Feature Article
14 June 2025
Hiwa won three awards including the Supreme Award at a glittering event held by the Property Council at Spark Arena.
Sustainable impact
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17 June 2025
Concrete's carbon footprint is massive, but a University of Auckland researcher is using pumice and seashells to create a low-emissions alternative rooted in local wisdom.
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16 June 2025
As Matariki nears, Ngāpuhi researcher Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting shares why some iwi, like those in Te Tai Tokerau, look to Puanga instead.
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12 June 2025
The annual Vice-Chancellor's award to the five best doctoral theses of 2024 has been announced.
Arts and culture
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6 June 2025
Opinion: Just as NZ’s absurd safety culture is moving from rigid compliance to professional judgement, WorkSafe launches a tip line undermining that very shift, argues Tim Welch.
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4 June 2025
Despite being far from the world's great music hubs, New Zealand had a thriving early jazz scene, says music historian Dr Aleisha Ward.
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3 June 2025
Graduate Will Chomchoei wins Australasian design and architecture award, announced at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne on 28 May.
Business and economy
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16 June 2025
Opinion: Professor Rod McNaughton analyses the International Monetary Fund's report on New Zealand's productivity challenges.
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9 June 2025
AI offers huge promise for developing nations, but without targeted policies and international support, economists say it could deepen poverty and inequality.
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6 June 2025
Opinion: Taking more from the top end of NZ Super through the tax system would be one of the best things we could do for our future workforce says Susan St John.
Education and society
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11 June 2025
Professor Dawn Freshwater has indicated her intention to step down from her role as Vice-Chancellor after nearly six years in office.
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10 June 2025
Analysis: Missy Morton reflects on the mixed bag of learning support delivered by Budget 2025.
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10 June 2025
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has launched its first Pacific Strategy – Ala o le Moana (2025-2030) – marking a historic milestone in the University’s 142-year history.
Environment
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27 May 2025
Opinion: Auckland Council's plan for higher building limits is a long-overdue move for a city afraid of heights. But, by international standards, Auckland is chasing the past, says Tim Welch.
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2 May 2025
Oceans are heating faster across two latitudinal bands, according to research led by a University of Auckland climate scientist.
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1 May 2025
Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate, according to international research led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists.
Health and medicine
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16 June 2025
An epidemic of womb cancer in New Zealand is being tackled by experts from the University of Auckland.
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15 June 2025
A Liggins Institute collaboration with an Oxford Uni spinout is paving the way for a nationwide rollout of DNA sequencing for very sick babies.
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12 June 2025
Sendhil Rungasamy will ‘only plans on working in rural’ now, after a rural interprofessional training placement changed his view of healthcare.
Politics and law
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12 June 2025
OPINION: Tom Wilkinson warns New Zealanders should be wary of US plans to build a space-based anti-missile shield.
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3 June 2025
Associate Professor Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere says our animal welfare legislation needs better enforcement and resourcing to give it teeth.
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22 May 2025
Law and Arts graduate Nikita Sionetali-Tuitea has had dreams of becoming a lawyer since her days at primary school. She crossed the stage on 15 May.
Science and technology
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16 June 2025
Analysis: This month, the city of Nice in France has been the global epicentre of ocean science and politics.
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16 June 2025
As Matariki nears, Ngāpuhi researcher Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting shares why some iwi, like those in Te Tai Tokerau, look to Puanga instead.
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13 June 2025
The University has been recognised among the top global institutions for producing digitally skilled graduates.
University news
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14 June 2025
Hiwa won three awards including the Supreme Award at a glittering event held by the Property Council at Spark Arena.
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13 June 2025
The University has been recognised among the top global institutions for producing digitally skilled graduates.
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12 June 2025
The annual Vice-Chancellor's award to the five best doctoral theses of 2024 has been announced.
The Challenge
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27 May 2025
Rocks collected by an expedition to Antarctica hold clues to an extinction event 183 million years ago.
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26 May 2025
In its first season new podcast Ingenious showcases research taking on society's most persistent challenges.
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11 April 2025
Dr Tom Shand details the extraordinary forces at work behind giant waves that cross the Pacific and wreak havoc on distant shorelines.