Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Engineering and Design
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University welcomes support for Newmarket Innovation Precinct in Auckland City Deal
10 April 2026
The University will play a key role in advancing innovation under a new long-term partnership between central government and Auckland Council.
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Royal Society honours five academics as new fellows
2 April 2026
University of Auckland researchers have been elected as fellows by the Royal Society Te Apārangi, and will attend a ceremony on 30 April.
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Exceptional alumni honoured with prestigious University award
1 April 2026
Five outstanding University of Auckland graduates have been recognised for their exceptional accomplishments in the University’s 2026 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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March Madness doesn’t have to be such a pain
30 March 2026
Roads are clogged, buses are jammed: the chaos of March is so predictable that it has a nickname – but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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When density meets transport
30 March 2026
Auckland’s growth depends on a careful marriage of housing density and transport, but the quality of that union will be determined by how well it is planned and delivered, writes Emeritus Professor Errol Haarhoff.
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Is imported LNG the best fix for NZ’s energy crisis?
27 March 2026
Electricity prices rocket when hydro lakes are low, but importing gas is no silver bullet, an expert says.
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Free public transport fastest, cheapest way to get us through oil crisis
27 March 2026
Analysis: Free public transport delivers household relief, eases congestion, and conserves fuel for those with no choice, says Tim Welch.
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How can NZ build renewable power?
26 March 2026
Though often seen as a clean-energy success story, New Zealand is lagging behind other countries that are reaching 100 percent renewable power.
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University of Auckland shines in global subject rankings
26 March 2026
The University has achieved a strong result in the 2026 QS subject rankings, with multiple disciplines on the rise.
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Opening the black box of finance
26 March 2026
Technology powering quantitative finance has traditionally been ring-fenced by elite hedge funds and banks. After encountering those barriers firsthand, alumnus Jared Broad built a platform designed to open quantitative trading to the world.
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Unleashing the energy superpower under our feet
25 March 2026
Geothermal is a reliable, low-emission, homegrown energy source that runs around the clock - and as energy security concerns grow in New Zealand and globally, demand will only rise, writes Dr John O'Sullivan.
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Free public transport could be the smarter relief package
24 March 2026
The Green Party’s proposal to make public transport free for three months would cost a fraction of current fuel relief spending, while cutting reliance on imported oil, says Dr Timothy Welch.