Feature Article

4 August 2025
A ground-breaking new project is set to transform how te reo Māori is spoken and learned across Aotearoa, thanks to a $1 million research grant.
Sustainable impact
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8 August 2025
TOKTALK creates energising space for Pacific scholars says Fofonga for Pacific Research Excellence director, Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiu Talei.
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7 August 2025
First publication from Pacific publisher is based on research from doctoral candidate Veronika Triariyani Kanem.
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7 August 2025
Celebrations continue for the 60th anniversary of Cook Islands self-governance, Pacific research continues to make a strong impact across local and diaspora communities.
Arts and culture
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8 August 2025
TOKTALK creates energising space for Pacific scholars says Fofonga for Pacific Research Excellence director, Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiu Talei.
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7 August 2025
First publication from Pacific publisher is based on research from doctoral candidate Veronika Triariyani Kanem.
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7 August 2025
Celebrations continue for the 60th anniversary of Cook Islands self-governance, Pacific research continues to make a strong impact across local and diaspora communities.
Business and economy
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30 July 2025
Researchers say green-rating systems could improve clarity and effectiveness by explicitly defining ‘drier’ and using two measures of humidity.
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25 July 2025
Opinion: Auckland’s State of the City report shows that Auckland’s innovation infrastructure needs attention, writes CIE director Dasel Keane.
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23 July 2025
Fear-based health campaigns may grab attention, but could the use of more positive emotions generate better outcomes?
Education and society
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8 August 2025
Opinion: As the Government moves swiftly to change the direction of NZ education, both ‘sides’ need to stop talking past each each other, says John Morgan.
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6 August 2025
An international project taking on one of the biggest challenges facing the world, forced migration, will now include input from the University of Auckland.
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4 August 2025
Language education is at the forefront of the rapid changes in AI and we need to get on board, says Danping Wang, an associate professor of Chinese language.
Environment
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6 August 2025
Birds are under pressure from urban light and noise. What are the effects of broken sleep?
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31 July 2025
Opinion: At a conference for geographers recently, Nicolas Lewis was asked what the industrial debate was like in New Zealand. "I was embarrassed to say it was ‘Grow, baby, grow!’"
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31 July 2025
Opinion: The Government's draft geothermal strategy shows it sees the long-term opportunity of geothermal energy and is willing to put its weight behind it, says John O'Sullivan.
Health and medicine
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7 August 2025
Opinion: Opinion: Health is almost impossible to get completely right, but a number of strategic decisions made recently are setting our system on a path that will offer less value to the public, says Peter Davis.
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6 August 2025
Opinion: If HTPs can help some people switch from tobacco, then pricing them appropriately is good policy – provided it’s transparent, monitored, and the tax savings are passed on to consumers, says Ruth Bonita.
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4 August 2025
More than 100 have now completed University course serving as pathway for Pacific aspirations says Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga, Associate Dean Pacific (FMHS).
Politics and law
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5 August 2025
The topic of constitutional conventions doesn't come up every day but doctoral student Kelly Shuttleworth explains how important they are in a democracy.
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29 July 2025
Opinion: The rise of anti-immigration and "Japan First" politics in Japan, shows the country is not immune from the xenophobia affecting much of the developed world, says Nobuki Yamashita.
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24 July 2025
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health) welcomes international ruling countries can be held legally accountable for greenhouse gas emissions.
Science and technology
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3 August 2025
Opinion: The success of NZ’s space sector can sometimes get short shrift in a country whose agricultural exports are often seen as our defining characteristic, says Richard Easther.
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1 August 2025
Dr David Krofcheck’s career has seen him contribute to major scientific discoveries at the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.
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1 August 2025
PhD candidate Sönke Stern investigates Kuwae eruption in Vanuatu five centuries ago and impact on global climate.
University news
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28 July 2025
The 2025 Te Rau Hiringa awards go to research support staff at Liggins Institute and Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa – Centre for Pacific and Global Health, a University Research Centre.
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21 July 2025
Internationally renowned scholar Vivienne Gray, an Emeritus Professor of Classics, is farewelled by a colleague and several former students at the University of Auckland.
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18 July 2025
Staff from across the University have been celebrated for their efforts and achievements at the annual VC’s Recognition Dinner.
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.