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This year, we rocked the pink for Barbie, vibed to epic tunes, dove into some awesome reads and so much more!
Social media trends 2023
This year, our Student Social Media Content Creators worked hard to showcase what’s on at the University via Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. From showcasing our campus through a Barbenheimer-inspired lens to diving into the world of sports with “Up the Wahs.”
Once again, they’ve unleashed their creativity, grabbed their cameras and taken us along for Accommodation hall tours, food on campus reviews, sporting events and much more!
Watch a few highlights below.
95bFM top Auckland songs of 2023
1. Vanessa Worm – Lost Memories
2. Wellness – Beach
3. Jujulipps – Saucy
4. Geneva AM – IHO
5. Karl Steven – Tāmaki 5000 (Proteins of Magic Remix)
6. cc(tv) – Kinnie
7. Leaping Tiger – Carpe Diem ft. Church & AP
8. deepState – Won’t Let You Down
9. Jonathan Bree – Miss You
10. K M T P – 2:45 (Getting Old)
Vanessa Worm – Lost Memories
Wellness – Beach
Jujulipps – Saucy
Geneva AM – IHO
Most-loved movies of 2023
1. Barbie
2. Oppenheimer
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. Asteroid City
5. The Little Mermaid
UBIQ top books
Here are some of UBIQ’s most popular books this year. Quite an interesting mix! Have a look and see which ones you might like…
Fiction
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
- Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Māori
- Ora: Healing Ourselves by Leonie Pihama and Linda Tuhiwai Smith
- Wawata: Moon Dreaming by Hinemoa Elder
- Tikanga Whakaaro by Cleve Barlow
Self-Development
- Girls That Invest by Simran Kaur
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Culture and Society
- Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
- Reasons Not to Worry by Brigid Delaney
- 12 Bytes: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way We Live and Love by Jeanette Winterson
New Zealand
- Fungi of Aotearoa by Liv Sisson
- There’s a Cure for This by Emma Espiner
- Fierce Hope: Youth Activism in Aotearoa by Karen Narin et. al.
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Wiki Whai Hauora 2023
Each semester the Student Wellbeing team host Wiki Whai Hauora, a week where we encourage students to pursue health and support their physical and mental wellbeing.
Waipapa Taumata Rau merch
To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, our campus store proudly launched the new ‘Waipapa Taumata Rau’ collection this year in September. Check it out!
New openings
This year, we’ve welcomed exciting campus additions, and we trust you’ve enjoyed them too!