Feature Article
5 November 2025
University of Auckland fresh ideas and deep dives into fundamental science have been awarded $24.3m from the 2025 Marsden fund.
Sustainable impact
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10 November 2025
Engineers at the University of Auckland are developing Wi-Fi-style charging that powers devices seamlessly through the air.
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9 November 2025
Research operations manager and doctoral candidate Nalei Taufa recently received a Te Rau Hiringa Award, acknowledging the value professional staff bring to research at the University.
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6 November 2025
A new Indigenous inspired framework, Te Whare Kaiao, looks to offer hope and dignity for children with life-limiting illnesses and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Arts and culture
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5 November 2025
New Zealand’s major sports bodies are lagging behind much of the world when it comes to climate action, says University of Auckland sociologist Dr Chris McMillan.
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5 November 2025
Guest column: Alumna Charlotte Grimshaw reflects on the impacts of AI on authors.
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5 November 2025
Alumni profile: Well-known food writer Julie Biuso talks about pursuing her decades-old dream of writing a novel.
Business and economy
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6 November 2025
Experts say future housing policies must be grounded in evidence and behavioural insights.
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6 November 2025
Opinion: New Zealand’s world-class academic research won’t drive growth unless we build the capability to commercialise it, says Rod McNaughton.
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5 November 2025
New research will explore who’s affected by New Zealand’s upzoning boom, and the potential impact housing reforms are having on inequality.
Education and society
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6 November 2025
A Northland hapū's ability to thrive despite changes wrought by colonisation is the focus of a University of Auckland study awarded a Marsden Fund grant of $853,000.
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4 November 2025
Taking to the streets has long been a way to demand action from our leaders. But Ingenio asks six academics: are protests still an effective means to bring about change?
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4 November 2025
Opinion: The recently released draft curriculum for health and education is like a dry, stale, pale sponge, technically edible but simple, joyless and forgettable, argues Darren Powell.
Te ao Māori
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6 November 2025
A new Indigenous inspired framework, Te Whare Kaiao, looks to offer hope and dignity for children with life-limiting illnesses and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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6 November 2025
A Northland hapū's ability to thrive despite changes wrought by colonisation is the focus of a University of Auckland study awarded a Marsden Fund grant of $853,000.
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5 November 2025
The advent of vaping slowed progress on reducing smoking, especially for Māori and Pacific teens.
Health and medicine
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10 November 2025
Opinion: Does fasting affect your cognition? Dr David Moreau weighs the global evidence.
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9 November 2025
Research operations manager and doctoral candidate Nalei Taufa recently received a Te Rau Hiringa Award, acknowledging the value professional staff bring to research at the University.
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6 November 2025
A new Indigenous inspired framework, Te Whare Kaiao, looks to offer hope and dignity for children with life-limiting illnesses and their whānau in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Politics and law
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7 November 2025
Commentary: Judges around the world have pulled lawyers up for submitting AI-generated material to the court that’s wrong. Joshua Yuvaraj cautions lawyers against the use of AI.
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5 November 2025
Golden Graduate: Former diplomat, academic and politician Kennedy Graham tells Megan Fowlie about traversing the world and some of its hottest issues.
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4 November 2025
Taking to the streets has long been a way to demand action from our leaders. But Ingenio asks six academics: are protests still an effective means to bring about change?
Science and technology
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10 November 2025
Engineers at the University of Auckland are developing Wi-Fi-style charging that powers devices seamlessly through the air.
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5 November 2025
As 2025 draws to an end, psychologist Lily Stadlober shares seven tips to help us keep to our resolutions for the year ahead.
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4 November 2025
How does science explain moments when we are captivated by the arts? Janet McAllister goes in search of new research that explores the ways in which to be human is to need the arts.
University news
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5 November 2025
Royal Society Te Apārangi awards highlight world-leading research.
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5 November 2025
New research will explore who’s affected by New Zealand’s upzoning boom, and the potential impact housing reforms are having on inequality.
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5 November 2025
University of Auckland fresh ideas and deep dives into fundamental science have been awarded $24.3m from the 2025 Marsden fund.
The Challenge
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28 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers are working on four smart ideas to enhance resilience and sustainabilty in the country's energy needs.
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21 October 2025
Sir Richard Faull, founder of the Centre for Brain Research is one of the country's most eminent scientists. On his 80th year, we celebrate his journey to explore the human brain.
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9 October 2025
The real story behind scientific 'breakthroughs' is strong fundamental research, hard slog and a little bit of serendipity.