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Honorary degree for prominent philanthropist

22 January 2019

The University of Auckland will confer an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree on David Mace ONZM this week.
The effectiveness of drug treatment courts

22 January 2019

Judge Peggy Hora talks to RNZ National's Kathryn Ryan about the benefits of alcohol and drug treatment courts, ahead of a conference at the University of Auckland looking at their future in New Zealand.
The struggle against corruption

15 January 2019

Associate Professor Timothy Kuhner from the Auckland Law School has co-written a short film with staff members at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime called The Struggle Against Corruption.
Top job for Justice Helen Winkelmann

7 January 2019

University of Auckland alumna the Honourable Justice Helen Winkelmann has been appointed to the country’s top judicial post as the new Supreme Court Chief Justice of New Zealand.
Prisoner voting rights measure of democracy

18 December 2018

Opinion: The Supreme Court upheld a High Court decision over prisoners voting rights but the government is not prioritising a law change, writes Dr Edward Willis.
Tax Working Group unlikely to sort housing inequality

14 December 2018

Opinion: The Tax Working Group is unlikely to address housing inequality given exclusions in its terms of reference, writes Hon Associate Professor Susan St John (Economics).
He Ara Oranga – Pathways to Wellness

11 December 2018

The Report of the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, led by Professor Ron Paterson, has been released, with 40 recommendations within 12 broad areas.
Students track war crimes in Syria

10 December 2018

A chance to take part in an Amnesty International (NZ) investigation into possible war crimes in Syria was too good to pass up for University of Auckland students last week.
Tax expert awarded premier Law Foundation scholarship

29 November 2018

Professor Craig Elliffe, from the Auckland Law School has been awarded the country’s premier legal research grant, the New Zealand International Research Fellowship - Te Karahipi Rangahau ā Taiao.
Women in NZ: a country of firsts

28 November 2018

Opinion: Women's right to vote was won just 10 weeks before a general election, on this day in 1893. Suffragists work continued as they rallied women to register and use their vote, writes Professor Jennifer Curtin.
Some myths about NZ Super

22 November 2018

Opinion: Let’s not mindlessly raise the qualifying age for Super but instead try to solve actual problems ordinary people face, writes Hon Associate Professor Susan St John.
Philosophical principles drive Rhodes Scholar

20 November 2018

University of Auckland alumnus Johann Go is a 2019 Rhodes Scholar.

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