Feature Article
1 July 2025
Notable New Zealand poet and academic Selina Tusitala Marsh has been announced as the first Commonwealth Poet Laureate.
Sustainable impact
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1 July 2025
Too many rural whānau are caring for loved ones with mate wareware in silence. A kaupapa led by the Centre for Brain Research is bringing answers to their doorsteps.
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26 June 2025
In response to the climate crisis, a new way to measure how well people and nature are living together has been announced in leading scientific journal Nature.
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26 June 2025
Auckland Council and the University have collaborated on a world-first trial involving a rubbish truck and lithium-ion batteries.
Arts and culture
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1 July 2025
When David Lines’ great-grandmother travelled from Scotland to New Zealand, her piano came too. Today, the professor continues to walk in her footsteps.
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1 July 2025
Gus Fisher Gallery curator Lisa Beauchamp gives UniNews a tour of the gallery before the launch of its latest shows, 'Tala o le tau' and 'Because of where I live'.
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1 July 2025
Deities of Indigenous Filipino mythology come to life in new additions to the University’s art collection by Elam alumnus Louie Bretaña.
Business and economy
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1 July 2025
Two entrepreneurs behind a billion-dollar Kiwi-born company are teaching a new course aimed to inspire aspiring start-up founders.
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30 June 2025
Researchers have uncovered a novel way to forecast stock market volatility using daily business news.
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23 June 2025
A major international conference in Auckland is exploring how to better support female founders and highlighting wāhine Māori perspectives on entrepreneurship.
Education and society
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30 June 2025
Dr Timothy Welch highlights five steps councils can take to lessen the impact of rising urban heat before summer.
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11 June 2025
Professor Dawn Freshwater has indicated her intention to step down from her role as Vice-Chancellor after nearly six years in office.
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10 June 2025
Analysis: Missy Morton reflects on the mixed bag of learning support delivered by Budget 2025.
Environment
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30 June 2025
Dr Timothy Welch highlights five steps councils can take to lessen the impact of rising urban heat before summer.
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13 June 2025
PhD student Nicole Whitelock is exploring strategies to safeguard the survival of the endemic tara iti.
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27 May 2025
Opinion: Auckland Council's plan for higher building limits is a long-overdue move for a city afraid of heights. But, by international standards, Auckland is chasing the past, says Tim Welch.
Health and medicine
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2 July 2025
More than 160 of New Zealand’s brightest high school students competed in the NZ Brain Bee Challenge, hosted by the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research recently.
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1 July 2025
Too many rural whānau are caring for loved ones with mate wareware in silence. A kaupapa led by the Centre for Brain Research is bringing answers to their doorsteps.
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1 July 2025
Opinion: When we reach the Smokefree target of fewer than 5 percent of people smoking, we must ensure they aren’t stigmatised or forgotten says Ruth Bonita.
Politics and law
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2 July 2025
An independent watchdog would shine a light into the shadowy world of security and counterterrorism, says Associate Professor John Ip in a research paper.
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1 July 2025
Giving people from refugee backgrounds an official voice on issues that affect them has been the focus of the inaugural New Zealand Refugee Advisory Panel.
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1 July 2025
Analysis: The end of the Cold War was supposed to mark a new era, but little has changed says Tom Wilkinson.
Science and technology
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2 July 2025
MethaneSAT LLC has confirmed a loss of contact with the MethaneSAT satellite, which the University was scheduled to operate through its Mission Operations Control Centre.
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2 July 2025
Mosquito blood collectors could help us keep track of the spread of diseases in animals.
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1 July 2025
Computer science Professor Michael Witbrock is lending his expertise to policy on AI use by government agencies.
University news
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2 July 2025
MethaneSAT LLC has confirmed a loss of contact with the MethaneSAT satellite, which the University was scheduled to operate through its Mission Operations Control Centre.
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1 July 2025
The 2025 Hīkina Kia Tutaki, Celebrating Research Excellence Award winners recognise the achievements of University researchers at all levels of an academic career.
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25 June 2025
University of Auckland projects have earned MBIE funding for promising high-impact research.
The Challenge
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24 June 2025
Psychology professor Ginny Braun on how she came to co-author the century’s third most-cited scientific paper.
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27 May 2025
Rocks collected by an expedition to Antarctica hold clues to an extinction event 183 million years ago.
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26 May 2025
In its first season new podcast Ingenious showcases research taking on society's most persistent challenges.
