Feature Article

13 May 2025
The lives of homeless people with pet dogs attracted the attention of dog-lover Sophie Scott-Elvidge, who is graduating with a Master of Social and Community Leadership.
Sustainable impact
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13 May 2025
A new pack of cards brings a playful element to a serious topic – how to create a more sustainable world.
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13 May 2025
The first national mental health survey in Tokelau – part of Pacific-wide study led by Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga and Professor Jude McCool – wrapped up on 8 May.
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29 April 2025
Just how much do we know about our endemic Hector’s and Māui dolphins? Professor Rochelle Constantine is part of a team leading a groundbreaking research project to help better understand and protect these small dolphins.
Arts and culture
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13 May 2025
Well-known New Zealand food writer Julie Biuso has added a dash of extra creativity to her repertoire. She will be graduating with a Master of Creative Writing in the May ceremony.
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7 May 2025
Obituary: Ivo Holmqvist came to the University of Auckland in 1972 to run the Scandinavian Studies Department with wife Ingwor.
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6 May 2025
As usual, the annual treat for booklovers, the Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki, features plenty of University of Auckland involvement.
Business and economy
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13 May 2025
Skilled immigrant entrepreneurs play a crucial role in fostering innovation, but many leave New Zealand. PhD graduate Farzana Adeel asks why.
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13 May 2025
Dr Sam Mackay's surreal experience in Afghanistan inspired research that uncovers the hidden toll of expat life in conflict zones.
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13 May 2025
University of Auckland graduate Maselina Tufuga drew on her skills from Waka Ama to earn a Postgraduate Diploma in Business.
Education and society
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13 May 2025
A new pack of cards brings a playful element to a serious topic – how to create a more sustainable world.
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13 May 2025
The lives of homeless people with pet dogs attracted the attention of dog-lover Sophie Scott-Elvidge, who is graduating with a Master of Social and Community Leadership.
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28 April 2025
Ingenious podcast: Citizens' Assemblies – ordinary people coming together to make tough political decisions – are gaining traction in a world where traditional democracy is under fire.
Environment
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2 May 2025
Oceans are heating faster across two latitudinal bands, according to research led by a University of Auckland climate scientist.
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1 May 2025
Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate, according to international research led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists.
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9 April 2025
The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.
Health and medicine
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13 May 2025
The first national mental health survey in Tokelau – part of Pacific-wide study led by Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga and Professor Jude McCool – wrapped up on 8 May.
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11 May 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand launches the start of the 2025 Pacific Language Weeks celebrating Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta – Rotuma Language Week 11-17 May.
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9 May 2025
Professor Julia Slark's compassion, kindness and sense of social justice underpins her leadership of the School of Nursing and stroke research.
Politics and law
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13 May 2025
Analysis: A Supreme Court decision may have implications for how police gather and use photos as evidence, writes Alexandra Allen-Franks.
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10 May 2025
Analysis: National positions itself as a party committed to strengthening our economy. Paul Taillon asks how paying women less than men for the same and/or comparable work will do that?
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9 April 2025
Opinion: Grant Duncan looks back, as the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks, at a career remarkable for its many ups and downs and sheer longevity.
Science and technology
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9 May 2025
Winiata Marae, in partnership with the University of Auckland and Downer New Zealand, is set to host the country’s first marae-based water science laboratory.
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6 May 2025
Commentary: New and emerging technologies are likely to revolutionise asthma management, says Amy Chan.
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5 May 2025
Opinion: The use of AI by governments demands transparency because it supercharges state power and automates decisions that can deeply affect our lives, says Benjamin Liu.
University news
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13 May 2025
The University and the Cawthron Institute signed an agreement for a Joint Graduate School, making formal an existing successful partnership.
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9 May 2025
Hiwa's basketball courts received New Zealand's most decorated Olympian recently, when Dame Lisa Carrington came to deliver an announcement.
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7 May 2025
Two leading University academics have been appointed to the newly formed Prime Minister's Science and Technology Advisory Council.
The Challenge
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11 April 2025
Dr Tom Shand details the extraordinary forces at work behind giant waves that cross the Pacific and wreak havoc on distant shorelines.
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10 April 2025
The University celebrated the work and impact of leading researchers at Hīkina kia Tutuki, Rise to the Challenge: Researchers with Global Impact 2025.
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25 March 2025
Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute blend art with science to explore and understand the mysteries of human and animal physiology.