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Wallace prizewinner no flash in the pan

2 December 2020

A writer of flash fiction, extremely short stories, has won the University of Auckland’s $5000 Sir James Wallace Creative Writing Prize for the first time.
Mexican mentoring Māori and Pacific students: 'It just feels like family'

1 December 2020

Gove Grefnes Diaz arrived at the University of Auckland from Mexico in 2011 an expert in cacti. Now he’s doing a PhD in linguistics and mentoring Māori and Pacific students.
Helen Sword devises a new writing tool to sharpen your prose

1 December 2020

A gift has allowed writing expert Professor Helen Sword to improve her popular online tool to tighten people's prose.
School attacks and white nationalists

1 December 2020

Opinion: A scare about a potential school shooting in Wellington highlights the risks of online radicalisation of young people, writes Lauren Currid and Chris Wilson.
Reunion director Jake Mahaffy: film graduates are in hot demand

1 December 2020

With New Zealand being such a desirable destination for filming series and film, Reunion director Jake Mahaffy says it's a great time to study filmmaking.
Rhodes Scholar puts the mahi in to combat social inequality

26 November 2020

University of Auckland student Rhieve Grey has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to carry out postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.
Trade in tough times: how to do it better

26 November 2020

Indigenous and social rights, gender equality, climate change mitigation and sharing prosperity are all critical issues for future trade policies.
Dame Anne honoured with Blake Medal

25 November 2020

In honour of a life’s work improving and enriching Māori-Pākehā relationships, Dame Anne Salmond has been awarded the prestigious Blake Medal for leadership.
A powerful pairing: Statistics and a sustainability mindset

25 November 2020

For Tuākana Science Scholar Ruby Pankhurst, a trip to Tanzania inspired her to combine Global Studies with her joy of statistics.
Honour for Ngarino Ellis: carving out new histories

18 November 2020

The importance of Māori art history has been recognised in a Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award in the Humanities for Associate Professor Ngarino Ellis (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou).
Energy democracy: power to the people

16 November 2020

Opinion: The ‘build back better’ concept should incorporate a close look at community energy initiatives owned and controlled by the people, writes Julie MacArthur.
Melani Anae: once a Panther, always a Panther

14 November 2020

In an honest, personal story, Dr Melani Anae (Pacific Studies) looks back on 50 years of involvement with activist group the Polynesian Panthers, what led her there and how it changed her life.

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