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Space Minister checks in at Mission Control

12 June 2026

Space Minister Hon Chris Penk visited the University's Space Institute to announce the round one and two recipients of the inaugural Kiwi Space Activator Programme.
Pacific scholar centres families in youth mental health study

8 June 2026

Doctoral candidate Georgia Hulme is combining lived experience with academic rigour to better understand what meaningful support looks like for families.
The environment needs fixes now, says new director

5 June 2026

Innovative solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed, because our well-being depends on it, says Professor Dan Tompkins, the new director of the Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society, Ngā Ara Whetū.
From tool to teammate: what's next in AI?

3 June 2026

Feature: AI is developing at such breakneck speed it’s hard to know how the technology will next materially impact our lives and work. Anthony Doesburg asks alumni working on the front lines of tech about where AI is taking us in the next 12 months.
Building finds its balance in groundbreaking earthquake test

3 June 2026

A timber building that kept itself centred through major shaking has aced a full‑scale earthquake test with no damage, with more than 60 industry professionals looking on.
Sāmoan leadership empowering Pacific students to success

3 June 2026

Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa, Sāmoa Language Week in Aotearoa, is a time to celebrate those that uplift Pacific youth to succeed at Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Auckland’s earthquake history rewritten by University research

27 May 2026

An active fault along the Hunua Ranges has been identified in research led by the University of Auckland.
Network watching the world’s oceans is under pressure

25 May 2026

Opinion: The world's ocean monitoring system is under threat when most needed, writes Dr Kevin Trenberth.
New undergraduate health programmes to prepare future health workforce

18 May 2026

A major overhaul of the University of Auckland’s health programmes expands study options, creates flexibility and prepares graduates for the future health workforce.
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.

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