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The rough seas and smooth sailing of learning te reo

11 September 2019

Opinion: For Māori Language Week, Keeghan Hei Hei and Aorewa Nahi share their experiences of learning te reo on Māori immersion teaching programme, Te Huarahi Māori.
Calls to regulate fast food in ‘Heart Attack Alley’

10 September 2019

Opinion: The fast food density of a West Auckland road is a barrier to young people making healthy eating choices. Sarah Gerritsen and Michele Eickstaedt explain.
Ihumātao Waha Mahana: reflections on Te Wiki o te reo Māori

10 September 2019

Opinion: To truly survive, the Māori language needs to be heard and used far and wide. Peter J. Keegan lays out some key areas in which it would need to happen.
It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s the suicide rate

10 September 2019

Opinion: Professor Robert MacCulloch discusses New Zealand’s happiness paradox.
Philanthropist encourages future entrepreneurs

10 September 2019

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony Falkenstein is donating $600,000 to the University of Auckland Business School to fund students to travel to Silicon Valley.
Cannabis legalisation and young people

6 September 2019

Opinion: Under-age children in your life? Chances are you will hold crucial decision-power in New Zealand’s upcoming referendum on cannabis legalisation, writes Benedikt Fischer.
Sexual abuse prevention research wins award

6 September 2019

Research on prevention of sexual abuse and the role of rehabilitation in sexual offending has earned senior lecturer Gwenda Willis of the University of Auckland the Hunter Award from the New Zealand Psychological Society.
Conflicts of interest a threat to health

6 September 2019

Opinion: Trust in the medical profession must be safeguarded from commercial interest. That's why public policy influencers must declare conflicts of interest, writes David Menkes.
Like in sport, competition is a blight on dance

5 September 2019

Opinion: Making sport more fun and less competitive will encourage teens to keep playing and not drop out. Nicholas Rowe explains why dance needs the same approach.
Worst thing about ‘Book of Mormon’ musical is the racism

5 September 2019

Opinion: A show coming to Auckland depicting white US missionaries and ‘childishly gullible’ indigenous people in Africa is bigoted and offensive, says Melissa Inouye.
A hostility to women’s agency

30 August 2019

Opinion: New research about those who oppose abortion shows the rejection of bodily autonomy is often based on hostility to women, writes Professor Liz Beddoe.
Tackling HIV issues in rural Oregon – Auckland student up for the challenge

29 August 2019

Reducing stigma, increasing testing, and decreasing rates of HIV in rural Oregon was the challenge ahead for University of Auckland student Rosie Lee on her first trip to the US recently.

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