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Some home truths for the next government
15 October 2020
A country where houses are unaffordable, renters are struggling and there is widespread homelessness is not a situation any government should tolerate.
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A world without tax, a world without sharing
15 October 2020
Opinion: It’s time for us to re-learn what children do naturally – sharing what we have – and abandon our aversion to tax, write Dr Niki Harré and Philip McKibbin.
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Benefit levels too low and system needs reform
8 October 2020
A national survey lead by a University of Auckland academic shows that benefit levels are too low and should be increased.
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Study identifies behaviours that support children to develop self-control
7 October 2020
New research using this country’s largest longitudinal study of child development has identified key behaviours to support pre-school children to develop self-control, a key indicator of adult wellbeing.
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Our quiet, everyday heroes
5 October 2020
Opinion: On World Teachers’ Day, October 5, Carol Mutch urges us all to recognise what teachers do above and beyond every day.
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The politics of last resort: Kiwis trust the state in a crisis
2 October 2020
As people around the world accuse their governments of using Covid-19 to impose oppressive rules, Kiwis have largely collaborated with the state’s response so far, according to a recent study.
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South Auckland Campus director can't wait to show off more of Tai Tonga
1 October 2020
Covid-19 has made it somewhat challenging for South Campus director Rennie Atfield-Douglas to show the community all that the new facility can offer.
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Goal in sight for Pasifika Blues Award winner
30 September 2020
After winning the ANZ Netball Premiership with the Central Pulse in 2019, netballer Sulu Fitzpatrick can now add a University of Auckland Blues Award to her trophy cabinet.
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Comparing pornography to mainstream content - study
30 September 2020
YouTube and Netflix are giants of the video streaming sphere in both scale and popularity but what about their x-rated counterparts?
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Not all of us find our way home
28 September 2020
For many young people, studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime. But sometimes, as Seuta’afili Dr. Patrick Thomsen, lecturer in the School of Māori and Pacific Studies in the Faculty of Arts writes, it can also be desperately lonely and demoralising.
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We can’t sing redemption songs quietly
14 September 2020
Opinion: As the gale of global inequity gains strength, social workers need to hang onto a sense of individual and collective balance, writes Ian Hyslop.
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One thing that does need community transmission
9 September 2020
Opinion: For Tongan Language Week, Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau explains 'voluntary language shift' and what that means for the Tongan language in Aotearoa.
