3 June 2026

The first comprehensive guide to prison law in Aotearoa New Zealand is being developed with the support of a $153,000 grant.

3 June 2026

A timber building that kept itself centred through major shaking has aced a full‑scale earthquake test with no damage, with more than 60 industry professionals looking on.

2 June 2026

Waste chemicals pollute rivers, coastlines and groundwater – but the right microbes in the right place can turn them into harmless gas.

3 June 2026

Alumni profile: Violinist, organist and conductor Zosia Herlihy-O’Brien has found her calling bringing classical music to a wide range of audiences, including at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall.

2 June 2026

Alumni profile: Ruth Diver is experiencing wild success as a literary translator, including co-translating the English version of the bestselling Gisèle Pelicot memoir.

2 June 2026

Podcasts on everything from history to politics to ice hockey are on classics, and Greek history and language expert Dr Alex McAuley's listening list.

2 June 2026

Comment: Despite opposition from politicians on both the left and right of NZ politics, a form of mandatory saving for retirement could make economic sense, says Leonard Hon and Robert MacCulloch.

26 May 2026

Analysis: New Zealand needs stronger mechanisms to convert early promise into investable firms, says Rod McNaughton.

26 May 2026

Zolzaya Battsogt lost both her daughter and supervisor during her doctoral studies. This May, she graduated in their honour.

28 May 2026

Comment: Education is complicated, and we should be wary of stories that suggest it is otherwise like the one the kids failing at maths, says Lisa Darragh.

28 May 2026

Celebrating Sāmoa Language Week, 31 May – 6 June. The journey of gagana Sāmoa is a lifelong one says Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific, Fonoiā Professor Sipaea Jemaima Tiatia Siau.

27 May 2026

People living in deprived neighbourhoods have a significantly higher risk of premature ‘deaths of despair,' according to an international study using NZ data.

1 June 2026

Seven University of Auckland staff have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours, including Professor Elizabeth Rata who becomes a dame and Associate Professor Paul Baker who becomes a knight.

28 May 2026

The re-dedication of the Sir James Henare Research Centre recalls the layers of history and renews aspirations for the future.

25 May 2026

Josephine Davis will take over as Head of School of Nursing at the University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, marking a historic moment for Māori nursing leadership.

3 June 2026

Significant differences can be seen in the brains of recovering methamphetamine addicts, compared to those of non-users, a study involving University of Auckland scientists has found.

2 June 2026

Professor Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer's damehood recognises her significant contributions to ophthalmology.

2 June 2026

Hood Fellow Professor Russell Foster's visit has supported chronobiology research efforts in New Zealand and Sāmoa.

3 June 2026

The first comprehensive guide to prison law in Aotearoa New Zealand is being developed with the support of a $153,000 grant.

29 May 2026

With the can kicked down the road in terms of a referendum at the 2026 general election on extending our term to four years, the question remains: should we extend our parliamentary term beyond three years?

26 May 2026

Zolzaya Battsogt lost both her daughter and supervisor during her doctoral studies. This May, she graduated in their honour.

3 June 2026

Feature: AI is developing at such breakneck speed it’s hard to know how the technology will next materially impact our lives and work. Anthony Doesburg asks alumni working on the front lines of tech about where AI is taking us in the next 12 months.

3 June 2026

A timber building that kept itself centred through major shaking has aced a full‑scale earthquake test with no damage, with more than 60 industry professionals looking on.

27 May 2026

An active fault along the Hunua Ranges has been identified in research led by the University of Auckland.

1 June 2026

Seven University of Auckland staff have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours, including Professor Elizabeth Rata who becomes a dame and Associate Professor Paul Baker who becomes a knight.

25 May 2026

Josephine Davis will take over as Head of School of Nursing at the University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, marking a historic moment for Māori nursing leadership.

20 May 2026

A dawn ceremony on 19 May welcomed restored whakairo back to the James Henare Research Centre, reaffirming the centre’s place as a whare of mātauranga Māori.

28 May 2026

The re-dedication of the Sir James Henare Research Centre recalls the layers of history and renews aspirations for the future.

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.

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.