Feature Article
26 February 2026
Alumnus and former Dean of Engineering, Professor Nic Smith, is returning to the University of Auckland as its new vice-chancellor.
Sustainable impact
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4 March 2026
Planetary Solutions has launched, offering in-depth coverage of environmental challenges and ideas to shape a more sustainable future for Aotearoa New Zealand.
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3 March 2026
New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050.
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3 March 2026
Pacific Studies doctoral candidate Amanda SullivanLee examines Pusiaki, a Tongan relational, multilayered kinship system that predates missionary contact and differs fundamentally from Western legal adoption.
Arts and culture
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3 March 2026
Pacific Studies doctoral candidate Amanda SullivanLee examines Pusiaki, a Tongan relational, multilayered kinship system that predates missionary contact and differs fundamentally from Western legal adoption.
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20 February 2026
A chance to create a public sculpture that will be prominently displayed for a year in the gardens of Elam at the University of Auckland is now open to eligible Elam students.
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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.
Business and economy
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3 March 2026
New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050.
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28 February 2026
Tim Hazledine argues that such is the blight of unemployment, it should be the focus of monetary policy, not inflation.
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27 February 2026
Alumni have returned to celebrate 30 years of a programme that has propelled Māori into CEO, chair and senior leadership roles across Aotearoa, with a refreshed version now on the way.
Education and society
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2 March 2026
A passion for maths propels Katalina Ma as she helps the next generation of students make the leap to university.
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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.
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17 February 2026
How children manage their emotional lives after disasters is the focus of a new book by Carol Mutch, a leading expert in disaster education.
Te ao Māori
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3 March 2026
Pacific Studies doctoral candidate Amanda SullivanLee examines Pusiaki, a Tongan relational, multilayered kinship system that predates missionary contact and differs fundamentally from Western legal adoption.
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27 February 2026
Opinion: Māori are disproportionately affected by mate wareware. And because language shapes care, we use the te reo term rather than dementia for good reason, explains Makarena Dudley.
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27 February 2026
Alumni have returned to celebrate 30 years of a programme that has propelled Māori into CEO, chair and senior leadership roles across Aotearoa, with a refreshed version now on the way.
Health and medicine
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2 March 2026
Professor Simon Mitchell’s abiding passion for scuba diving and dive medicine has led to him winning a major award for his work advancing dive practice worldwide.
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1 March 2026
Analysis: ‘Bicycle face’ was thought to cause a state of nervous exhaustion and permanent facial disfigurement, with women thought to be especially vulnerable. Kate MacKrill and Robert Bartholomew explain.
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27 February 2026
Opinion: Māori are disproportionately affected by mate wareware. And because language shapes care, we use the te reo term rather than dementia for good reason, explains Makarena Dudley.
Politics and law
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26 February 2026
The University of Auckland triumphed at the 2026 ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, taking first place against teams from around the world.
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25 February 2026
New research calls for copyright reform to address the rise of AI-assisted creativity.
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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.
Science and technology
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3 March 2026
The long shadow from whaling extends to basic behaviour such as breeding, new research shows.
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2 March 2026
UniNews takes a tour of the University's arc/sec Lab, where the digital world is brought to life.
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2 March 2026
Academic's new book explores what the secular world can learn from religion.
University news
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2 March 2026
The University of Auckland's Department of Exercise Sciences has morphed into a school, a reflection of its growth and success.
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26 February 2026
Alumnus and former Dean of Engineering, Professor Nic Smith, is returning to the University of Auckland as its new vice-chancellor.
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26 February 2026
The venerable University ClockTower marks a century since its formal opening in March.
The Challenge
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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.
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26 February 2026
The venerable University ClockTower marks a century since its formal opening in March.
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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.