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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.
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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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A difficult year … but life has never been better
13 November 2020
Opinion: It has been a difficult year, but life is getting better and we are the most privileged humans to have ever lived on this planet. Andrew Taberner explains.
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Making waves: Marsden success for Arts
10 November 2020
How can we restore our river communities to health? How do we define life itself? What motivates Māori electoral choices? And how has one in three Kiwi adults become obese?
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New Zealand’s first student-built satellite ready for lift off
3 November 2020
New Zealand’s first satellite designed and built by university students is about to be launched into space via Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle.
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Bespoke business programmes head Southside
3 November 2020
South Auckland tertiary students will be able to begin their business degrees at the University of Auckland’s Tai Tonga Campus in Manukau for the first time, starting next year.
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How we kill creativity in New Zealand schools
2 November 2020
Our education system effectively stifles children’s natural curiosity about the world, according to a new report from the University of Auckland.
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What makes a great leader in uncertain times?
2 November 2020
Effective educational leaders share several key characteristics, according to a new book five years in the making.
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That 'lightbulb moment' drives graduating teacher
2 November 2020
The joy of “seeing lightbulbs going off in kids’ heads” is what motivates graduating teacher Fa’atoese Tofilau (Ese).
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Graduating to give back
2 November 2020
Huavai (Clare) Huni-Mafi graduated with her mum and five children by her side, a long list of achievements to her name, and the knowledge that she's made a difference to communities in New Zealand and the Pacific.
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Serious scientific fun a winner at Velocity
29 October 2020
A clever and fun piece of technology that allows children to take scientific measurements of the world around them has won the Social Entrepreneurship Category of the Velocity $100k Challenge.
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Is Tokelauan facing extinction?
28 October 2020
Opinion: What happens when a language shifts from its homeland, when more speakers live here, in NZ? In Tokelau Language Week, John Middleton explains.
