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University alumni shortlisted for prestigious art award
21 March 2023
Three graduates from Elam School of Fine Arts are in the running for the 2024 Walters Prize – and $50,000 in prize money.
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The potential of self-assemble well-designed prefab housing
20 March 2023
Opinion: Housing supply has never been more of a problem in New Zealand, and only set to worsen as the climate heats. Diane Brand and Minh Nguyen make the case for investing in well-designed prefabricated housing.
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New report finds we’re building harder, hotter cities
17 March 2023
Green spaces are essential to making our cities liveable as the climate changes, according to a new report. Timothy Welch takes a closer look.
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Leading Waipapa Taumata Rau researchers elected as Fellows
16 March 2023
Eleven academics from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland have been made Fellows of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, being recognised for their world leadership in research and scholarship.
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How two Oscar-nominated films use music to evoke nostalgia
16 March 2023
Gregory Camp from the School of Music looks at how Babylon and The Fabelmans take opposing but equally successful approaches to using music in film.
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Tribute to Jeremy Salmond
1 March 2023
With Jeremy Salmond’s death in January, New Zealand lost one of its best heritage architects.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Outages strengthen the case for burying power lines
22 February 2023
Opinion: Underground power lines are safer, more resilient and less of an eyesore, says Timothy Welch. The higher upfront cost will pay off in long-term benefits.
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Lose that driveway and rethink the back yard
21 February 2023
Opinion: Auckland suburbanites could all do our bit to create a more porous, sponge-like city, says Bill McKay
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Art exhibit explores new horizons of Māori fibre practices
21 February 2023
A new exhibit of makawe takatāpui (Māori wigs) takes inspiration from one of Aotearoa’s most iconic love songs, Pōkarekare Ana.
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Te Whare Rūnanga’s ‘universal nature’ explored in award-winning essay
21 February 2023
Sir Āpirana Ngata’s role in the construction of the meeting house influenced Māori architecture as we know it, finds graduate Sahil Tiku.
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Te Matatini: Understanding the value of Indigenous music before colonisation
15 February 2023
Associate Professor Te Oti Rakena discusses decolonising music education, and shares tips for singing within a kaupapa Māori framework.
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Climate risk in an unfair world
8 February 2023
Opinion:The troubling reality is that those who contribute the least to the drivers of climate change are the ones most vulnerable to extreme climate events, argue Meg Parsons and Iresh Jayawardena
