- Interviewed for the RNZ podcast The Detail: A step up in fake news.
- Presented empirical research on The Impact of Gender in Defamation Claims in the United Kingdom and New Zealand at the Making Public Allegations conference.
- Interviewed by RNZ regarding police actions related to Stuff and the Tom Phillips investigation.
- Received a Seed Grant from the Centre for Law as Protection to map financial inclusion policies for Indigenous Australians and analyse their effectiveness.
- Served on the selection panel for the NZ Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship for Women.
- Presented (with Shea Esterling) Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: Legal Challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand at the Adaptation Futures Conference.
- Represented LEAD in engagement with UNDRR representatives.
- Presented research on dark skies and light pollution.
- Co‑authored a Conversation article featured on UC’s homepage.
- Invited speaker for University of Nottingham Space Law & Policy Series.
- Opened the 2025 Royal Astronomical Society of NZ Annual Conference.
- Won the AI in Law award at the Women in AI (Asia Pacific) Awards.
Olivia pictured with her award at the Women in AI (Asia Pacific) Awards
- Appointed to NCRE Advisory Board.
- Presented at three UK conferences within four days.
- Submitted on RMA emergency response amendments.
- Delivered Distinguishing Disasters at Auckland Administrative Law Workshop.
- Presented at Asia‑Pacific book launch for A Research Agenda for Disaster Law.
- Participated in LEAD & UNDRR events.
- Climbed ancestral maunga during UK trip.
Liam Grant
- Presented dark skies research with Shea Esterling; Conversation article published.
- Invited speaker at University of Nottingham’s space seminar series.
- Delivered Post‑Abyssal Governance and the Outer Space Treaty at Victoria University (BC).
- Met Petra Butler in Vancouver and contributed to SFU/UC discussions.
- George Flannery Visiting Fellow at University of Sydney Law School.
- Led a workshop on Indigenous Environmental Co‑Governance.
- Guest speaker at HDR writing workshop.
- Presented multiple papers on biocultural heritage, intellectual property, and food rights.
- Gave seminar at University of Oregon on food heritage and biocultural rights.
- Lectured at Nirma University; gave guest lecture to University of Aberdeen.
- Guest of Honour and keynote at GNLU crime & technology conference.
- Delivered a series of lectures at West Point; engaged with UN officials.
- Seminar at University of Nottingham; appointed Scientific Board Member (University of Łomża).
- Delivered lectures at War Studies University and University of Warsaw.
- Co‑chaired and presented at the 1st African Symposium on Space Law and Policy.
- Presented at UN 2025 Science Summit; taught notarial practice course in Adelaide.
- Keynote at IAU Middle East & Africa Meeting; virtual guest lecturer for Australian Red Cross/ADF.
Ricky presenting his seminar, "Parallel and Overlapping Legal Frameworks for Space Resource Utilisation and Exploitation" at the University of Nottingham
Ricky at the 1st African Sumposium on Space Law and Policy in Ilé-Ifẹ̀, where he co-organised and co-chaired the event
Elisabeth (Liz) MacDonald
- Co‑general editor/co‑author of Mahoney on Evidence (2nd ed.).
- Delivered judicial seminars in Samoa.
- Won JF Northey Memorial Book Award (with Scott Optican).
Liz Macpherson
- Joined SER Australasia working group on ecological restoration law.
- Interviewed by RNZ for The Detail.
- Presented at EDS Conference on the need for an Oceans Commission.
- Delivered Sustainability Hub talk on environmental law.
- Launched Law at the End of the World podcast (with Cristy Clark).
- Presented at Chapman Tripp litigation conference.
- Presented at One Ocean Science Congress; chaired a resilience session.
- Joined Te Hiranga Pūhanga Hiko (EPIC).
- Attended UACES Conference (Liverpool) presenting on care work and precarity.
- Established collaboration with Brazil’s FUCAPE University on maternity return‑to‑work.
- Presented papers with longstanding collaborators in London and Toronto.
- Spent two weeks conducting fieldwork in Tahiti (Fonds Pacific).
- Attended Pacific Universities Biennale; contributed to establishment of partnerships.
- Participated in the launch of the Observatory on Violence Against Women in Tahiti.
- Represented CCCL at Victoria University pre‑launch of Perspectives on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Workers’ Right to Privacy.
- Participated in LEAD QuakeCoRE activities.
Annick in Liverpool, at the 2025 UACES Annual Conference at the Liverpool John Moores University, where she presented her paper entitled "Navigating Precarity, Empowerment and Protection: Transforming Care in the EU."
Annick with Mister Tahiti at the launch of the Observatory on Violence Against Women in Tahiti
- Attended SLSA (Liverpool) with colleagues.
- Co‑made a submission on the RMA emergency response provisions; addressed the Environment Committee.
- Participated in LEAD events and the UNDRR visit.
- Co‑authored Newsroom piece on online safety regulation.
- Interviewed by RNZ about Parliamentary language controversy and youth social media bans.
- Co‑authored major Open Letter calling for bipartisan AI regulation.
- Featured in Science Media Centre’s expert Q&A on AI risks.
Abby Osiki
- Co‑presented paper on content moderation and mental wellbeing at RDW conference, ILO.
- Chaired a session on domestic workers' rights.
Robin Palmer
- Presented The role of AI in the workplace at the Australasian Law Teachers Conference.
- Participated in workshop Seeking Sustainability: Food, Trade, Work and Environment.
- Chaired the blue economy session.
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- Participated in climate change and marine environment seminar aboard Xue Long 2.
- Contributed to AMCF mCDR webinars and presented on international regulation.
- Delivered several invited lectures including for the Philippine International Law of the Sea Academy.
- Published The Conversation piece on UK recognition of Palestine; interviewed by Radio 2B and ABC.
- Part of an MBIE Endeavour project awarded $11 million on ocean‑based carbon dioxide removal.
- Media commentary on Palestine recognition for RNZ.
- Organised and presented at AMCF governance/finance webinar.
- Presented research at the One Ocean Science Congress (Nice) and chaired sessions.
- Contributed entries to the Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Polar Law.
- Presented at the Polar Law Symposium (Greenland/Iceland) and MFAT Beeby Exchange.
- Provided commentary at a transformational oceans law workshop.
- Presented Cold Collaboration? on MGRs under BBNJ & ATS.
- Travelled to Nuuk; chaired two panels on BBNJ implementation and ice geoengineering.
- Presented Bridging the gap: teaching mental health and criminal justice in New Zealand at the Australasian Law Teachers Conference.
- Presented on tort claims at the Disputes Tribunal Referees’ conference.
- Delivered a “Masterclass in Torts” for the Legal Research Foundation.
- Appointed to the NZLS Criminal Law Committee.
- Advised Associate Minister of Health on policy and legislative matters.
LEAD (Law, Emergency and Disaster Research Group)
- Hosted seminar for visitors from University of Hyogo and Kobe University.
- Participated in QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting (posters + plenary).
- Hosted United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) leadership for red‑zone tour and public panel.
- Participated nationally in the ShakeOut Drill 2025.
LEAD staff and postgraduates with visiting colleagues from the Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance at the University of Hyogo, Japan
Members of the LEAD team in Dunedin for QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting. Four LEAD posters were in the “Law, Economics and Planning” section of the poster session
LEAD and UC Science hosting Kamal Kishore, Marco Toscano-Rivalta, and Gabrielle Emery from the (UNDRR) leadership team
