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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

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Hiwa Recreation Centre at night.

24 November 2025

Hiwa’s architectural excellence has been recognised once again, with the recreation centre earning a major prize at the New Zealand Architecture Awards.

Sustainable impact

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Arts and culture

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Business and economy

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    24 November 2025

    Where to for globalisation: cooperation, competition, or collapse? World-leading thinkers are exploring what comes next at the first-ever International Economics Workshop in Auckland.

  • Uber driver arriving to pick up man waving phone

    23 November 2025

    Opinion: The Supreme Court decision on four Uber drives will become a reference point for how others think about their labour models, particularly our gig economy, says Rod McNaughton.

  • Upcycled bread flour project

    17 November 2025

    Engineering students have partnered with an Auckland upcycling company to evaluate how turning surplus bread into flour can reduce food waste.

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Education and society

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Te ao Māori

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Health and medicine

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Politics and law

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Science and technology

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University news

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The Challenge

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