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Satellite ‘duck’ will help to track crowded skies

16 July 2026

A tiny New Zealand satellite will help the world keep track of objects in orbit.
Matariki exhibition brings Māori pūrākau and bioluminescent science to life

15 July 2026

Hīnātore, an immersive exhibition combining Māori pūrākau (oral histories), mahi toi (arts) and Western science, will illuminate the story of Tāne bringing light into the universe.
AI researcher picked for Women in Science mentoring

12 July 2026

PhD student Sandra Gómez-Gálvez is working on AI for predator control.
University innovation is centre stage in 100 Days of Start-ups

3 July 2026

The University's commercialisation prowess will be on show during Auckland Council's 100 Days of Start-ups.
TPA-2 prepares six payloads for orbit

2 July 2026

Building on the success of the ongoing TPA-1 mission, the project to launch the Space Institute’s TPA-2 satellite has now kicked off, preparing a suite of curated New Zealand-developed technologies for a ride to space in early 2028.
Leigh Campus restoration project revives native bush

1 July 2026

Staff, students and community are digging in to return the native bush that once covered the area surrounding the Leigh Marine Laboratory.
Machines learning: inside the University's centre where robots learn

1 July 2026

The lab at the Centre for Automation and Robotic Engineering Science is a little like a preschool, except it’s robots, not children, who are there to learn.
AI in Health: scholar brings clarity and caution to Pacific symposium

28 June 2026

Professor Robyn Whittaker, Co-Director of TRANSFORM Research Centre highlighted the potential of AI to reshape healthcare delivery within Pacific communities, while stressing the importance of addressing bias, data limitations and governance to ensure equitable outcomes.
Engineering duo's lift-off with space scholarship

26 June 2026

Two engineering students have been awarded a prestigious New Zealand Space Scholarship that will see them interning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for three months.
Pacific research leadership shines at Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa symposium

25 June 2026

Pacific leaders, researchers and communities gathered at Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa's Research Symposium 2026 to advance Pacific-led research, share solutions and strengthen health outcomes across Aotearoa and the Pacific.
From HAL to healthcare AI

25 June 2026

As a student in the 1970s, Omar Garcia imagined computers that could think like HAL 9000 in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Decades later, he's researching AI, but for the benefit, not the destruction, of mankind.
Why satellites should be in our orbit

25 June 2026

Analysis: New Zealand already depends on satellite technology but we’re not yet asking the harder questions about resilience, governance, and risk.

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