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New funding to launch TPA-2 from lab to orbit

15 May 2026

The Kiwi Space Activator pilot will help New Zealand space technology reach orbit by backing the University of Auckland’s TPA‑2 satellite, a shared mission carrying multiple locally developed technologies.
AI data centre boom: who benefits from the build-out?

13 May 2026

Opinion: The benefits can be uncertain for countries hosting data centres, writes PhD student Angus Dowell.
Pacific climate expert calls for action on sea level rise

11 May 2026

Dr Christina Newport has appeared at the UN science forum in New York along with Indigenous and Pacific researchers focused on the impacts of sea-level rise on Pacific communities.
Honeybees collect myrtle rust as food, study finds

6 May 2026

Honeybees collecting myrtle rust spores as food could be helping spread the fungal disease killing native trees, University of Auckland research reveals.
Kids' screen use linked with long-term difficulties

6 May 2026

Potential risks to kids' development warrant action, according to University of Auckland scientists.
Māori engineering graduate follows path of two sisters

6 May 2026

Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick is the third sister in her whānau to graduate in engineering at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Helping people find their voice in court

5 May 2026

PhD graduate Ryan dos Santos Meechan is calling for more speech-language therapists in a field where communication can shape access to justice.
Patrick Savage: why does music do this to me?

1 May 2026

The research of musicologist Patrick Savage has included drawing on a classic Exponents anthem to reveal insights into why humans create music.
Solving the smell problem: researchers unlock wider use of low‑carbon road binder

30 April 2026

Chemical engineers have developed methods to reduce the odour of BioBind, a low‑carbon, plant‑based bitumen replacement for greener road construction.
What a tiny worm reveals about microplastics' threat to marine life

29 April 2026

Microplastics are having toxic effects on tiny creatures on the seafloor. The ripple effect could throw the marine environment out of balance, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Yuxi You.
Tonga’s massive 2022 eruption was an `inside job’

29 April 2026

Scientists uncover trigger for biggest eruption in more than 100 years.
University of Auckland evolution study hailed as breakthrough

28 April 2026

Prestigious magazine Quanta named the research as among the best of 2025.

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