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Earning a Crust in the Big Apple The UniversiT y of A dUckl An Alumni mAgAzine | spring 2010 EARning A CRusT in ThE Big ApplE n ew approach to youth depression Tackling the Rugby World Cup In this issue Ingenio – The University of Auckland Letters to the Editor 4 alumni magazine 7 Spring 2010 Feedback on waterfront 5 ISSN 1176-211X Editor: Tess redgrave Chancellor’s Dinner 7 Contributing editor: helen Borne University news 8 Art direction/production: Brigid cottrell Design: vanda Tong, laura dueker, Brigid cottrell Advertising manager: don Wilson Features Proof reading: Bill Williams, christina Pollock, megan fowlie c hefs in the city 10 opinion 13 Editorial contact details Ingenio sparking depression 14 communications and marketing The University of Auckland history of philanthropy 16 Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142, new zealand rugby World cup 20 14 level 10, fisher Building Alumna renee liang 22 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland Telephone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 84149 The dramatic life of rod dunbar 24 Facsimile: +64 9 373 7047 Email: [email protected] oneBeep 27 www.auckland.ac.nz/ingenio Photo gallery 28 How alumni keep in touch To ensure that you continue to receive Ingenio, and to subscribe to @auckland, Regular sections the University’s email newsletter for alumni and friends, please update your details at: Alumni achievers 31 www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz/update career development 32 Alumni Relations Office The University of Auckland Art 34 19A Princes street, Private Bag 92019 31 Auckland 1142, new zealand Books 35 Telephone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88723 Email: [email protected] Auckland live 36 www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz Alumni notice Board 37 Copyright sport 38 Articles reflect personal opinions and are not those of The University of Auckland. no parts of this publication may be reproduced without prior consent of The University of Auckland. All rights reserved. ©The University of Auckland 2010 38 Cover photo Alumnus gareth hughes Photo by carlos luna Ingenio is printed on 100% recycled, elemental chlorine free paper, using soy-based ink. 2 | The university of Auckland From the Vice-Chancellor Transforming Auckland The recent creation of the Auckland “super a strong role in the community, with a wide in the field of private and public governance of city”, and election of its new leadership variety of service and leadership contributions. recently merged territorial organisations. team, mean this is an appropriate time to our students are likewise involved in many The University will bring its extensive reflect on the contribution The University of social, cultural and sporting activities in research capability, across many disciplines, Auckland makes to new zealand’s largest, Auckland, and our nearly 5,000 international to bear on the challenges that the new city most international, and most business-focused students add much to the cultural diversity will face. This will undoubtedly contribute metropolitan region. of the region. many members of the wider to the development of the city, but it will What many outside the University do not community access the great variety of social, also help us to strengthen our relationships appreciate is that we are, in local and national cultural and sporting opportunities we provide with the new city leadership. given that one terms, a very large organisation. With a staff of – through public lectures and forums, theatre, of the characteristics of a great city is the over 6,000 and a student body of 40,000, the dance, music, our art galleries and our sports presence of a great university, and that the University is itself a community of considerable facilities. University is dependent on the city to create size. That number of staff makes the University now The University of Auckland has an environment in which talented staff and the 20th largest employer in the country. our the opportunity to make an even greater students can flourish, that will be critical for turnover of about $870 million each year is contribution. With far-reaching transformations both parties. equivalent to the annual expenditure of the in the political governance of the city 42nd largest business in the country and underway, the University is responding to larger than such well known names as harvey emerging challenges and opportunities norman and Toyota new zealand. We operate through a new thematic research initiative, Auckland Uniservices ltd, the most successful “Transforming Auckland: institutional, research commercialisation company in technological and cultural innovations for Australasia. our total floor space is about sustainable cities”. This initiative draws one third that of the entire Wellington central together researchers from across the University business district, and we are presently one of to engage in interdisciplinary