Feature Article
1 July 2020
Opinion: Covid-19 has exposed shortcomings in NZ’s public health services and highlights the need for a population health agency, argues Collin Tukuitonga.
Coronavirus
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3 July 2020
Opinion: Rendering people over 70 as either passive or wilfully irresponsible is unhelpful and ill-considered. The Te Arai Research Group discuss a better approach.
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3 July 2020
Three of New Zealand’s most influential and trusted public figures are calling for a conversation now on a cohesive national ‘reconnection strategy’ to re-open New Zealand’s borders.
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2 July 2020
Graduates Keddy Shen and Chanel Mehrotra started jobs just as lockdown began. They discuss the reality of undertaking their new roles while stuck at home.
University news
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6 July 2020
The University of Auckland this month entered a strategic partnership with Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to collaborate on teaching and research.
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30 June 2020
Health Research Council grants will enable University of Auckland researchers to work on ground-breaking research to support the health and well-being of New Zealanders.
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11 June 2020
Research Excellence Award winners exemplify success in bringing ideas to life for the public good.
Arts and culture
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6 July 2020
The University of Auckland this month entered a strategic partnership with Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to collaborate on teaching and research.
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25 June 2020
In the CD section of the Warehouse at Whangaparāoa, musician Jason Bae found inspiration. Now he performs around the world. Well, he used to.
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25 June 2020
Ane Tonga, the new Pacific Art Curator at the Auckland Art Gallery, wants to encourage more diverse content and audiences to the gallery. By Linda Tyler.
Business and economy
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3 July 2020
Three of New Zealand’s most influential and trusted public figures are calling for a conversation now on a cohesive national ‘reconnection strategy’ to re-open New Zealand’s borders.
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2 July 2020
Graduates Keddy Shen and Chanel Mehrotra started jobs just as lockdown began. They discuss the reality of undertaking their new roles while stuck at home.
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2 July 2020
Opinion: Michael SW Lee writes about wealth distribution, fairness and reflexive responses commonly heard about taxation in a story about children on an Easter egg hunt.
Education and society
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22 June 2020
The recent teacher aide pay equity settlement is long overdue, but the wider issue of what inclusive education really means still needs to be addressed, says a University of Auckland expert.
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18 June 2020
Opinion: Despite strong instincts to preserve the past, Felicity Barnes explains why she won't be sad to see monuments to our colonial legacy removed.
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18 June 2020
A unique programme focused on positive change for Indigenous communities is calling for applicants for 2021.
Environment and sustainability
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6 July 2020
Total biomass within the Leigh Marine Reserve is five times higher than it was 40 years ago when the Reserve was first established, a new study shows.
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30 June 2020
Dr Miro Erkintalo from the University of Auckland’s Department of Physics has won the Emerging Scientist Award at this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes.
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17 June 2020
Diane Brand asks what the post-pandemic city will look like and how do we adjust our concept of urbanism to accommodate it?
Health and medicine
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3 July 2020
Opinion: Rendering people over 70 as either passive or wilfully irresponsible is unhelpful and ill-considered. The Te Arai Research Group discuss a better approach.
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1 July 2020
A commitment to identifying the best wellbeing support for older Māori into the future is the focus of a new University of Auckland project.
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1 July 2020
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) is known globally for its excellence. Its director has a plan to grow it further.
Politics and law
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2 July 2020
Opinion: Michael SW Lee writes about wealth distribution, fairness and reflexive responses commonly heard about taxation in a story about children on an Easter egg hunt.
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1 July 2020
Dr Lara Greaves' research spans sexuality, voter apathy, Māori voting, Māori identity and referenda.
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1 July 2020
Melanie Johnson is on the copyright negotiation team for Universities New Zealand. She explains the complexities behind ensuring all students had access to textbooks during the Covid-19 campus closedowns around New Zealand.
Science and technology
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6 July 2020
The University of Auckland this month entered a strategic partnership with Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to collaborate on teaching and research.
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6 July 2020
Total biomass within the Leigh Marine Reserve is five times higher than it was 40 years ago when the Reserve was first established, a new study shows.
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30 June 2020
Two science research projects have been awarded more than $2.5 million from the Health Research Council’s Project and Programmes funding rounds for 2020.
The Challenge
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25 May 2020
Researchers have produced a snapshot of what our infants are eating. The research holds clues to how Aotearoa’s children have become the second most obese in the world and what we might do about it.
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24 May 2020
Māori were skilled ocean voyagers. Their ancient knowledge of clouds could inform the accuracy of contemporary climate change models.
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21 April 2020
Are microplastics disrupting the tiny creatures crucial to our marine food web?
