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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

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Caroline stands in front of a glass wall at the Liggins Institute

28 August 2025

Professor Caroline Crowther from the Liggins Institute has been awarded the prestigious Gluckman Medal, the University of Auckland’s highest honour for health research excellence.

Sustainable impact

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Arts and culture

  • Design and Global Studies graduate Leah Kampkes with her whānau on graduation day.

    13 September 2025

    Leah Kampkes (Ngāti Manu, Ngāpuhi) has created an accessible game that helps inform Tangata Tiriti on Māori culture, the Treaty of Waitangi, and pressing issues – in an informed way.

  • Pedestrian crossing Queen Street

    18 August 2025

    Analysis: We often say we have no choice but to drive, but as it turns out, that’s often not true. Urban form enables walking but it doesn't guarantee people will, as I-Ting Chuang explains.

  • Image of Dr Suliana Mone

    16 August 2025

    Celebrating Tonga Language Week (17-23 August), Law academic Dr Suliana Mone talks about her presentation at the University of Oxford, where she honoured her ancestors by speaking lea faka-Tonga, the Tongan language.

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The Challenge

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