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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

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Roberta Thornley and Professor Dawn Freshwater standing next to the Vice-Chancellor's portrait.

24 March 2026

A new portrait of outgoing Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater has been created as part of a long-standing University tradition of honouring its Vice-Chancellors.

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  • Reindeer-herding-getty

    1 April 2026

    Three researchers, all with connections to Auckland Law School, have won support for work spanning Indigenous governance, biodiversity law, and criminal recovery.

  • School children floor, all absorbed in technological devices

    1 April 2026

    Opinion: Social media platforms have long argued that mental health is the responsibility of users, not the designers and engineers who made them.. Alexandra Andhov considers the meaning of the jury ruling that found otherwise.

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    25 March 2026

    AI is moving fast, but the law is lagging; experts are meeting in Auckland to consider safeguards.

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