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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.
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Sir Anand Satyanand: new approaches needed in tertiary education
28 October 2020
Opinion: Being forced into online learning due to Covid-19 lockdowns may lead to universities adapting and innovating their teaching methods forever.
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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.
