Shem Banbury

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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Oxford. Ardern was one of nine distinguished recipients to receive the honour this year. The degrees were presented at the university’s annual Encaenia ceremony, held at the historic Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, England. Dame Jacinda was the only New Zealander and the only politician on this year’s list.

Five new marine reserves were launched along the Otago and South Canterbury coastline in a historic partnership between Ngāi Tahu and the Department of Conservation (DOC). The reserves, known together as Te Au Roa o Te Rakihouia, covered more than 300 square kilometres of coastal ocean between the Waitaki River and Milton. A special ceremony was held at Ōtākou Marae in Dunedin to mark the occasion, attended by iwi members, DOC staff, and Conservation Minister Tama Potaka.