Feature Article
18 September 2019
Para-athlete Keegan Pitcher has never shied away from the term ‘disability’ – in fact, he’s seen it as an opportunity. Now he’s hoping to inspire others to do the same.
Giving
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16 September 2019
Despite having three auto-immune diseases as well as depression, Sarai McKay has won two scholarships, including the Muriel Roberts Scholarship for a disabled student to travel overseas.
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10 September 2019
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony Falkenstein is donating $600,000 to the University of Auckland Business School to fund students to travel to Silicon Valley.
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6 September 2019
Business leader and advocate Phil O'Reilly has funded a $5,000 annual scholarship to grow global public policy knowledge in young New Zealanders.
Arts and culture
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17 September 2019
An exhibition featuring the winning entries from the world-renowned Aga Khan Award showcases architecture that really does make the world a better place.
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16 September 2019
A feature-length documentary film produced by Associate Professor Nicholas Rowe of the Dance Studies programme, "Dancing7Cities", reclaims our right to dance, wherever we want.
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16 September 2019
Despite having three auto-immune diseases as well as depression, Sarai McKay has won two scholarships, including the Muriel Roberts Scholarship for a disabled student to travel overseas.
Business and economy
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10 September 2019
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony Falkenstein is donating $600,000 to the University of Auckland Business School to fund students to travel to Silicon Valley.
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10 September 2019
Opinion: Professor Robert MacCulloch discusses New Zealand’s happiness paradox.
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4 September 2019
Opinion: Insight into disruptions facing trade policy will be shared by international experts at a Public Policy Institute event this week, writes Rob Scollay.
Education and society
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18 September 2019
Para-athlete Keegan Pitcher has never shied away from the term ‘disability’ – in fact, he’s seen it as an opportunity. Now he’s hoping to inspire others to do the same.
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17 September 2019
Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
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16 September 2019
Opinion: Dr Aroha Harris looks at the recent announcement that New Zealand history will be a compulsory subject in schools by 2022.
Environment and sustainability
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17 September 2019
Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
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16 September 2019
Opinion: Veronica Rotman challenges Seafood NZ’s advertising campaign claim that Māui dolphins are not at risk from commercial fishing set nets and trawling.
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12 September 2019
Some dugong populations are so genetically distinct that losing them would be the equivalent of losing a species of elephant, scientists say.
Health and medicine
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17 September 2019
A world-first personalised, 'benefit-harm' calculator developed in Aotearoa New Zealand will help people decide, with their doctors, if they should take a daily aspirin as a preventative against heart disease and stroke.
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17 September 2019
Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
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13 September 2019
Vegetarian (including vegan) and pescatarian diets may be linked to a lower risk of coronary heart disease than diets that include meat, a large new study suggests.
Politics and law
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10 September 2019
Kahukiwi Piripi won the National Kaupapa Māori Moot, and made history when she presented her legal submissions to the Supreme Court entirely in te reo Māori.
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6 September 2019
Opinion: Trust in the medical profession must be safeguarded from commercial interest. That's why public policy influencers must declare conflicts of interest, writes David Menkes.
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6 September 2019
Opinion: Under-age children in your life? Chances are you will hold crucial decision-power in New Zealand’s upcoming referendum on cannabis legalisation, writes Benedikt Fischer.
Science and technology
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17 September 2019
Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
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12 September 2019
Some dugong populations are so genetically distinct that losing them would be the equivalent of losing a species of elephant, scientists say.
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9 September 2019
Space exploration and the search for alien life is the topic of a panel discussion at the University of Auckland hosted by RNZ’s Kim Hill.
University news
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17 September 2019
An exhibition featuring the winning entries from the world-renowned Aga Khan Award showcases architecture that really does make the world a better place.
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17 September 2019
Funding of almost $27 million has been awarded to the University of Auckland for a wide range of research projects affecting the physical and environmental health of New Zealanders.
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16 September 2019
A feature-length documentary film produced by Associate Professor Nicholas Rowe of the Dance Studies programme, "Dancing7Cities", reclaims our right to dance, wherever we want.