Feature Article
10 September 2021
Scientists say they’ve found the first evidence of tool use by a kea for the purpose of self-care, in a new study from the University of Auckland.
Coronavirus
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15 September 2021
Vaccine expert Helen Petousis-Harris is in the running for an award for researchers tackling the world’s biggest problems.
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10 September 2021
Opinion: Bodo Lang examines New Zealanders' 'reactance' to Covid restrictions - and how to lower the threat of compliance fatigue.
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2 September 2021
Opinion: The importance of kaumātua and kuia in Māori society and their role in the pandemic is recognised in research by the James Henare Māori Research Centre.
Arts and culture
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15 September 2021
Ahakoa rā te tirohanga arotini, ehara te hoahoa i te mahi noa i ngā mea rerehua, te uruhi rānei i tō tātou matenui ki te pupuri, te hoko me te whakaatu i ngā mea pai, otirā koirā te whakapae i mua.
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7 September 2021
Billy Apple was one of New Zealand’s most famous artists – and also co-author of one of the Liggins Institute’s most intriguing scientific papers.
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3 September 2021
Mairi Gunn, PhD candidate with the ABI and the Design Programme, talks about Haptic Hongi, one of over 20 installations from New Zealand to feature in Garden Aotearoa, as part of Ars Electronica.
Business and economy
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14 September 2021
Kua whakaingoatia a Waipapa Taumata Rau e Newsweek ko tētahi o ngā Best Maker Schools o te ao, i te taha o ngā whare wānanga mananui pēnei i a Harvard, Cambridge, Yale me MIT.
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13 September 2021
A new career programme for first year Māori and Pacific business students has received generous support from clothing retailer, H&M.
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7 September 2021
Research evaluating EVs on energy consumption and overall emissions found that battery electric vehicles performed best.
Education and society
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14 September 2021
Opinion: Support to Afghanistan must not end at the gates of the nation’s airport. Evan Jones explains how countries must come together to protect those left behind.
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13 September 2021
Opinion: China's tough clampdown on children's online game playing could mean less bullying, improved eyesight and a reduction of addictive behaviours, writes Allan Fowler.
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10 September 2021
Opinion: Bodo Lang examines New Zealanders' 'reactance' to Covid restrictions - and how to lower the threat of compliance fatigue.
Environment and sustainability
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14 September 2021
Technology to wirelessly power heavy commercial vehicles quickly and on the move will be the game changer for switching freight fleets to electricity.
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8 September 2021
We waste less food during lockdown, according to new research.
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25 August 2021
Christchurch has missed an unprecedented opportunity to rebuild itself as a green, 21st century city, according to new research.
Health and medicine
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15 September 2021
Vaccine expert Helen Petousis-Harris is in the running for an award for researchers tackling the world’s biggest problems.
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15 September 2021
He whakatakanga tō Josephine Davis o Waipapa Taumata Rau ki te hiki i wāhanga ki ngā nēhi motuhake Māori i te pūnaha hauora o Aotearoa.
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14 September 2021
A major genetic trigger for type-1 diabetes may act in the lung, according to researchers at the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland
Politics and law
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15 September 2021
Kua pōhiritia a Ahorangi Tūhono Tim Kuhner o Te Kura Ture o Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau e te kaiōhanga rongonui puta i te ao a Thomas Piketty, mō World Inequality Lab, ki te kōrero mō tōna pukapuka hou, i tētahi rangatū kauhau mananui i Paris.
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13 September 2021
Ko te mahi auaha o ngā roia i kōkiri i ngā kēhi tūkino mana tangata puta noa i te ao te kaupapa o tētahi pukapuka hou nā te mātanga torangapū o Waipapa Taumata Rau a Tākuta Maria Armoudian.
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9 September 2021
Opinion: The terror attack at Lynn Mall last week has led to many questions being asked about the refugee process in New Zealand, writes Dr Anna Hood.
Science and technology
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16 September 2021
Kei te piki haere ngā amiorangi e amio haere ana i te ao i ia tau, ā, e whakarite ana ki te whakarewa anō i te maha noa atu. Engari nā te maha ka puta ko te paraurehe ātea me ngā mōrearea tuki mō ngā amiorangi me ngā waka ātea.
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15 September 2021
As use of radio frequency identification tags grows, so does the problem of waste. Jenny Malmström explains how research into making tags biodegradable will help.
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14 September 2021
Technology to wirelessly power heavy commercial vehicles quickly and on the move will be the game changer for switching freight fleets to electricity.
University news
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12 September 2021
University of Auckland celebrates Māori Language Week
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11 September 2021
University of Auckland hosts pop-up vaccination centre.
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8 September 2021
Success for research teams across the University in country's largest contestable funding round.
The Challenge
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19 July 2021
Space might be the final frontier, but, like all frontiers it’s strewn with junk. Luckily, Professor Guglielmo Aglietti, director of the Auckland Space Institute has a plan
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30 June 2021
From the rise of social media to dramatic change in the education system, many reasons are offered to explain New Zealand’s decline in international iteracy assessments. Stuart McNaughton says a single cause is very unlikely.
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30 June 2021
There is a national debate about how best to teach children to read and write against the backdrop of international comparisons that show a decline in our children’s literacy.
