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Pride in Pacific Studies postgraduate success
5 August 2022
August graduation saw three postgraduate students cross the stage from the School of Pacific Studies, with two doctoral and one masters student capped.
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Tangatakiikii is celebrating her reo Māori Kūki Āirani
4 August 2022
Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki Āirani (Cook Island Language Week) runs from Sunday 31 August through until Saturday 6 August 2022. The theme for this year is ‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te Oneone o tōku ‘Ui Tupuna which translates to ‘connect me to the soil of my ancestors’.
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Dancing a fine line: women in Bollywood
3 August 2022
The changing position of female performers in Bollywood is the focus of University of Auckland doctoral candidate Kooshna Gupta’s research.
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University plays part in Auckland Writers Festival
1 August 2022
The Auckland Writers Festival, postponed due to Covid, will take place 23-28 August, with a number of University creatives taking part.
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Cook Island Dr Caleb Marsters the newest lecturer in Pacific Studies
1 August 2022
Dr Caleb Panapa Edward Marsters is the newest lecturer in Pacific Studies and is a proud Cook Island Māori man. This week he is celebrating his language with his family, especially his two year old son Joseph-Te Ariki.
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Flagship research centres to tackle urgent societal challenges
1 August 2022
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland launches Hīkina kia Tutuki Research Centres, focused on our most pressing challenges.
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Lost in translation? Language teachers studying abroad in a Covid world
25 July 2022
Studying abroad during a time of major global disruption is the focus of a new book edited by University of Auckland Professor of Applied Linguistics Gary Barkhuizen.
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Loneliness in older NZers: always, often, sometimes, never?
21 July 2022
Opinion: Loneliness in older New Zealanders is something that can and should be addressed, writes Roy Lay-Yee.
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Māori roll or general roll? Survey wants to know why
20 July 2022
An online survey to find out why eligible voters choose either the Māori Electoral Roll or the General Electoral Roll is hoping to attract at least 2,000 respondents.
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A vibrant free spirit: Ingwor Holmqvist
20 July 2022
Obituary: Ingwor Holmqvist (1943-2022), a former Scandinavian studies lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, was an insightful, witty, generous person much missed by family, friends and colleagues.
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Preserving the unique sounds of Aotearoa: Mervyn McLean
18 July 2022
Obituary: Mervyn Evan McLean (1930-2022), University of Auckland ethnomusicologist and founder of the Archive of Māori and Pacific Sound, leaves a priceless legacy.
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Raising a glass to knowledge: one night, ten bars, 20 talks
13 July 2022
University of Auckland academics are hitting the bars on 2 August, delivering 20 lectures in ten of Tāmaki Makaurau's favourite watering holes in the annual Raising the Bar event.
