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Visiting delegation reaffirm shared commitment to Pacific success

23 October 2025

Meeting between University of Auckland and the University of South Pacific renewed existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) while exploring innovative ways to support Pacific learners across the region.
Professor Ngarino Ellis: He toi, he tangata

14 October 2025

Ngarino Ellis is the first Māori professor of art history in Aotearoa. Her inaugural lecture is on 15 October.
In memory of Liz Eastmond: scholar, advocate, activist

13 October 2025

Friends pay tribute to former art history lecturer Liz Eastmond: scholar, fierce advocate for New Zealand women artists and tireless activist for Palestine.
The 1975 Māori Land March marks 50 years

10 October 2025

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Māori Land March with a new exhibition.
A practice of togethering: Alys Longley’s radical inaugural lecture

9 October 2025

Newly promoted professor Alys Longley wove together performance, poetry and pedagogy at her inaugural lecture.
A short history of measles in New Zealand

9 October 2025

Opinion: With vaccine levels for measles dropping below what's needed for herd immunity, Heather Battles looks back on the devastating pre-vaccine history of measles in NZ.
Pacific politician to youth - get out and vote!

7 October 2025

Auckland Councillor Josephine Bartley revisited her days as a University of Auckland student during a lecture she gave on 2 October.
Artificial intelligence: creativity or counterfeit?

6 October 2025

As AI tools like MidJourney churn out striking art, the core question remains: when the spark comes from prompts and past data, is it creation - or just clever theft?
Researchers help Tairāwhiti lift its voices

3 October 2025

University of Auckland researchers helped form a Tairāwhiti Citizens' Assembly, whose bold calls for action are being heeded.
James Henare Research Centre’s leading son

2 October 2025

Chairperson of James Henare Research Centre at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, Bernard Henare is doing his bit to help Te Tai Tokerau.
From the Collection: Hannah Ireland

1 October 2025

University art collection adviser Madeleine Gifford introduces a recent acquisition.
First Ripiro Beach writing resident reports back

24 September 2025

Many writers dream of a chunk of time and a peaceful place to make progress on a pet project, which is the aim of a new University of Auckland writers’ residency.

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