Public Engagement & Communications

 

News & Features

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• News Wire. (2026, May 31). Winston Peters’ English Language Bill clears first reading as linguists ask what it protects. News Wire.

• Bailey-McDowell, L. (2026, May 30). 'What needs protecting?': Researcher questions purpose of English Language Bill. RNZ. [Republished in Otago Daily Times, Scoop, and Te Ao Māori News] 

• Sanson, J. (2026, Mar). That's So Gay. Canta, 1(3), 37. 

• Croad, M. (2024, Jul 12). Meet the young researcher using AI to combat hate speech. The Press.

• Jensen, M. (2024, Feb 7). Chinese New Zealanders make special trip to Northland to honour SS Ventnor history. The Northern Advocate.

• Jensen, M. (2024, Feb 6). What happened at Waitangi. New Zealand Geographic.​

• Gill, S. (2023, Aug 8). Over a dozen charges laid in dating site attacks. The Press.​

• Boland, K. (2023, Jan 13). 'We exist and we belong': Why Sidney Wong thinks Christchurch is great. stuff.

• Beduya, V. (2022, Nov 22). I'm 16: Why do I need my mum's permission to change my name. re:.

• Gill, S. (2022, Nov 13). LGBT+ Kiwis are more educated and better paid, data shows. stuff.

• Tang, E. (2022, Sep 25). 'This is gonna be cringe': Chinese Language Week falls flat for Chinese Kiwis. stuff.

• Balchin, J. (2021, Feb 25). Racist jokes no laughing matter. Otago Daily Times.

• Your Ex. (2020, Oct 16). A Hero's Touch. express.

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Reviews

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• Tan, K. (2024). Wong, SG-J (2023). Queer Asian Identities in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand: One Foot out of the Closet, Lived Places Publishing. 260pgs. $25.89 USD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-024-10199-y

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Media Releases

 

• Geospatial Research Institute. (2024, Jun 27). Interview with Sidney Wong, Fulbright Graduate Award Winner and GRI PhD Candidate | Scholarship Recipient.

• University of Canterbury. (2024,  Jul 10). US trip for Canterbury student tackling hate speech. Scoop.

• Fulbright NZ. (2024, Jun 19). Stage direction and hate speech detection feature in diverse cohort of 2024 Fulbright NZ Graduates.

• Pegasus Health. (2023, Jul 1). Empowering the future health workforce. 03.

• Geospatial Research Institute. (2021, Oct 4). New PhD student Sidney Wong joins the GRI.​

• Department of Linguistics. (2016, Aug 22). Sidney Wong wins a research prize for work on New Zealand English. Linguistics@UC.

• ​New Zealand Geographical Society. (2012, Oct 10). International Geography Olympiad Success. Scoop.

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Creative Works

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• Wong, S. G.-J. (2022, Jun 25). Qtopia Pride Ball 2022 - Queer Euphoria. badapple. 

• Wong, S. G.-J. (2022, May 9). Lost in Translation. badapple. 

• Wong, S. (2022, Feb 1). Celebrating Lunar New Year without your your family sucks. re:.

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Podcasts & Other Media

 

• Divakalala, C. (Host). (2024, Jul 12). Empathy is Compassion in Cantonese with Sidney Gig-Jan Wong. In The Hello Frequency.

• Wong, S. (2023, Nov 23). Sidney Wong. PrideNZ.

• Mascoll, M. (Host). (2023, Apr 23). Season 1 Episode 7 Sidney Wong. In Qlist.