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Cancer - stacking the odds in your favour
16 July 2019
Opinion: Healthy living is not a guarantee against cancer – but it does stack the odds in your favour, writes Andrew Shelling, Mark Elwood and Clare Wall.
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Communities struggle against alcohol industry
11 July 2019
Opinion: New liquor laws were meant to give communities more input into licensing decisions, but councils have a battle with the alcohol industry, writes Nicki Jackson.
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VR game simulates quake to help children stay safe
11 July 2019
A virtual reality game that could save lives during an earthquake has won the education category of the University of Auckland’s 2019 Velocity Challenge.
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Poverty: not an earthquake but still a crisis
11 July 2019
Opinion: New Zealand is in a crisis of poverty and inequality which is shaking our values to the foundation and creating long-term damage, writes Susan St John.
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Fulbright Awards to study masters of laws
9 July 2019
The Auckland Law School congratulates our alumni who have been granted 2019 Fulbright General Graduate Awards.
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When did NZ fall so behind on plastic?
9 July 2019
Opinion: Leave plastic packaging at the checkout for the supermarket to deal with. One idea for Plastic Free July from Emily Joy Frost and Michael Harvey.
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Curating change with a Kupe Leadership Scholarship
8 July 2019
Ane Tonga has returned to University to undertake a Master of Arts majoring in Art History. Her thesis will examine Pacific curatorial practice in New Zealand between 1989 and 2019, a research area that has received very little critical attention.
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Mātauranga Māori essential in dealing with sexual violence issues
5 July 2019
Opinion: Dr Jade Le Grice says traditional Māori knowledge and processes are the key to addressing issues of sexual violence in communities.
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The future of the media
5 July 2019
How can media organisations survive and thrive in a rapidly changing digital environment? How can media outlets build products and services that people will pay for, while at the same time incentivise good journalism?
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New rules creating culture of suspicion in sports coaching
2 July 2019
The recent spotlight on child abuse, while crucial, has had the unfortunate consequence of putting adults in children’s sports environments under a cloud of suspicion.
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Social justice scholar awarded Fulbright
2 July 2019
Fuimaono Dylan Asafo is heading to Harvard to undertake a Masters of Law. His thesis topic is Critical Race Theory and minority rights.
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Vaccines - just not that simple
1 July 2019
Opinion: We need a new strategy for vaccination to help people who aren’t anti-vaxxers but still miss out. Dr Nikki Turner explains what that might look like.
