Feature Article
2 March 2026
Professor Simon Mitchell’s abiding passion for scuba diving and dive medicine has led to him winning a major award for his work advancing dive practice worldwide.
Sustainable impact
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9 March 2026
A new University of Auckland project aims to turn about 1200 Auckland houses destroyed by cyclones into a resource for a more sustainable future.
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9 March 2026
A world leader in phase change materials is exploring how the technology could transform milk delivery trucks and everyday chilly bins.
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8 March 2026
In lab experiments, chemically-treated harakeke stripped "forever chemicals" from water.
Arts and culture
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6 March 2026
Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn's new paper “An apology to my body” traces a deeply personal journey through childhood, body image and her diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
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3 March 2026
Pacific Studies doctoral candidate Amanda SullivanLee examines Pusiaki, a Tongan relational, multilayered kinship system that predates missionary contact and differs fundamentally from Western legal adoption.
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20 February 2026
A chance to create a public sculpture that will be prominently displayed for a year in the gardens of Elam at the University of Auckland is now open to eligible Elam students.
Business and economy
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7 March 2026
Analysis: NZ’s ‘just-in-time’ supply chain works up until the moment a supreme leader is killed and an insurance underwriter stops answering the phone, says Dulani Jayasuriya.
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5 March 2026
Analysis: The biggest ethical effects of GenAI don’t often show up as a single scandal. They are slower and quieter, write Guy Bate and Rhiannon Lloyd.
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3 March 2026
New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050.
Education and society
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9 March 2026
Despite hellish conditions, educators in Gaza have continued to teach in makeshift spaces using whatever is to hand, and a new project will document their efforts.
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6 March 2026
Tertiary student numbers are up all over the country for Semester One. Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is proving an extremely popular option.
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5 March 2026
University signs strategic MoU in Sydney to build Pacific research capacity and expand trans-Tasman opportunities for Pacific scholars, students and communities across.
Te ao Māori
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8 March 2026
In lab experiments, chemically-treated harakeke stripped "forever chemicals" from water.
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6 March 2026
University of Auckland's Suzanne Jackson is "buzzing" that her team just won gold in the Vantage National Masters hockey tournament for the third year in a row.
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3 March 2026
Pacific Studies doctoral candidate Amanda SullivanLee examines Pusiaki, a Tongan relational, multilayered kinship system that predates missionary contact and differs fundamentally from Western legal adoption.
Health and medicine
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7 March 2026
The University's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa will lead a $5.1M Pacific cervical cancer elimination initiative, expanding HPV vaccination, self testing and diagnostics. Professor Judith McCool says, “We are building sustainable, system level change through Pacific leadership and aligned regional partnerships.”
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6 March 2026
University of Auckland's Suzanne Jackson is "buzzing" that her team just won gold in the Vantage National Masters hockey tournament for the third year in a row.
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2 March 2026
Professor Simon Mitchell’s abiding passion for scuba diving and dive medicine has led to him winning a major award for his work advancing dive practice worldwide.
Politics and law
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5 March 2026
Nearly 20 years after major ACC reform, a health law expert says it’s time to review the impact on patients, providers, and the health system.
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5 March 2026
Analysis: If the government is serious about reducing dog attacks, it needs to engage with expert advice and consider major reform, writes Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere.
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26 February 2026
The University of Auckland triumphed at the 2026 ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, taking first place against teams from around the world.
Science and technology
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9 March 2026
A world leader in phase change materials is exploring how the technology could transform milk delivery trucks and everyday chilly bins.
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3 March 2026
The long shadow from whaling extends to basic behaviour such as breeding, new research shows.
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2 March 2026
UniNews takes a tour of the University's arc/sec Lab, where the digital world is brought to life.
University news
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6 March 2026
Tertiary student numbers are up all over the country for Semester One. Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is proving an extremely popular option.
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5 March 2026
University signs strategic MoU in Sydney to build Pacific research capacity and expand trans-Tasman opportunities for Pacific scholars, students and communities across.
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2 March 2026
The University of Auckland's Department of Exercise Sciences has morphed into a school, a reflection of its growth and success.
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.
