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Mission compostable
26 September 2024
Opinion: Many NZ products promoted as compostable or biodegradable fail to tell customers how they should be handled and where they should end up. Nargiss Taleb argues for tougher policies on claims and labelling.
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'Our game' turns 100: the pioneers of netball
26 September 2024
Netball has been the number one game for girls and women in New Zealand for a century, but we haven’t known much about its early history, until now.
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Clever startup idea helps to reduce 'period poverty' on campus
26 September 2024
A smart partnership with an alumna startup means free menstrual products are available on two University of Auckland campuses.
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Pacific fathers to discuss matters of the heart
26 September 2024
Researcher investigating psychological well-being of Pacific fathers and their whānau affected by cardiovascular disease.
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How gestational diabetes can affect mental health
26 September 2024
Analysis: NZ should consider adopting Germany’s approach of routinely screening for mental health problems in women who get gestational diabetes writes Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
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There are microplastics in your body
25 September 2024
Opinion: Joel Rindelaub describes what the science does and doesn't know about the potential dangers of the plastics in our bodies, and the chemicals in the plastics getting into our bodies.
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How the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny
25 September 2024
Analysis: ACT’s bill can be seen as the culmination of moves over several decades by the Crown to use Treaty principles to rewrite te Tiriti and justify its own power.
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New research targets end-of-life decision making
25 September 2024
Researchers will work closely with clinicians, older patients, outpatients and whānau to better understand and improve end-of-life decision making and care.
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Familiar media personality now 'Dr Bradley'
24 September 2024
New Zealand TV and radio journalist Sarah Bradley recently graduated from the University of Auckland with a PhD focused on the politics of New Caledonia.
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ABI scholarship winner Ella Thomas to build on a legacy of love
24 September 2024
Fired by their own challenges with cerebral palsy, a couple’s bequest to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute is set to transform disabled children's leg braces – and more.
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PhD grad juggles newborn and breakthroughs in AI
24 September 2024
It’s been a huge year for bioengineering student Shima Mohammadi Moghadam. Not only has she completed her PhD a year early and found a top job, she’s had a baby too.
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Having it all is a myth: Why women are leaving their businesses
24 September 2024
Analysis: Family and personal commitments are pushing women out of their own businesses, writes Janine Swail.