Feature Article
19 February 2020
The recovery of whale populations over the past four decades, including the world’s largest animal the critically endangered blue whale, is increasingly looking like one of conservation’s biggest success stories and the good news just keeps on coming.
Coronavirus
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17 February 2020
Opinion: With over 69,000 confirmed cases and 1,600 deaths, here’s Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles' round-up of the latest coronavirus news.
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13 February 2020
Opinion: If China's government wants popular support in this crisis, it must send citizens a clear signal that every possible resource is being deployed to keep them safe, write Stephen Noakes.
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13 February 2020
Opinion: During times of crisis, people look for scapegoats to blame for their problems, and a surge in racist, anti-Chinese sentiments is currently sweeping social media, writes Robert Bartholomew.
Arts and culture
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21 February 2020
A conversation about peace in Spanish during a late-night taxi ride across Bogotá was a highlight for University of Auckland student Redelond Tsounga during a recent trip to Colombia.
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21 February 2020
Opinion: The Oscar win by composer Hildur Guðnadóttir for The Joker could help redress the gender imbalance that remains in music composition, write Leonie Holmes.
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20 February 2020
Doris Day is one of several mid-20th century Hollywood singers and actors to attract the research attentions of Dr Gregory Camp, musicologist at the School of Music.
Business and economy
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20 February 2020
Opinion: The pressures on the state budget of a rapidly ageing population must be acknowledged and treated holistically, write Susan St John and Claire Dale.
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14 February 2020
Opinion: The UK has given Huawei the go-ahead for 5G. If it proves cutting edge, the market will be the arbiter - not shadowy intelligence agencies, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
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14 February 2020
A team from Auckland Law School have triumphed at the world’s largest mediation competition, held in Paris this month.
Education and society
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20 February 2020
New research has shown that a significant number of New Zealand teenagers are missing school because they cannot afford menstrual products, contributing to inequity in New Zealand.
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20 February 2020
Opinion: The pressures on the state budget of a rapidly ageing population must be acknowledged and treated holistically, write Susan St John and Claire Dale.
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18 February 2020
Governments have backed away from regulating the powerful online porn industry, which puts the onus on the individual to stay safe, says Dr Caroline Keen.
Environment and sustainability
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19 February 2020
The recovery of whale populations over the past four decades, including the world’s largest animal the critically endangered blue whale, is increasingly looking like one of conservation’s biggest success stories and the good news just keeps on coming.
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4 February 2020
Opinion: NZ forefronts disaster risk reduction education within schools but recent events highlight it's not enough. We must not be complacent, writes Carol Mutch.
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3 February 2020
Chirag Jindal, Auckland artist and Architecture and Planning graduate, has been recognised with another award for his startling images that reveal the hidden lava caves beneath Auckland.
Health and medicine
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20 February 2020
New research has shown that a significant number of New Zealand teenagers are missing school because they cannot afford menstrual products, contributing to inequity in New Zealand.
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19 February 2020
Couples seeking help to have a baby cannot meaningfully compare advertised ‘success rates’ between fertility clinics in New Zealand and Australia, a new study shows.
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18 February 2020
Every secondary school student in New Zealand will have access to a book debunking gender stereotypes in science thanks to Brain Research New Zealand and a best selling science writer.
Politics and law
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20 February 2020
Opinion: The pressures on the state budget of a rapidly ageing population must be acknowledged and treated holistically, write Susan St John and Claire Dale.
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18 February 2020
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amokura Kawharu (Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whatua), for her appointment as the next president of the New Zealand Law Commission.
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14 February 2020
Opinion: The UK has given Huawei the go-ahead for 5G. If it proves cutting edge, the market will be the arbiter - not shadowy intelligence agencies, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
Science and technology
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19 February 2020
The recovery of whale populations over the past four decades, including the world’s largest animal the critically endangered blue whale, is increasingly looking like one of conservation’s biggest success stories and the good news just keeps on coming.
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18 February 2020
Opinion: No matter how you measure it, science remains systematically biased against women – and ethnically diverse women even more so, writes Dr Hinemoa Elder.
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14 February 2020
Opinion: The UK has given Huawei the go-ahead for 5G. If it proves cutting edge, the market will be the arbiter - not shadowy intelligence agencies, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
University news
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18 February 2020
Congratulations to Associate Professor Amokura Kawharu (Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whatua), for her appointment as the next president of the New Zealand Law Commission.
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14 February 2020
A team from Auckland Law School have triumphed at the world’s largest mediation competition, held in Paris this month.
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11 February 2020
Auckland Law School is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Jaime King as the inaugural John and Marylyn Mayo Chair in Health Law.
