Feature Article
1 September 2026
Associate Professor Samantha Holdsworth is determined to turn insights from leading imaging technology research into better health outcomes in Tairāwhiti, and other communities.
Sustainable impact
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11 September 2026
Mel Wall and Professor Sarah-Jane Paine take up senior academic roles focused on Māori success, scholarship and research across Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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9 September 2026
One solution to dramatic cuts to environmental science funding in recent years: philanthropic endowments guarantee support for research long term.
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9 September 2026
Engineering researchers are developing low-cost sensors that could transform how New Zealand monitors nitrate in its freshwater ecosystems.
Arts and culture
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11 September 2026
Richard Naish has produced some of New Zealand’s most innovative buildings of the 21st century through his firm RTA Studio.
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9 September 2026
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga researcher and journalist Dr Atakohu Middleton is celebrating the launch of what is believed to be the first sole-authored collection of short stories written entirely in te reo Māori.
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5 September 2026
Papua New Guinean scholar, cultural practitioner and doctoral candidate Julia Mage'au Gray exemplifies the importance of ensuring Indigenous knowledge systems flourish within contemporary settings.
Business and economy
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8 September 2026
Analysis: New Zealand risks losing migrant entrepreneurs, and their businesses, if it focuses on attracting them without providing the support they need, writes Farzana Adeel.
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1 September 2026
Comment: Children online still face the same Meta algorithms on Instagram and Facebook, and the same extraction of their attention and their data says Alexandra Andhov.
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31 August 2026
Road dust is a significant source of particulate air pollution in Tāmaki Makaurau, at times having a greater impact than vehicle exhaust, research suggests.
Education and society
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11 September 2026
Richard Naish has produced some of New Zealand’s most innovative buildings of the 21st century through his firm RTA Studio.
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3 September 2026
Professor Penny Brothers, an honorary academic with the University's School of Chemical Sciences, will head the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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1 September 2026
What if we could all use logic to better understand each other, thereby making the world a less divided place? University of Auckland philosopher Patrick Girard believes we can.
Te ao Māori
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11 September 2026
Mel Wall and Professor Sarah-Jane Paine take up senior academic roles focused on Māori success, scholarship and research across Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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9 September 2026
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga researcher and journalist Dr Atakohu Middleton is celebrating the launch of what is believed to be the first sole-authored collection of short stories written entirely in te reo Māori.
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9 September 2026
Engineering researchers are developing low-cost sensors that could transform how New Zealand monitors nitrate in its freshwater ecosystems.
Health and medicine
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9 September 2026
Engineering researchers are developing low-cost sensors that could transform how New Zealand monitors nitrate in its freshwater ecosystems.
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8 September 2026
Commonly prescribed antidepressants often fail to improve anxiety and depression in people with substance-use disorders, researchers say.
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7 September 2026
Morning light and other measures that support the body’s natural rhythms could help patients heal faster and get home sooner after surgery.
Politics and law
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8 September 2026
Celebrating Papua New Guinea Language Week: Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair's upbringing in Port Moresby has greatly influenced his academic career.
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7 September 2026
New pioneering initiative Maamaloa, led by Dr Suliana Mone to support Pacific legal scholarship, will hold a symposium on 10-11 September at the Auckland Law School.
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4 September 2026
Opinion: Joining Pillar II of the Aukus security pact could deepen NZ's involvement in the technologies of modern warfare, writes Professor Gehan Gunasekara.
Science and technology
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9 September 2026
Engineering researchers are developing low-cost sensors that could transform how New Zealand monitors nitrate in its freshwater ecosystems.
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4 September 2026
Pacific Science Research Symposium, The Future of Pacific-Led Science, held 3 September brought together established, new and emerging academics.
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3 September 2026
The Tongan eruption of 2022 has potential lessons for tsunami monitoring, writes Professor Shane Cronin.
University news
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11 September 2026
Mel Wall and Professor Sarah-Jane Paine take up senior academic roles focused on Māori success, scholarship and research across Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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9 September 2026
The University has commissioned an independent review to strengthen confidence in its processes and ensure sexual harassment complaints are handled fairly, consistently and in line with best practice.
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28 August 2026
Mānawa Mai Open Day is on 29 August. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education Professor Sarah Young describes what today's students are seeking from a university.
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.