Feature Article
12 November 2026
An apprentice who once accidentally stopped the ClockTower clock recently revisited the landmark and shared his memories.
Sustainable impact
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11 November 2026
The ‘enshittification’ of clothing poses a global challenge – because what we dress ourselves in has an unexpectedly big climate impact.
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11 November 2026
A pop-up urban art village is coming to Te Komititanga on 13 and 14 November, curated by University architect Matthew Liggins.
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9 November 2026
A major New Zealand fertility trial sheds new light on treatment options for couples struggling to conceive.
Arts and culture
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11 November 2026
A pop-up urban art village is coming to Te Komititanga on 13 and 14 November, curated by University architect Matthew Liggins.
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11 November 2026
Dr Matthew Galloway asks how infrastructure, politics and stories are embedded in everyday landscapes.
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9 November 2026
A collection of poems, “part treasure hunt, part horror,” has won the 2026 Phoenix Prize in Creative Writing for poet Megan Fowlie.
Business and economy
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11 November 2026
The ‘enshittification’ of clothing poses a global challenge – because what we dress ourselves in has an unexpectedly big climate impact.
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11 November 2026
More than 20 years ago, Shane Legg predicted a 50 percent chance that human-level machine intelligence would be created by 2028. He hasn’t changed his mind.
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4 November 2026
Alumni profile: Kate Gatfield-Jeffries wants to grow the Western world's biggest women's wellness brand.
Education and society
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11 November 2026
A pop-up urban art village is coming to Te Komititanga on 13 and 14 November, curated by University architect Matthew Liggins.
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10 November 2026
Comment: From record youth voter turnout to historic firsts for diverse candidates, the US midterms signal a major generational and political shift says Jennifer Frost.
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9 November 2026
NCEA exams are underway, hundreds of Māori and Pacific secondary students enrolled in the University's Pacific Academy are preparing to make the leap to university a reality.
Te ao Māori
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9 November 2026
NCEA exams are underway, hundreds of Māori and Pacific secondary students enrolled in the University's Pacific Academy are preparing to make the leap to university a reality.
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5 November 2026
Educator Professor Melinda Webber from the University of Auckland has been awarded the Dame Joan Metge Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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5 November 2026
The idea that universities are primarily places for young people is being overturned as a new space for intergenerational connection opens at the University of Auckland.
Health and medicine
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13 November 2026
With type 2 diabetes rates rising, University of Auckland researchers are testing a digital coach that helps people stick to healthy habits.
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12 November 2026
Researchers still don’t fully understand why type 2 diabetes raises the risk of heart disease. Dr Julia Musgrave is using human heart tissue to create digital models that could point the way to new treatments.
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9 November 2026
A major New Zealand fertility trial sheds new light on treatment options for couples struggling to conceive.
Politics and law
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11 November 2026
Insurance law specialist Rohan Havelock says that when it comes to insurance, New Zealand can take three key lessons from California.
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10 November 2026
Comment: From record youth voter turnout to historic firsts for diverse candidates, the US midterms signal a major generational and political shift says Jennifer Frost.
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5 November 2026
A new report examining New Zealand's family violence system reveals serious shortcomings and calls for urgent changes.
Science and technology
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13 November 2026
With type 2 diabetes rates rising, University of Auckland researchers are testing a digital coach that helps people stick to healthy habits.
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11 November 2026
More than 20 years ago, Shane Legg predicted a 50 percent chance that human-level machine intelligence would be created by 2028. He hasn’t changed his mind.
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10 November 2026
Professor Rod Gover co-invented a tool used by scientists exploring the edge of the universe.
University news
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12 November 2026
An apprentice who once accidentally stopped the ClockTower clock recently revisited the landmark and shared his memories.
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4 November 2026
Seven researchers from the University of Auckland have had their significant contributions recognised with national awards.
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28 October 2026
Dr Suliana Mone has been recognised for her outstanding contributions to legal research, teaching excellence and leadership to advance Pacific scholarship in NZ.
The Challenge
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13 August 2026
Inside the quest for the next breakthrough drug to treat diseases of the brain.
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13 July 2026
Te Pūnaha Ātea-1, (TPA-1) a satellite home-grown in New Zealand launched in June last year. On its 515km high orbit it has been capturing fresh images of our planet.
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28 May 2026
The re-dedication of the Sir James Henare Research Centre recalls the layers of history and renews aspirations for the future.