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Highest academic accolade for 'boy from Māngere'

21 September 2025

Dr Vili Nosa devoted much of his inaugural lecture on 11 September to introducing family, friends, colleagues and mentors who all contributed to his rise to professor.
What brain cells in a dish can reveal about MS

16 September 2025

Opinion: "Once I’ve got the skin cells then I can make the brain cells. The aim is to turn those skin cells into oligos, and neurons; to grow the brain cells of the New Zealand MS community in a dish," says Amy Caughey-Chapman.
Most children told of biological origins

16 September 2025

Almost all parents (86 percent) tell their donor-conceived children about their origins, with single parents (89 percent) and same-sex parents (96 percent) the most likely to do so.
Government guessing when it comes to health

16 September 2025

The Ministry of Health has not submitted data to the OECD for many years, leaving the organisation guessing, say two professors in a report commissioned by the senior doctors' union.
What older people should know about their opioids

12 September 2025

Opinion: Without opioids some pain would be unbearable – but as Hoda Fahmy explains, older people should be aware of potential side effects of even weak opioids.
The switch from smoking to vaping is helping close NZ’s big health inequalities

9 September 2025

Opinion: If we want to address health inequities, keep cigarette taxes high while ensuring less harmful nicotine products such as vaping alternatives remain affordable and accessible, says Ruth Bonita.
Wrong-footed move to cut grad nurses' hours and training

5 September 2025

Comment: Plans for employing and training graduate nurses might meet the health ministry’s bottom line, but they won’t keep staff and patients safe says Sue Adams.
RFK Jr’s ‘ill-informed nonsense’ forfeits America’s mRNA vaccine leadership

4 September 2025

Analysis: The US health secretary’s cancellation of US$500m federal funding for mRNA vaccine research is a tragedy for science in the US but other countries, including New Zealand, can quickly respond to the next pandemic says John Fraser.
Quest for a cure for brain injuries gains $1.2m grant

1 September 2025

Finding a drug that will help people recover from brain injuries is front of mind for University of Auckland senior research fellow Dr Justin Rustenhoven.
Project begins to define research areas

1 September 2025

What are the University of Auckland’s research strengths? A process is now under way to define and clarify our key areas of research excellence.
Pacific elders missing out on health support services

29 August 2025

Older Pacific Island people receive significantly less funded community support services than European New Zealanders, a problem being investigated by University of Auckland senior lecturer in psychiatry Dr Etuini Ma’u.
Fresh ideas from early career researchers

29 August 2025

The Emerging Researcher Network has selected the successful proposals for the network's inaugural seed funding round.

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