Feature Article

25 September 2025
Championing Māori health equity and cultural safety in surgery has seen Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri named 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow.
Sustainable impact
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30 September 2025
The devastation Cyclone Gabrielle brought to Auckland’s industrial areas has spurred a $8.9 million research project aimed at making the city’s economic hubs more resilient to future climate disasters.
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29 September 2025
Research suggests climate leadership is falling short, with current adaptation efforts focused on property and cost-cutting rather than protecting communities.
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25 September 2025
Alumnus Carl Carrington on why innovation, research and talent will define the future of New Zealand’s aquaculture industry.
Arts and culture
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1 October 2025
University art collection adviser Madeleine Gifford introduces a recent acquisition.
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24 September 2025
Many writers dream of a chunk of time and a peaceful place to make progress on a pet project, which is the aim of a new University of Auckland writers’ residency.
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19 September 2025
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Music graduate Celestial Mareni Brown hopes to empower Pacific youth through a music venture.
Business and economy
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1 October 2025
Language barriers and low digital literacy are leaving vulnerable groups exposed to online harms, and without local research, New Zealand is ill-equipped to respond.
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1 October 2025
During his inaugural professorial lecture, Mike Lee revealed rare footage of his pre-academia foray into a 'professional sport'.
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29 September 2025
Research suggests climate leadership is falling short, with current adaptation efforts focused on property and cost-cutting rather than protecting communities.
Education and society
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30 September 2025
Opinion: Dr Ritesh Shah offers an alternative vision to the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, which he believes hasn't been a viable option for some time.
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17 September 2025
New Zealand is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world, thanks to a radical rethink of immigration policy from the 1980s; a new book looks at how we got here.
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16 September 2025
Opinion: Professor Rod McNaughton says university is “too late in the pipeline” for students to be introduced to entrepreneurship education
Te ao Māori
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1 October 2025
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri’s work improving surgical care for Māori has been recognised with a prestigious prize for women in science.
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1 October 2025
University art collection adviser Madeleine Gifford introduces a recent acquisition.
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29 September 2025
'For the record' showcases how the Māori Land March was seen and recorded by those who were there to witness and document, rather than actively participate.
Health and medicine
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1 October 2025
Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri’s work improving surgical care for Māori has been recognised with a prestigious prize for women in science.
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1 October 2025
Doctors sometimes refer patients to providers in which they have a financial stake — a practice known as ‘self-referral’. While widely studied in the US, researchers are seeking local views.
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1 October 2025
Dr Hayley Reynolds and Catherine Davies are bonded through their personal and professional experiences with the incurable condition.
Politics and law
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30 September 2025
Opinion: Dr Ritesh Shah offers an alternative vision to the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, which he believes hasn't been a viable option for some time.
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11 September 2025
Veronica Kirisome balanced law with motherhood, graduating just before her daughter’s fifth birthday.
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11 September 2025
Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Commerce graduate Lisi-Malia Pereira crossed the stage carrying the legacy of her ancestors.
Science and technology
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30 September 2025
PhD candidate Heidi Robinson fuses her love of craft with the lab.
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26 September 2025
In a global study, New Zealand creatures used camouflage rather than bright warning colours to deter predators.
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25 September 2025
Opinion: Scientific evidence for human-induced climate change is beyond dispute, so Kevin Trenberth wonders why disinformation is still so rife?
University news
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18 September 2025
Auckland Bioengineering Institute researchers will work with Oden Institute, University of Texas, to develop physics-informed AI computational modelling.
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16 September 2025
The University has earned international recognition for its leadership in innovation and entrepreneurship.
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8 September 2025
Big ideas earned University students thousands in cash prizes at this year’s Solve It, where they teamed up with industry to test their creativity and problem-solving skills.
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.