Feature Article
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.
Sustainable impact
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30 March 2026
Roads are clogged, buses are jammed: the chaos of March is so predictable that it has a nickname – but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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30 March 2026
Every year, several previously harmless plant species go rogue, escaping from homes and gardens and multiplying unstoppably.
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30 March 2026
Can maths test scores in high school indicate educational and financial success as an adult? A new study suggests they can.
Arts and culture
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29 March 2026
Tuvalu Prime Minister Hon. Feleti Penitala Teo OBE visited the University to lead a talanoa with alumni discussing how sport shapes behaviour, expectations and leadership.
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27 March 2026
The ASB Polyfest is a training ground in many areas says Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific Sili-Mireta Ropati. The stage isn’t the only place where leadership and service takes place.
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24 March 2026
Doctoral candidate Laki Tiatia (Nofoali'i, Lelepa, Avao) is examining how growing spiritual diversity is reshaping Pacific identity.
Business and economy
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30 March 2026
Can maths test scores in high school indicate educational and financial success as an adult? A new study suggests they can.
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30 March 2026
Auckland’s growth depends on a careful marriage of housing density and transport, but the quality of that union will be determined by how well it is planned and delivered, writes Emeritus Professor Errol Haarhoff.
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26 March 2026
Reframing debates on entrepreneurship has won Professor Rod McNaughton a 2026 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.
Education and society
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31 March 2026
Almost half of students at the University of Auckland are experiencing food insecurity amidst a cost-of-living crisis.
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30 March 2026
Can maths test scores in high school indicate educational and financial success as an adult? A new study suggests they can.
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30 March 2026
Auckland’s growth depends on a careful marriage of housing density and transport, but the quality of that union will be determined by how well it is planned and delivered, writes Emeritus Professor Errol Haarhoff.
Te ao Māori
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27 March 2026
The ASB Polyfest is a training ground in many areas says Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific Sili-Mireta Ropati. The stage isn’t the only place where leadership and service takes place.
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25 March 2026
AI tools, a refreshed language app and a new dictionary are all helping shape the next chapter of te reo Māori revitalisation at the University of Auckland.
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25 March 2026
A refreshed Te Kūaha app opens the doorway to participating in te reo Māori and tikanga in everyday university life.
Health and medicine
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31 March 2026
Almost half of students at the University of Auckland are experiencing food insecurity amidst a cost-of-living crisis.
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25 March 2026
Analysis: The first sign of Parkinson’s disease is a fading sense of smell. In a world-first, NZ researchers have built a 3D model of the olfactory system in a bid to stop the disease early and entirely.
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24 March 2026
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health has been designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Climate Change.
Politics and law
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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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16 March 2026
Around the world, climate lawsuits are reshaping environmental law. Experts in Auckland are examining what this means for New Zealand.
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16 March 2026
A new collection of local voices explores where we are now – and where we need to go – on climate mitigation and adaptation.
Science and technology
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25 March 2026
Geothermal is a reliable, low-emission, homegrown energy source that runs around the clock - and as energy security concerns grow in New Zealand and globally, demand will only rise, writes Dr John O'Sullivan.
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25 March 2026
Opinion: This country has the resources and the technology to be much more self-sufficient – what we need is the political will. says Kevin Trenberth.
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23 March 2026
New research from The Music Lab points towards humans and other animals having common tastes in sound.
University news
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26 March 2026
The University has achieved a strong result in the 2026 QS subject rankings, with multiple disciplines on the rise.
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25 March 2026
AI tools, a refreshed language app and a new dictionary are all helping shape the next chapter of te reo Māori revitalisation at the University of Auckland.
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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.
The Challenge
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2 March 2026
Piecing together how birds and humans interacted in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia hundreds of years ago is the focus of a revealing new study.
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26 February 2026
The venerable University ClockTower marks a century since its formal opening in March.
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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.