21 January 2026

Flushable smart sensors designed by Auckland engineers could change how underground sewage faults are detected - and they cost less than a cup of coffee.

21 January 2026

NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026, writes Rod McNaughton.

14 January 2026

University engineers are unlocking new applications for low-carbon timber elements that can be reused, repurposed or recycled long after its first life.

9 January 2026

If 2026 is your year to learn more about art, Dr Katy Stapleton Bond has practical tips. She talked to Joelle Ireland in the ‘Expert Tips in Two Minutes’ series, about how to interpret art like a pro.

23 December 2025

Opinion: If we want cities that serve everyone, we should look beyond the buzzwords and confront the unconscious desires driving our choices, argue Elham Bahmanteymouri and Mohsen Mohammadzadeh.

10 December 2025

Archival recordings of Aucklanders born around 1900 are giving linguists a fresh perspective on the evolution of the New Zealand accent.

21 January 2026

NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026, writes Rod McNaughton.

19 January 2026

Analysis: Dragging yourself into the new work year? Hybrid work eases the return for some, it’s also changing how we find happiness at work.

13 January 2026

Comment: Esports in New Zealand are no longer fringe entertainment; it’s becoming an organised system for cultivating complex, cooperative performance says Kenny Ching.

18 December 2025

Opinion: Cambodia and Thailand have little chance of sustaining long-term peace without a regional body to monitor, investigate and enforce it, writes Chanrith Ngin.

17 December 2025

Opinion: Opinion: The settlement of IHC’s Human Rights Review Tribunal claim from 2012 is a good education news story, and should support the development of an inclusive education system says Jude MacArthur.

16 December 2025

Opinion: Some employees would sooner disappear into the nearest fire exit than unwrap a novelty mug in front of colleagues, writes Barbara Plester.

18 December 2025

Jodeci Naumau’ulu-Sio wants patients and future doctors from Ōtara to find a sense of home and belonging in medicine.

16 December 2025

From Aotearoa to Greenland and Mexico, Claire Charters' inaugural lecture examined how Indigenous self-determination is playing out around the world.

16 December 2025

Fellowship provides potential to transform healthcare by creating affordable, accessible treatments says Dr Natalie Netzler.

21 January 2026

Healthy lifestyle changes and holistic support could be like a new drug to help people recover from cancer, say University of Auckland researchers.

21 January 2026

Comment: Esmeralda Lo Tam reflects on how as a young Samoan playing sports she never imagined she would be a corneal transplant recipient – or that a six-year-old boy at the hospital would inspire her to pursue to a new public health career.

18 January 2026

For Kunal Gupta, research into AI and mental health is personal. Shaped by his own experience, he is exploring how AI could use physiological and behavioural indicators to support young Kiwi men with depression.

20 January 2026

Opinion: What makes the drug treatment court model powerful is the wraparound support given to the high-risk, high-needs offenders, writes Dr Katherin Doolin.

18 December 2025

Opinion: Cambodia and Thailand have little chance of sustaining long-term peace without a regional body to monitor, investigate and enforce it, writes Chanrith Ngin.

17 December 2025

Drug treatment courts offer a different path for people whose offending is driven by substance use.

12 January 2026

More heat accumulated in the ocean in 2025 than in any year since modern measurements began, says climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth.

7 January 2026

Governance of the country’s latest public research organisation includes alumni of the University of Auckland’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

18 December 2025

Recycled shell waste from the mussel industry could soon be used to help restore New Zealand’s coasts.

21 January 2026

The University has shown improvement in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject, with rises in several areas.

31 December 2025

University of Auckland staff and alumni have been acknowledged in the King’s 2026 New Year Honours list, led by Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer.

18 December 2025

University of Auckland researchers are leading a proposal to establsh a nationwide research platform to develop next generation AI applications.

19 January 2026

Cutting-edge tools once reserved for astronauts and data scientists are reshaping rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy.

26 November 2025

Rather than seeing the Roman Republic as a vast, imperial nation-state, it may have been more like a modern-day social media brand.

28 October 2025

University of Auckland researchers are working on four smart ideas to enhance resilience and sustainabilty in the country's energy needs.