Feature Article
9 February 2026
Island Invasives conference returns to University of Auckland.
Sustainable impact
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11 February 2026
Prompted by severe weather and landslides, Yash Kumar developed a website to improve hazard reporting.
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11 February 2026
The impact of the late George Mason continues, with a multi-million dollar gift to boost research into the natural environment and biological sciences .
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10 February 2026
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono celebrated Māori and Pacific achievement, while also honouring Mona O’Shea and Matt Tarawa for 20 years of service, guiding students toward success.
Arts and culture
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8 September 2031
Ane Tonga has returned to University to undertake a Master of Arts majoring in Art History. Her thesis will examine Pacific curatorial practice in New Zealand between 1989 and 2019, a research area that has received very little critical attention.
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2 February 2026
Disney’s theme parks expertly use music to evoke nostalgia and guide visitors, strengthening emotional attachment to ‘brand Disney’ and benefitting its bottom line, a new book reveals.
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9 January 2026
If 2026 is your year to learn more about art, Dr Katy Stapleton Bond has practical tips. She talked to Joelle Ireland in the ‘Expert Tips in Two Minutes’ series, about how to interpret art like a pro.
Business and economy
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11 February 2026
Prompted by severe weather and landslides, Yash Kumar developed a website to improve hazard reporting.
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11 February 2026
Rod McNaughton asks how the economically vital start-up community can be better served by politicians.
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2 February 2026
New Zealand’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’? asks Benjamin Liu.
Education and society
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14 September 2030
Opinion: Aid must be freed from the vested interests and racial prejudices that determine who is deserving and who is not, says Ritesh Shah.
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10 February 2026
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono celebrated Māori and Pacific achievement, while also honouring Mona O’Shea and Matt Tarawa for 20 years of service, guiding students toward success.
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2 February 2026
Analysis: In Trump’s vision, everyone is a potential enemy and therefore of service to a form of US diplomacy based on threat and coercion, says Chris Ogden.
Te ao Māori
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10 February 2026
Food insecurity experienced by Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand is not the result of individual choice or lifestyle, but a direct and ongoing consequence of colonisation, according to new research.
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10 February 2026
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono celebrated Māori and Pacific achievement, while also honouring Mona O’Shea and Matt Tarawa for 20 years of service, guiding students toward success.
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3 February 2026
Opinion: Over half of New Zealanders think Te Tiriti o Waitangi has an important political role to play in our government, says sociologist Dr Avril Bell.
Health and medicine
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10 February 2026
Food insecurity experienced by Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand is not the result of individual choice or lifestyle, but a direct and ongoing consequence of colonisation, according to new research.
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10 February 2026
University researchers receive $5.6m to explore ways to improve health outcomes for people facing chronic and difficult health issues.
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6 February 2026
Opinion: Information sharing, early warning and coordination as enabled by WHO, are not signs of weakness. They are tools that allow national governments to act decisively in their own interests, says Helen Petousis-Harris.
Politics and law
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16 December 2030
In response to the climate crisis, a new way to measure how well people and nature are living together has been announced in leading scientific journal Nature.
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3 February 2026
Opinion: Over half of New Zealanders think Te Tiriti o Waitangi has an important political role to play in our government, says sociologist Dr Avril Bell.
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2 February 2026
New Zealand’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’? asks Benjamin Liu.
Science and technology
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10 February 2026
Opinon: On January 30 a fireball streaked across the sky above the capital. What was it? And why did this one hit us? Richard Easther explains.
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9 February 2026
An $8.9 million project has launched to examine how offshore ocean changes are driving New Zealand’s extreme weather and impacting our coastal waters.
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7 February 2026
Commentary: The geopolitical conversation might be about minerals, but the technological need is for materials. The distinction is important, says Nicola Gaston.
University news
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11 February 2026
The impact of the late George Mason continues, with a multi-million dollar gift to boost research into the natural environment and biological sciences .
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10 February 2026
University researchers receive $5.6m to explore ways to improve health outcomes for people facing chronic and difficult health issues.
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5 February 2026
At the University’s Newmarket Innovation Precinct, leaders from across the city discussed how innovation can help accelerate Auckland’s transformation.
The Challenge
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19 January 2026
Cutting-edge tools once reserved for astronauts and data scientists are reshaping rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy.
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26 November 2025
Rather than seeing the Roman Republic as a vast, imperial nation-state, it may have been more like a modern-day social media brand.
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28 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers are working on four smart ideas to enhance resilience and sustainabilty in the country's energy needs.