Feature Article
30 June 2026
The University of Auckland has launched six Signature Research Areas. Together they form a portfolio bringing together research excellence to respond to major societal issues.
Sustainable impact
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30 June 2026
The University of Auckland has launched six Signature Research Areas. Together they form a portfolio bringing together research excellence to respond to major societal issues.
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30 June 2026
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health announces seven Honorary Senior Research Fellows, recognising the distinguished Pacific and global health leaders.
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28 June 2026
Professor Robyn Whittaker, Co-Director of TRANSFORM Research Centre highlighted the potential of AI to reshape healthcare delivery within Pacific communities, while stressing the importance of addressing bias, data limitations and governance to ensure equitable outcomes.
Arts and culture
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23 June 2026
A lifelong love of creating and the great outdoors led Lara Pyves from small-town Wales to Aotearoa’s largest city.
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17 June 2026
Opinion: NZ can use scale to its advantage by positioning itself as a community-first digital economy. This model thrives on small, high-trust, highly connected communities, says Kenny Ching.
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9 June 2026
Global collaboration grounded in Indigenous knowledge launches at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Business and economy
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26 June 2026
When researchers used generative AI to write corporate sustainability disclosures, the tools made things sound just a little too good.
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26 June 2026
Two engineering students have been awarded a prestigious New Zealand Space Scholarship that will see them interning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for three months.
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22 June 2026
Analysis: AI agents are more than chatbots — they could transform how businesses operate, writes Guy Bate.
Education and society
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26 June 2026
Two engineering students have been awarded a prestigious New Zealand Space Scholarship that will see them interning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for three months.
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19 June 2026
Commentary: New report outlines need and framework for a permanent emergency protection framework which would formalise New Zealand’s response to sudden global humanitarian crises.
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17 June 2026
How Chinese mothers bringing up their families in New Zealand shape their children's cultural identity is the focus of a study by PhD student Sophie Jing.
Te ao Māori
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29 June 2026
Professor Sarah-Jane Paine’s inaugural lecture traced her Wairoa roots, whakapapa, whānau and the path that shaped her work in Māori health research.
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23 June 2026
An increase in university admission rates show the pathway programme’s success in empowering school students to pursue engineering degrees.
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12 June 2026
$1.2M Health Research Council (HRC) funded study will look to improve paediatric palliative care services for children and their families.
Health and medicine
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30 June 2026
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health announces seven Honorary Senior Research Fellows, recognising the distinguished Pacific and global health leaders.
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30 June 2026
A conversation about the frustrations of analysing heart scans inspired first-year University of Auckland student Will Hewitt to put his degree on hold and launch HeartLab.
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30 June 2026
The Fetal Physiology and Neuroscience team has won $500,000 for their life-saving research that has led to the reduction of brain injuries in babies all over the world.
Politics and law
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19 June 2026
Commentary: New report outlines need and framework for a permanent emergency protection framework which would formalise New Zealand’s response to sudden global humanitarian crises.
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17 June 2026
An expert in disaster response law says New Zealand lacks legal remedies to effectively protect the human right to adequate housing.
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11 June 2026
Both Helen Clark and Christopher Luxon have turned to the metaphor of 'social cohesion' to make different arguments about the state of our nation, but Nicolas Lewis asks what exactly are they talking about?
Science and technology
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28 June 2026
Professor Robyn Whittaker, Co-Director of TRANSFORM Research Centre highlighted the potential of AI to reshape healthcare delivery within Pacific communities, while stressing the importance of addressing bias, data limitations and governance to ensure equitable outcomes.
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26 June 2026
Two engineering students have been awarded a prestigious New Zealand Space Scholarship that will see them interning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for three months.
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25 June 2026
Pacific leaders, researchers and communities gathered at Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa's Research Symposium 2026 to advance Pacific-led research, share solutions and strengthen health outcomes across Aotearoa and the Pacific.
University news
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30 June 2026
The University of Auckland has launched six Signature Research Areas. Together they form a portfolio bringing together research excellence to respond to major societal issues.
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30 June 2026
The Fetal Physiology and Neuroscience team has won $500,000 for their life-saving research that has led to the reduction of brain injuries in babies all over the world.
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25 June 2026
The annual awards acknowledge the many achievements of researchers from across the University.
The Challenge
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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.
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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.