research projects the few organisations in Auckland engaged in a that address critical issues relating to urban StuarT mccUTcheon significant building programme – one that will futures and sustainability. The thematic involve an investment of about $1 billion over a research initiative will support innovative blue- decade to bring our facilities up to international skies research and applied/policy research standards. that aims to contribute to the transformation All this means that the University is a of Auckland and add to international significant contributor to the economic understandings on urban sustainability. performance of the city and region. A study This thematic research initiative, one of What do you think? Respond to this editorial by the new zealand institute for economic four being developed by the University, is by emailing the editor: research has demonstrated that each dollar of designed to position us both as a source of [email protected] expenditure by the University creates about $6 world-leading urban expertise and as a partner of economic contribution – meaning a current in the promotion of Auckland as a sustainable contribution of about $5 billion annually and city. Although this is the largest public sector one that is growing by around $300 million merger in new zealand’s history, and the each year. political process is central to understanding of course, our contribution to the city is what makes cities work, surprisingly little much more than just economic. our staff play research has been undertaken internationally Ingenio spring 2010 | 3 Letters to the Editor In defence of print To those who compiled Ingenio Autumn 2010, i have carefully read, fully savoured, greatly enjoyed and admired every aspect of the Autumn 2010 edition! my congratulations to all involved The UniversiT y of A dUckl An Alumni mAgAzine | Autumn 2010 in producing and designing the journal. i send this note to explain why i never wish to receive Ingenio magazine by email. i know that i would never spend the time to read the whole off a screen, or refer back to a particular part/point. nor would i ever print the whole, or part. nor could i share it, in whole or part with others of my vintage who are alumni but do not wish to formally belong to alumni groups. sorry about the rave but the Autumn 2010 edition is a gem. i am delighted and grateful for the opportunity to read it in a setting of my choice. long may you thrive. eyes on AvATAr Alumnus mark sagar recreates the human face Yvonne shadbolt h elen clark honoured Tackling Auckland’s BA Anthropology 1974, mA education 1984 waterfront The Universi T y of A dklU c A n Alumni mA gAzine | spring 2009 | Autumn 2009 mAgAzine An Alumni T y of A dklUc The Universi r esechingAr c cerA r searche teamsn collaborate to tackle the challenge of cancer Alumni survey results young alumni going global Send your thoughts to: Tess redgrave editor Ingenio lKing pi communications and marketing A TA FAsT Private Bag 92019 Researching evolution across disciplines Auckland 1142 Incubating young businesses Grafton Campus re-development new zealand By email: [email protected] By fax: +64 9 373 7047 Preference will be given to letters that address the content of the magazine. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for style and content. 4 | The university of Auckland TK A ing issuE Auckland’s waterfront i n our Autumn 2010 edition we asked four members of our staff and alumni community to give us their thoughts on a master plan for Auckland’s waterfront. here we print our readers’ responses. Build a causeway i think we should build a causeway from the old toll gate area, across the harbour to feed straight into the planned victoria Park tunnels, or into the city. This should be much cheaper than a tunnel. The difference could be spent on the Britomart to kingsland tunnel, with the spoil being used for the causeway. it could have a lift bridge which could be raised at 3am for 20 minutes to allow vessels to pass through. The sugar ships could discharge onto a lighter at the regular port - this could be subsidised by the government for ten years - but then, if the refinery is still operating, they would have to cover the costs of the lighter operation themselves. The causeway could have tunnels under to allow good water flow. dismantle the harbour bridge. it is ugly, another pedestrian precinct, the sheds being once the potential waterfront uses have requires a huge amount of maintenance, used for shops, cafes, exhibitions and so on. been established, the design process can and does not allow for the range of uses now i know it will be hard and there will be many begin to cater for these needs and seek to needing to be addressed. The causeway road complaints, rather like getting traffic out of arrange uses to mutual advantage considering could be sunken - to keep the traffic from view, Queen street; retailers don’t realise people in complementarity, adjacency and highest and and to reduce the noise.
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