Feature Article
9 February 2026
Island Invasives conference returns to University of Auckland.
Sustainable impact
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16 February 2026
University delegation to attend first Pacific Academy of Sciences Inaugural Congress in Apia, bringing together scientists, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders and early career researchers from across the region and the diaspora.
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16 February 2026
Auckland Law School academic Rohan Havelock is investigating how New Zealand’s earthquake insurance stacks up against Japan’s.
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16 February 2026
MoU signed to strengthen collaboration in Pacific-led science, research and capacity-building between the University and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
Arts and culture
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2 February 2026
Disney’s theme parks expertly use music to evoke nostalgia and guide visitors, strengthening emotional attachment to ‘brand Disney’ and benefitting its bottom line, a new book reveals.
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9 January 2026
If 2026 is your year to learn more about art, Dr Katy Stapleton Bond has practical tips. She talked to Joelle Ireland in the ‘Expert Tips in Two Minutes’ series, about how to interpret art like a pro.
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23 December 2025
Opinion: If we want cities that serve everyone, we should look beyond the buzzwords and confront the unconscious desires driving our choices, argue Elham Bahmanteymouri and Mohsen Mohammadzadeh.
Business and economy
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11 February 2026
Prompted by severe weather and landslides, Yash Kumar developed a website to improve hazard reporting.
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11 February 2026
Rod McNaughton asks how the economically vital start-up community can be better served by politicians.
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2 February 2026
New Zealand’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’? asks Benjamin Liu.
Education and society
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10 February 2026
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono celebrated Māori and Pacific achievement, while also honouring Mona O’Shea and Matt Tarawa for 20 years of service, guiding students toward success.
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2 February 2026
Analysis: In Trump’s vision, everyone is a potential enemy and therefore of service to a form of US diplomacy based on threat and coercion, says Chris Ogden.
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23 January 2026
Education Studies at the University of Auckland has been ranked among the top 35 subjects globally in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject.
Te ao Māori
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10 February 2026
Food insecurity experienced by Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand is not the result of individual choice or lifestyle, but a direct and ongoing consequence of colonisation, according to new research.
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10 February 2026
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono celebrated Māori and Pacific achievement, while also honouring Mona O’Shea and Matt Tarawa for 20 years of service, guiding students toward success.
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3 February 2026
Opinion: Over half of New Zealanders think Te Tiriti o Waitangi has an important political role to play in our government, says sociologist Dr Avril Bell.
Health and medicine
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13 February 2026
Joining a major European scientific research network could soon boost brain research at the University of Auckland.
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13 February 2026
By the time most women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in New Zealand, it’s too late to save their lives, says University of Auckland cancer researcher Dr Alicia Didsbury.
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12 February 2026
Study shows that experiencing any form of discrimination significantly increases the likelihood of avoiding healthcare.
Politics and law
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16 February 2026
Auckland Law School academic Rohan Havelock is investigating how New Zealand’s earthquake insurance stacks up against Japan’s.
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3 February 2026
Opinion: Over half of New Zealanders think Te Tiriti o Waitangi has an important political role to play in our government, says sociologist Dr Avril Bell.
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2 February 2026
New Zealand’s finance industry is required by law to treat customers fairly – but how do we define ‘fair’? asks Benjamin Liu.
Science and technology
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16 February 2026
University delegation to attend first Pacific Academy of Sciences Inaugural Congress in Apia, bringing together scientists, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders and early career researchers from across the region and the diaspora.
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16 February 2026
MoU signed to strengthen collaboration in Pacific-led science, research and capacity-building between the University and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
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12 February 2026
Commentary: People bring context, empathy, cultural understanding and ethics. As Shahper and Alex Richter point out, AI doesn’t.
University news
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16 February 2026
MoU signed to strengthen collaboration in Pacific-led science, research and capacity-building between the University and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
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11 February 2026
The impact of the late George Mason continues, with a multi-million dollar gift to boost research into the natural environment and biological sciences .
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10 February 2026
University researchers receive $5.6m to explore ways to improve health outcomes for people facing chronic and difficult health issues.
The Challenge
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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.
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26 November 2025
Rather than seeing the Roman Republic as a vast, imperial nation-state, it may have been more like a modern-day social media brand.
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28 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers are working on four smart ideas to enhance resilience and sustainabilty in the country's energy needs.