Feature Article

14 February 2023
Successful campaigns have a clear, positive vision and offer practical ways people can make a difference, according to a new book on youth activism in Aotearoa.
Sustainable impact
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28 March 2023
Opinion: The now defunct Ministry of Works is the kind of agency needed to fix our infrastructure disaster - not the inefficient amalgam of Civil Defence and independent sub-contracting and consulting firms we've got, writes Diane Brand.
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21 March 2023
Opinion: As New Zealand inherits the climate legacy of larger and more powerful nations, we must turn our attention to leading by example, writes Kevin Trenberth
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20 March 2023
A look back over the past 50 years shows that international environmental law has ignored its overarching objective to protect the global environment, says Professor Klaus Bosselmann.
Arts and culture
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28 March 2023
Opinion: The now defunct Ministry of Works is the kind of agency needed to fix our infrastructure disaster - not the inefficient amalgam of Civil Defence and independent sub-contracting and consulting firms we've got, writes Diane Brand.
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24 March 2023
Aotearoa New Zealand fiction, non-fiction and poetry is getting a boost with a new site devoted to reviews, launched with seed funding from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland.
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21 March 2023
Three graduates from Elam School of Fine Arts are in the running for the 2024 Walters Prize – and $50,000 in prize money.
Business and economy
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31 March 2023
The desire for banks to free-ride on the contributions of others in relation to collective security means that many underinvest in cybersecurity, according to a recent paper.
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29 March 2023
Students from across the University are undertaking an exciting experience of personal growth and challenge this year thanks to a Kupe Leadership Scholarship.
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28 March 2023
Opinion: Artificial intelligence is here with a vengeance, and skills such as creativity and critical thinking are becoming even more valuable, say Alex Sims and Dulani Jayasuriya.
Education and society
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27 March 2023
OPINION: In a three-part series, Te Kawehau Hoskins and Alison Jones explore the value of an evolving Treaty partnership to higher education. Part 1: Who is the ‘we’ at our institutions.
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24 March 2023
Te Pouhere Kōrero 10 is authored by a collective of established Māori historians who will speak at National Library of New Zealand, in Wellington on March 28.
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24 March 2023
Questioning the mental health system and labels given to various conditions by psychiatrists is the focus of a special issue of New Zealand Sociology.
Environment
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30 March 2023
Opinion: In Aotearoa the long shadow of colonial overlay is reflected in the endurance of names with little bearing to the land, its stories or people, writes Robin Kearns
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23 March 2023
Dr Maj Padamsee, of the School of Biological Sciences, leads research into a fungal threat.
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21 March 2023
Opinion: As New Zealand inherits the climate legacy of larger and more powerful nations, we must turn our attention to leading by example, writes Kevin Trenberth
Health and medicine
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29 March 2023
A novel drug is showing promise for alleviating both heart failure and the sleep apnoea associated with it.
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27 March 2023
Kiwi frontline health workers’ feedback from Covid-19 needs to inform solutions to the current workforce crisis, researchers say.
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24 March 2023
Questioning the mental health system and labels given to various conditions by psychiatrists is the focus of a special issue of New Zealand Sociology.
Politics and law
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30 March 2023
Law students from six continents competed in the 2023 Transatlantic Negotiation Competition this month before a University of Auckland team took it out for the second year running.
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29 March 2023
Opinion: Mandating domestic violence training for family court judges to ensure they have the evidence-based expertise to do their jobs appropriately does not threaten judicial independence - it enhances it, argues Carrie Leonetti
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28 March 2023
Not one, but two research papers by tax law expert Craig Elliffe from Auckland Law School are shortlisted for a prestigious international award.
Science and technology
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30 March 2023
Life stories of chimpanzees in seminal psychology research are being pieced together by Associate Professor Javier Virués-Ortega.
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30 March 2023
The new Trimble Technology Lab at the Faculty of Engineering will benefit students and researchers from across the University.
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29 March 2023
Ups and downs in a person's closest relationship are linked to physiological changes in a study led by Dr Brian Don, of the School of Psychology.
University news
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29 March 2023
Students from across the University are undertaking an exciting experience of personal growth and challenge this year thanks to a Kupe Leadership Scholarship.
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28 March 2023
Not one, but two research papers by tax law expert Craig Elliffe from Auckland Law School are shortlisted for a prestigious international award.
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24 March 2023
Te Pouhere Kōrero 10 is authored by a collective of established Māori historians who will speak at National Library of New Zealand, in Wellington on March 28.
The Challenge
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30 March 2023
Opinion: Te Kawehau Hoskins and Alison Jones explore the value of an evolving Treaty partnership to higher education. In Part 3 of the series, the opportunities indigenisation brings.
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29 March 2023
Opinion: Te Kawehau Hoskins and Alison Jones explore the value of an evolving Treaty partnership to higher education. In the second of a three part series, they ask if inclusion policies can have unintended consequences.
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27 March 2023
OPINION: In a three-part series, Te Kawehau Hoskins and Alison Jones explore the value of an evolving Treaty partnership to higher education. Part 1: Who is the ‘we’ at our institutions.