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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

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8 October 2026

Comment: The world faces many of the challenges Pacific peoples have navigated for generations writes Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga.

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Education and society

  • Dr Priyanka Dhopade is Director of the University's Sustainable Space Initiative. Photo: Chris Loufte

    13 October 2026

    New Zealand and Swiss researchers are exploring how international best practice can help shape a more sustainable approach to space governance in Aotearoa.

  • Head and shoulders portrait of Professor Luke Goode wearing a black, collared, long-sleeved shirt against a blurred, outdoor background.

    1 October 2026

    Luke Goode, a new professor of communication, looks back on 25 years at the University of Auckland and forward to a future he believes we can't give up on.

  • Sophie Jing standing in front of a red wall

    28 September 2026

    Sophie Jing’s doctoral research explores culture and identity in Chinese immigrants to New Zealand. She writes about how it reveals the humanity behind simplistic stereotypes.

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Te ao Māori

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Health and medicine

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Politics and law

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    7 October 2026

    How copyright law responds to generative AI could have major consequences for the technology’s future, says visiting Stanford Professor Mark Lemley.

  • 7 October 2026

    Governments in New Zealand, Australia and Canada have often used cultural diversity to maintain power and promote contentious agendas, a new book suggests.

  • Image of gavel in front of book titled Consumer Protection Act

    6 October 2026

    Comment: Until businesses know there are real consequences for breaking consumer law, the best-intentioned reforms will have limited impact, says Alex Sims.

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Science and technology

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The Challenge

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