Feature Article

12 January 2023
The University of Auckland is saddened at the loss of former Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Stuart McCutcheon.
Sustainable impact
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31 January 2023
Timothy Welch explains why Auckland needs to think about becoming a 'sponge city' to mitigate flood disasters.
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20 January 2023
The campaign to save the Hauraki Gulf gets a boost from the University's new marine research vessel.
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16 January 2023
Projects to support the Banaban people and LGBTQIA+ communities in rural areas have received human rights awards.
Arts and culture
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31 January 2023
How the rainbow flag has developed and changed over time is the focus of an exhibition opening at Old Government House at the University of Auckland on 21 February.
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11 January 2023
The critically acclaimed musical Hamilton comes to our shores this year. Ben Kubiak shares the secrets of its success.
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6 January 2023
Opinion: Journey through this home-grown summer playlist, curated by ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke
Business and economy
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31 January 2023
So vast has become our welfare state, writes economist Tim Hazledine, that the money currently spent on targeted transfer payments would easily finance a Universal Basic Income of $1000 for every adult New Zealand resident.
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27 January 2023
Opinion: With little distinguishing several of Labour and National’s vital policies from one another, Robert MacCulloch says the party leaders are competing for the lead role in a movie with the same economic plot.
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26 January 2023
A free, co-curricular programme held over summer and designed to make entrepreneurship accessible and engaging has scored an international award.
Education and society
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24 January 2023
Explainer: The majority of the worst NZ-based online vitriol across selected 'dark corners of the web' is aimed at outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern, discovered Chris Wilson and his research team.
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12 January 2023
Knowing when to speak up and when to listen is a social skill that once learnt turns out to be linked to higher intelligence. Nuzhat Sultana explains.
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13 December 2022
What do we owe people in the future, what's the purpose of the universe and what are the connections between the two? These huge, perennial questions are the focus of Professor Tim Mulgan’s distinguished and extensive research.
Environment
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16 January 2023
On the first anniversay of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption Shane Cronin writes that the volcanic eruption in Tonga is a wake-up call.
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12 December 2022
Microplastic pollution in Auckland's air is equivalent to millions of plastic bottles per year.
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28 November 2022
The groundwork has been laid for finishing the job, says Professor James Russell.
Health and medicine
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25 January 2023
New Zealand researchers identify drug with potential for longer and healthier ageing.
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20 January 2023
University of Auckland researchers have found more than 60 biologically active compounds in kawakawa leaves.
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19 January 2023
A world-first Australian and New Zealand study is set to change how clinicians treat children with acute respiratory problems, reducing the need for hospital transfers.
Politics and law
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25 January 2023
Opinion: Finland ranks highly for innovation, New Zealand does not. Rod McNaughton suggests how we could do better.
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20 December 2022
With the rise of social media, now, more than ever before, a person’s ‘intrusion-free sphere’ needs adequate legal protections, says Nikki Chamberlain
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19 December 2022
Law alumna Nina Santos is challenging the status quo and fighting for a more inclusive and equitable Aotearoa.
Science and technology
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25 January 2023
Some parrots should be banned because of the big risks posed by escaped pets, argue Professor Margaret Stanley and her colleagues.
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20 January 2023
Your bird-feeding routine can help our native species, University scientists reveal.
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20 January 2023
Sixty years after Bruce McLaren made the journey from New Zealand to England to establish the company that still bears his name, two University of Auckland engineering students are following in his footsteps.
University news
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27 January 2023
Hēmi Dale is the director of Māori Medium Education and Huarahi Māori in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. He is leading the revision of the NCEA standards for Tikanga ā Iwi.
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16 January 2023
Projects to support the Banaban people and LGBTQIA+ communities in rural areas have received human rights awards.
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13 January 2023
Improvements to the main entrance of the University of Auckland's ClockTower mean access will be temporarily diverted.
The Challenge
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15 December 2022
Dr Igor Kontorovich describes how we can ensure mathematics education is fit for future learning.
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15 December 2022
Mussel beds are crucial to the health of coastal waters. Working alongside iwi, researchers are re-seeding the mussel beds of Hauraki Gulf and Pelorus Sound.
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14 December 2022
What does healthy eating mean to rangitahi? Sarah Gerritsen aims to find out.