Feature Article

31 January 2023
Timothy Welch explains why Auckland needs to think about becoming a 'sponge city' to mitigate flood disasters.
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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31 January 2023
Opinion: Oceans are at their warmest state ever and that has consequences, Kevin Trenberth writes, and can partly explain this dreadful summer in parts of New Zealand.
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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.
Arts and culture
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2 February 2023
Sir Āpirana Ngata’s role in the construction of the meeting house influenced Māori architecture as we know it, finds graduate Sahil Tiku.
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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.
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 $1,000 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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27 January 2023
Opinion: The more that students study maths to a higher level, the better for them and society. No financial literacy course can replace understanding the fundamental mathematical concepts, says Melissa Tacy.
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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
Opinion: 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.
Environment
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31 January 2023
Opinion: Oceans are at their warmest state ever and that has consequences, Kevin Trenberth writes, and can partly explain this dreadful summer in parts of New Zealand.
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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.
Health and medicine
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3 February 2023
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ and the University of Auckland are undertaking locally driven research to assess the ‘State of Eye Health in the Pacific’.
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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.
Politics and law
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3 February 2023
Equity group Rainbow Law is fighting for inclusive insurance policies that cater to all health needs, regardless of gender and sexual identity.
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1 February 2023
In these threatening and extreme weather times, we need to urgently talk about the role of EQC, writes Chris Nicoll
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1 February 2023
Opinion: Jemaima Tiatia, Auckland University’s first female Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific shares what the appointment of Carmel Sepuloni as Deputy Prime Minister means to her.
Science and technology
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3 February 2023
Only about 10 star pairs like this one may exist in the galaxy, Professor Jan Eldridge and colleagues say.
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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.
University news
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3 February 2023
Georgia Latu (Kai Tahu, Ngāpuhi) will be promoting her award-winning business at Te Matatini.
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1 February 2023
Anipātene Biddle is a Faculty of Arts student who will take centre stage among some of the elite groups of Aotearoa at Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival 2023.
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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.
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.