles say the University of Auckland did not respond to her concerns about harassment fairly.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 10, 2023 at 7:34 AM
"Petousis-Harris said [UoA]'s communications team regularly approached her and Wiles for interviews with the media. "When the pandemic arrived I was asked by the media communications people at [UoA] to become involved in public communications on the subject of Covid-19"
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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I'm cautious about having hope but hope is all we've got...
Rabuka and Marape to 'engage further' with Indonesia on West Papua as special envoys
Pacific Churches welcome Melanesian Spearhead Group decision to appoint Fiji and Papua New Guinea PMs as special envoys to Indonesia to "address West Papua issue".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 8, 2023 at 9:59 PM
I'm cautious about having hope but hope is all we've got...
This is an incredibly important case for our jobs as academics. We are called by law to be the critic and conscience. This means that we must be public facing and that risks need to be managed by our employer in order to protect academic freedom.
Siouxsie Wiles says Auckland University treatment was worse than Covid-19 harassment
Microbiologist says lack of support affected her wellbeing; feared university wanted to get rid of her.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 8, 2023 at 9:59 PM
This is an incredibly important case for our jobs as academics. We are called by law to be the critic and conscience. This means that we must be public facing and that risks need to be managed by our employer in order to protect academic freedom.
Amongst the treasures found in my parents move out are my old school reports. My husband asked what job I could do with a talent in "writing, public speaking and drama"?
November 6, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Amongst the treasures found in my parents move out are my old school reports. My husband asked what job I could do with a talent in "writing, public speaking and drama"?
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AUT's Eke Tangaroa programme is constantly highlighted as an amazing cluster hire programme for Māori and Pacific Early Career Researchers and this paper gives some powerful insights into what it is like to be a part of it www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 31, 2023 at 8:38 PM
AUT's Eke Tangaroa programme is constantly highlighted as an amazing cluster hire programme for Māori and Pacific Early Career Researchers and this paper gives some powerful insights into what it is like to be a part of it www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“You can’t simply learn about mātauranga or whakapapa, just like I couldn’t learn about my whānau. It’s meaningless without the connection and lived experience. It takes community.” — Kim Mcbreen.
The slow path to mātauranga | E-Tangata
“You can’t simply learn about mātauranga or whakapapa, just like I couldn’t learn about my whānau. It’s meaningless without the connection and lived experience. It takes community.” — Ki...
e-tangata.co.nz
October 28, 2023 at 6:42 PM
“You can’t simply learn about mātauranga or whakapapa, just like I couldn’t learn about my whānau. It’s meaningless without the connection and lived experience. It takes community.” — Kim Mcbreen.
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“And universities and the Crown have a debt to be honoured. They have thrived on stolen whenua, knowledge and authority. Where is the humility? The accountability? The putting right?”
e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
The slow path to mātauranga | E-Tangata
“You can’t simply learn about mātauranga or whakapapa, just like I couldn’t learn about my whānau. It’s meaningless without the connection and lived experience. It takes community.” — Ki...
e-tangata.co.nz
October 29, 2023 at 4:50 AM
“And universities and the Crown have a debt to be honoured. They have thrived on stolen whenua, knowledge and authority. Where is the humility? The accountability? The putting right?”
e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/...
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Huge year for women for the last year of the Rutherford Discovery Fellowships before the new scheme starts. Not enough to balance out the gender bias in earlier years though. Congratulations to the 2023 recipients!
Statistics on the 2023 Rutherford Discovery Fellowship round
Summary information on the 2023 Rutherford Discovery Fellowship selection round
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October 27, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Huge year for women for the last year of the Rutherford Discovery Fellowships before the new scheme starts. Not enough to balance out the gender bias in earlier years though. Congratulations to the 2023 recipients!
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"For Māori this is a really important day, because these stories that we have carried with us are incredibly important - we live with the consequences of those wars now." @joannakidman.bsky.social on the significance of Te Pūtake o te Riri being commemorated on 28 Oct.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
'They don't know the history' - NZers know more about foreign wars than our own
Experts say commemorations of the New Zealand Wars are at risk of passing by unnoticed outside of Māori circles.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 27, 2023 at 4:25 AM
"For Māori this is a really important day, because these stories that we have carried with us are incredibly important - we live with the consequences of those wars now." @joannakidman.bsky.social on the significance of Te Pūtake o te Riri being commemorated on 28 Oct.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...
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Currently the gender pay gap sits at 8.6%, but for Pasifika women they have an 18% pay gap in comparison to Pākeha men - that's 82c earned by a Pasifika woman for ever $1 earned by a Pākeha man. #MindTheGap
In 2016 the gender pay gap for Pasifika women was the lowest for women, at only 67%. #nzpol
In 2016 the gender pay gap for Pasifika women was the lowest for women, at only 67%. #nzpol
October 27, 2023 at 5:54 AM
Currently the gender pay gap sits at 8.6%, but for Pasifika women they have an 18% pay gap in comparison to Pākeha men - that's 82c earned by a Pasifika woman for ever $1 earned by a Pākeha man. #MindTheGap
In 2016 the gender pay gap for Pasifika women was the lowest for women, at only 67%. #nzpol
In 2016 the gender pay gap for Pasifika women was the lowest for women, at only 67%. #nzpol
"We ask, what financially responsible multi-million-dollar entity does not have accurate information about where its income comes from and what it spends for each of the components of its operation and then proposes staffing cuts”
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Massey scientists push back on ‘biased’ numbers behind restructure - NZ Herald
Massey scientists call for independent audit of workings behind controversial restructure.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 24, 2023 at 8:13 PM
"We ask, what financially responsible multi-million-dollar entity does not have accurate information about where its income comes from and what it spends for each of the components of its operation and then proposes staffing cuts”
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www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/massey-sc...
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Them: Did you finish that project?
Me: No, but can I introduce you to six others I've started?
Me: No, but can I introduce you to six others I've started?
October 24, 2023 at 1:39 PM
Them: Did you finish that project?
Me: No, but can I introduce you to six others I've started?
Me: No, but can I introduce you to six others I've started?
Been thinking about an interaction at the awards where a retired prof asked if I had my PhD, was I employed, where was I from, no actually from. It wasn't until my husband asked what that was about that I realised how much I had normalised academic microagressions and having to defend my presence.
October 22, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Been thinking about an interaction at the awards where a retired prof asked if I had my PhD, was I employed, where was I from, no actually from. It wasn't until my husband asked what that was about that I realised how much I had normalised academic microagressions and having to defend my presence.
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Would you like to translate social science research into actionable outcomes through effective collaboration? DOC are currently hiring for a Social Advisor Social Research → careers.doc.govt.nz/jobs/DOC-175...
October 18, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Would you like to translate social science research into actionable outcomes through effective collaboration? DOC are currently hiring for a Social Advisor Social Research → careers.doc.govt.nz/jobs/DOC-175...
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"The kōhanga reo generation, backed by an inexorable demographic change, and strong in their reo, whakapapa and identity, are ready to step up to the plate — defined by a uniting faith in Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a source of rectification and unity."
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The kōhanga reo generation is here | E-Tangata
“The kōhanga reo generation, backed by an inexorable demographic change, and strong in their reo, whakapapa and identity, are ready to step up to the plate — defined by a uniting faith in Te Tiri...
e-tangata.co.nz
October 21, 2023 at 6:46 PM
"The kōhanga reo generation, backed by an inexorable demographic change, and strong in their reo, whakapapa and identity, are ready to step up to the plate — defined by a uniting faith in Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a source of rectification and unity."
e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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