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SUMMARY:University Lecture Series : Rainbow Research  in collaboration with Tauranga  Moana Rainbow Collective
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Tauranga Moana Pride month the University of Waikato is offering a special public lecture. Listen to five University of Waikato academics discuss their latest research with\, for and about rainbow communities. \n10 minute talks by five researchers: \nRegulating Online Harm: Protecting Rainbow Voices in Digital Spaces \nPresenter: Dr Rachel Tan \nDescription: This talk draws on my research into the regulation of online harm\, with a focus on how digital platforms can both amplify and suppress rainbow voices. It explores the challenges of addressing harmful content\, including hate speech\, while maintaining space for participation\, identity\, and community. The discussion considers how legal and regulatory frameworks can better protect rainbow communities and support safer\, more inclusive online environments. \nBio: Rachel Tan is a Lecturer at Te Piringa Faculty of Law\, University of Waikato\, Tauranga Campus. Her research focuses on cyber law\, online safety\, and the regulation of harmful content\, with a particular interest in how law can protect vulnerable communities in digital spaces. \n(How) does Aotearoa protect intersex human rights? \nPresenter: Professor Katrina Roen \nDescription: Aotearoa New Zealand is a signatory of international treaties through which we promise to protect human rights. This presentation focuses on research into attempts to ensure that intersex rights are protected. \nBio: Katrina Roen is a Professor of Sociology at University of Waikato. Katrina’s academic work addresses questions about queer well-being. Some of the topics Katrina has researched include youth self-harm\, trans healthcare\, and intersex well-being. \nRestoring Embodied Personhood: Toward Intersex Well-being \nPresenter: Dr Rogena Sterling \nDescription: In the shift from embodied understandings of sex to identity-based frameworks\, key dimensions of personhood have been lost or distorted\, with significant impacts on intersex lives. The imposition of identity frameworks onto intersex personhood obscures embodied\, relational realities. Drawing on non-Western relational worldviews\, this presentation offers a vision of restoration grounded in body\, ancestry\, community\, and land—upholding intersex dignity within a human rights framework. \nBio: Dr Rogena Sterling is a leading intersex scholar and the first openly intersex person in Aotearoa New Zealand to receive a PhD and first to get a LLB (degree in Law). Their work centres embodied personhood and understands personal and community life as co-dependent\, upholding human rights by advancing frameworks that support flourishing. \nHow collage creates space for storytelling \nPresenter: Firdhan Wijaya \nDescription: My talk explores my engagement with diverse queer communities in Indonesia through collage-making as a creative and participatory method. I reflect on how sharing personal stories can be challenging\, especially when they involve vulnerability\, silence\, or risk. Through collage\, I observe that participants are able to express their experiences in ways that feel safer\, more flexible\, and deeply meaningful and caring. \nBio: Firdhan Wijaya is a PhD student at the University of Waikato. His doctoral research focuses on the intersection of queer/trans studies and environmental studies\, particularly on how Indigenous trans* communities in eastern Indonesia respond to the global climate crisis. He is also actively participating and supporting Indonesian queer communities through facilitating art and educational workshops. \nThe importance of home and belonging for Rainbow Elders in Tauranga Moana and Thames-Coromandel \nPresenter: Professor Lynda Johnston \nDescription: I report on current research with 30 LGBTQIA+ participants (aged 60 – 85) living in Tauranga Moana and Thames-Coromandel to highlight the importance of home and feelings of (not)belonging. \nBio: Lynda Johnston is a Professor of Geography at the University of Waikato\, Tauranga campus and was the founding member and co-chair of Hamilton Pride (2007 – 2015). \nPLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE\nand present your eticket at the door.   \nWhen: Tuesday 21st April 2026\nDoors open 6pm. Lecture starts 6.30pm.\nWhere: The University of Waikato\, Tauranga\, Durham St\, Tauranga. The Spring St parking building is open 24 hours.\nCost: Free
URL:https://letslearn.nz/event/university-lecture-series/
LOCATION:University of Waikato – Tauranga Campus 101 Durham Street Tauranga
CATEGORIES:Eco-Friendly,Environment,Scientific World,Talks
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SUMMARY:Tinkd Makerspace : Repair Café
DESCRIPTION:The perfect opportunity to have broken belongings assessed or repaired is right around the corner. \nTauranga hoarders\, tinkerers and holders of broken gadgets can rejoice\, as Tauranga’s Repair Café pop up  opens up on the last Saturday of each month at 148 Durham Street\, Tauranga. Get your objects fixed for free! Volunteers try to repair items destined for landfill. Get your objects fixed for free! \nRepair Cafés are described as “free pop-up events” where local people can bring in their “broken or damaged belongings” to local volunteers\, who do their best to repair or assess them. \nTauranga is joining the global movement with its own Repair Café with a volunteer driven initiative as part of Tinkd Makerspace. \nAccording to a spokesperson\, Repair Cafés aim to reduce waste and overconsumption. \nThey also encourage and foster the “do it yourself” spirit and strengthen social connections by bringing different members of the community together. \n“The purpose of these events is two-fold: to try to change our “throwaway culture” and to bring people in the community together. An added bonus is that it saves people money\,” says founder of Tinkd Makerspace\, Steven Vincent. \n“If their item can be repaired they don’t need to replace it\, pay for more expensive repairs elsewhere\, or send it to the landfill. If the item can’t be repaired\, then at least we’ve tried! \nFor more information and tickets to the next Repair Café event\, visit the Tinkd website. \nWhen: Last Saturday of the month\nTime: 9.30am – 11.30am\nWhere: Tinkd Makerspace\, 148 Durham St Tauranga \nThe organisers are looking for more volunteer repairers with different skill sets to add to the events. It’s free to attend with an item but pre-booking an item is preferred as it allows the organisers to prepare for any repairs.
URL:https://letslearn.nz/event/tinkd-makerspace/2026-04-25/
LOCATION:Tinkd Makerspace\,  148 Durham Street\, Tauranga
CATEGORIES:Eco-Friendly,Up-cycling
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