Feature Article
16 June 2026
A report sets out the progress the University of Auckland has made on the journey to become a 4th Generation university.
Sustainable impact
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23 June 2026
The landmark longitudinal study follows the lives of over 6,000 children, with data collected directly influencing areas of policy.
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23 June 2026
Postdoctoral researcher Jamie Darby went off the grid to understand why this endemic species is declining – and what is needed to protect it.
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22 June 2026
University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health prepares to host its 2026 Research Symposium on 24 June.
Arts and culture
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23 June 2026
A lifelong love of creating and the great outdoors led Lara Pyves from small-town Wales to Aotearoa’s largest city.
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17 June 2026
Opinion: NZ can use scale to its advantage by positioning itself as a community-first digital economy. This model thrives on small, high-trust, highly connected communities, says Kenny Ching.
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9 June 2026
Global collaboration grounded in Indigenous knowledge launches at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Business and economy
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22 June 2026
Analysis: AI agents are more than chatbots — they could transform how businesses operate, writes Guy Bate.
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17 June 2026
University of Auckland research explores how sustainability initiatives progress inside New Zealand tourism businesses, and where they flounder.
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17 June 2026
Opinion: NZ can use scale to its advantage by positioning itself as a community-first digital economy. This model thrives on small, high-trust, highly connected communities, says Kenny Ching.
Education and society
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19 June 2026
Commentary: New report outlines need and framework for a permanent emergency protection framework which would formalise New Zealand’s response to sudden global humanitarian crises.
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17 June 2026
How Chinese mothers bringing up their families in New Zealand shape their children's cultural identity is the focus of a study by PhD student Sophie Jing.
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16 June 2026
A complete rethink of the education in emergencies system worldwide is the lofty goal of a project that will be co-led by the University of Auckland.
Te ao Māori
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23 June 2026
An increase in university admission rates show the pathway programme’s success in empowering school students to pursue engineering degrees.
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12 June 2026
$1.2M Health Research Council (HRC) funded study will look to improve paediatric palliative care services for children and their families.
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11 June 2026
The way we measure who’s going hungry in New Zealand doesn’t take into account — or protect — people’s ability to gather and grow food from the land.
Health and medicine
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23 June 2026
Music played during surgery can bring clinicians together and set the tone in the operating theatre, a new study finds.
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23 June 2026
The landmark longitudinal study follows the lives of over 6,000 children, with data collected directly influencing areas of policy.
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22 June 2026
University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health prepares to host its 2026 Research Symposium on 24 June.
Politics and law
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19 June 2026
Commentary: New report outlines need and framework for a permanent emergency protection framework which would formalise New Zealand’s response to sudden global humanitarian crises.
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17 June 2026
An expert in disaster response law says New Zealand lacks legal remedies to effectively protect the human right to adequate housing.
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11 June 2026
Both Helen Clark and Christopher Luxon have turned to the metaphor of 'social cohesion' to make different arguments about the state of our nation, but Nicolas Lewis asks what exactly are they talking about?
Science and technology
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23 June 2026
An increase in university admission rates show the pathway programme’s success in empowering school students to pursue engineering degrees.
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19 June 2026
Decades of work on programming language R, invented at the University of Auckland, is acknowledged in $1m award for statisticians.
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17 June 2026
Ahead of Show Your Stripes Day on 21 June raising awareness of climate change, Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng delves into the environmental impacts of our warming winters.
University news
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17 June 2026
Ranked 67th globally, the University’s 2027 QS world ranking is underpinned by real-world impact.
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16 June 2026
A report sets out the progress the University of Auckland has made on the journey to become a 4th Generation university.
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12 June 2026
Space Minister Hon Chris Penk visited the University's Space Institute to announce the round one and two recipients of the inaugural Kiwi Space Activator Programme.
The Challenge
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28 May 2026
The re-dedication of the Sir James Henare Research Centre recalls the layers of history and renews aspirations for the future.
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19 May 2026
The albatross population of Antipodes Island in the Southern Seas is critically endangered. With more data researchers hope to bring their numbers back.
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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.
