Breadcrumbs List.
Sustainable impact
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How couples can make hybrid work work
21 July 2026
Analysis: As hybrid work blurs work and home life, Joanne Mutter explores how couples can set boundaries.
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Pacific-led initiatives set to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific
17 July 2026
The University's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa will lead a $5.1M Pacific cervical cancer elimination initiative, expanding HPV vaccination, self testing and diagnostics. Professor Judith McCool says, “We are building sustainable, system level change through Pacific leadership and aligned regional partnerships.”
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Forgotten harakeke taonga reveals global Māori trade history
17 July 2026
From Te Tai Tokerau to London, a newly researched collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, shows how Māori-led harakeke trade reached the world stage in the nineteenth century.
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Eyes wide open to sight challenges in rural areas
17 July 2026
University of Auckland optometry student Nathan Lloyd spent six weeks tackling eye-health mysteries in the Far North, gaining valuable rural healthcare experience and securing the dream job that will launch his career.
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Is there such a thing as a sustainable tourist?
16 July 2026
As the winter doldrums set in and deals to sunnier places pop up – is there any way of reducing the environmental and climate cost of going somewhere new?
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Giving retired turbines a second spin
16 July 2026
Engineering students have won a sustainable design challenge with an innovative idea – transforming retired wind turbine nacelles into public e-bike charging stations.
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Housing reform could improve access to good schools
15 July 2026
Researchers at the University of Auckland are investigating whether zoning reform can advance educational equity, using Auckland as a case study.
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NZ cities can’t see the forest or the trees
13 July 2026
Research shows greener suburbs are healthier on all kinds of metrics – but achieving them isn’t as straightforward as digging holes and planting seedlings.
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University launches worldwide search for nature-focused researchers
13 July 2026
An international search for researchers with a focus on nature-based solutions to improve business, the environment and the economy is underway.
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Indigenous nursing research goes global
8 July 2026
Fulbright recipient Ebony Komene is headed to the United States to explore nursing and models of care grounded in Indigenous knowledge.
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NZ tourism businesses face complex path to sustainability
8 July 2026
Analysis: Aotearoa New Zealand’s tourism sector is striving to be greener. Claire Beach explores what that means for businesses.
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Climate law tests NZ’s international commitments
7 July 2026
Analysis: New Zealand wants to end climate lawsuits. Justin Sobion asks how that sits with the country's international commitments.