Feature Article
14 January 2020
From feathers and flowers to powder and paint, people from all time periods, societies and civilisations have decorated themselves. But what do these adornments tell us about being human?
Arts and culture
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14 January 2020
From feathers and flowers to powder and paint, people from all time periods, societies and civilisations have decorated themselves. But what do these adornments tell us about being human?
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3 January 2020
Opinion: Māori construction is everywhere, all we need to do is open our eyes and our minds to include it in our city’s ever-evolving story, writes Deidre Brown.
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17 December 2019
Master of Architecture (Professional) student travels to Japan to research her academic lineage and the challenges and opportunities of people living in today's Japanese cities.
Business and economy
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17 January 2020
Academic research can be jargon-riddled and impenetrable but the Business Research Translation Competition aims to change that.
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16 January 2020
The University of Auckland has been named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Triple E Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence Awards in Higher Education.
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14 January 2020
Opinion: Too much tourism can harm relations between location residents and visitors. Tourist growth must be balanced to avoid negative impact, writes William Cheung.
Education and society
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17 January 2020
Academic research can be jargon-riddled and impenetrable but the Business Research Translation Competition aims to change that.
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16 January 2020
The University of Auckland has been named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Triple E Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence Awards in Higher Education.
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3 January 2020
Opinion: Māori construction is everywhere, all we need to do is open our eyes and our minds to include it in our city’s ever-evolving story, writes Deidre Brown.
Environment and sustainability
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14 January 2020
Opinion: Too much tourism can harm relations between location residents and visitors. Tourist growth must be balanced to avoid negative impact, writes William Cheung.
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9 January 2020
Opinion: Scientists can’t just warn of the catastrophic effect humans have on the planet, they must take personal steps to a better future, writes Jacqueline Beggs.
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20 December 2019
Opinion: There's no legal requirement for states to care for the Earth. But we must take responsibility and kaitiakitanga is the key, writes Klaus Bosselmann.
Health and medicine
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16 January 2020
Opinion: Antibiotic use in NZ is high. This must be reduced, writes Mark Thomas, but at the same time balanced against health needs of specific communities.
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16 January 2020
Opinion: A YouTube conspiracy theorist claims the World Health Organization questioned the safety of vaccines at a recent summit. Dr Helen Petousis-Harris attended, and debunks the new conspiracies.
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14 January 2020
Scientists have made the remarkable discovery that the brain has its own blood pressure sensors, opening the way to new possible treatments for dementia, high blood pressure, migraines and other conditions.
Politics and law
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31 December 2019
Opinion: Dr Mark Busse and Sophie Faber examine West Papua's history to see what's at stake politically and economically in the current unrest.
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23 December 2019
Opinion: Won't the impeachment process be a waste of time given the Senate trial will be divided on party lines? Stephen Hoadley explains why that's an emphatic 'no'.
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20 December 2019
Opinion: Child poverty must be addressed – but not with unrealistic policies and not at the expense of the elderly, writes Susan St John.
Science and technology
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17 January 2020
Researchers invent world-first way to 3D print 'self-repairing' and 'living' plastic, a potential gamechanger for product design and recycling.
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16 January 2020
The University of Auckland has been named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Triple E Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence Awards in Higher Education.
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20 December 2019
Professor Michael Myers from the University of Auckland Business School has received an Association of Information Systems LEO Award in recognition of his global impact in the field.
University news
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17 January 2020
Academic research can be jargon-riddled and impenetrable but the Business Research Translation Competition aims to change that.
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16 January 2020
The University of Auckland has been named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Triple E Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence Awards in Higher Education.
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6 January 2020
In the New Year Honours, Professor Ngaire Kerse was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to seniors and health. In May 2019 she talked to UniNews and that story is republished here.
