Feature Article
3 August 2026
Former Dean of Engineering Professor Nic Smith was welcomed back to his alma mater on 3 August to begin his tenure as Vice-Chancellor.
Sustainable impact
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3 August 2026
Analysis: Overlapping parental leave is the right idea – we just need more fathers to take it, writes Joanne Mutter.
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3 August 2026
Psilocybin therapy may offer hope for people with anorexia nervosa, new research reveals.
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3 August 2026
From mascara to sofa fabrics, forever chemicals’ are incredibly difficult to track.
Arts and culture
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2 August 2026
Celebrating Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani - Cook Islands Māori Language Week with Pacific scholar Dr Akevai Nicholas.
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31 July 2026
Journey that began in Canada's political corridors led doctoral candidate Rodney Stehr to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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25 July 2026
Celebrating Vanuatu Bislama Language Week 26 July–1 Aug at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Business and economy
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28 July 2026
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland alumni have raised $1.5 million to grow their AI tech start-up Hyades.
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26 July 2026
Comment: Unchecked growth of AI data centres and reliance on foreign cloud providers leave NZ vulnerable to energy crises and global conflict, says Gehan Gunasekara.
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21 July 2026
Analysis: As hybrid work blurs work and home life, Joanne Mutter explores how couples can set boundaries.
Education and society
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3 August 2026
Analysis: Overlapping parental leave is the right idea – we just need more fathers to take it, writes Joanne Mutter.
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31 July 2026
Raising the Bar returns on Tuesday 25 August with 20 talks across 10 Auckland bars. Register now to secure your free spot.
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28 July 2026
A new initiative from the Faculty of Engineering and Design will give undergraduate students from universities across Aotearoa the chance to work on real space missions – developing experiments that could one day fly aboard a satellite.
Te ao Māori
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3 August 2026
Former Dean of Engineering Professor Nic Smith was welcomed back to his alma mater on 3 August to begin his tenure as Vice-Chancellor.
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2 August 2026
Celebrating Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani - Cook Islands Māori Language Week with Pacific scholar Dr Akevai Nicholas.
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29 July 2026
Pūtahi Manawa, a national research centre working to improve heart health equity for Māori and Pacific peoples, is calling on research to explore how kapa haka improves Māori heart health.
Health and medicine
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3 August 2026
Psilocybin therapy may offer hope for people with anorexia nervosa, new research reveals.
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3 August 2026
A six-week placement in Northland has shown optometry student Cassidy Puttergill how distance, geography and community influence access to eye care in rural New Zealand.
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31 July 2026
When a new drug shows a 30 to 60 percent cure rate in laboratory models of cancer, there’s cause for excitement.
Politics and law
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29 July 2026
Similarities between New Zealand and Canada's approach to temporary migrant labour and how it intersects with Indigenous struggles was the focus of Hood Fellow Dr Leah F. Vosko's recent public lecture.
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29 July 2026
Across five days and six challenges, Auckland Law School's Lina Jang and Simran Aujla proved themselves Australasia’s top negotiators.
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25 July 2026
Celebrating Vanuatu Bislama Language Week 26 July–1 Aug at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Science and technology
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3 August 2026
The professor's new role on the board of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technologies draws on her track record of turning cutting-edge research into commercial ventures.
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3 August 2026
From mascara to sofa fabrics, forever chemicals’ are incredibly difficult to track.
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31 July 2026
Heavy rain and land development are causing severe coastal brownouts, pushing New Zealand estuaries past ecological tipping points.
University news
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3 August 2026
Former Dean of Engineering Professor Nic Smith was welcomed back to his alma mater on 3 August to begin his tenure as Vice-Chancellor.
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28 July 2026
A new initiative from the Faculty of Engineering and Design will give undergraduate students from universities across Aotearoa the chance to work on real space missions – developing experiments that could one day fly aboard a satellite.
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23 July 2026
The new Department of Cancer Sciences will supersize cancer research and care at the University of Auckland.
The Challenge
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13 July 2026
Te Pūnaha Ātea-1, (TPA-1) a satellite home-grown in New Zealand launched in June last year. On its 515km high orbit it has been capturing fresh images of our planet.
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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.