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Why raising millions is not the real measure of success

26 March 2026

Alumnus Min-Kyu Jung has built global AI legal tech company Ivo, raising NZ $133 million along the way. He explains why progress and product matter more than capital raised.
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.
Ambitious new plan for te reo Māori at University

25 March 2026

AI tools, a refreshed language app and a new dictionary are all helping shape the next chapter of te reo Māori revitalisation at the University of Auckland.
No more lip-syncing waiata with Te Kūaha

25 March 2026

A refreshed Te Kūaha app opens the doorway to participating in te reo Māori and tikanga in everyday university life.
Alumni recognised at Kiwibank's New Zealander of the Year Awards

20 March 2026

University alumni were winners at the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, with Hazel Kerr named Senior New Zealander of the Year alongside her husband Dr Alan Kerr, and Craig Piggott taking out the Innovator of the Year category.
Climate solutions in focus as election approaches

16 March 2026

A new collection of local voices explores where we are now – and where we need to go – on climate mitigation and adaptation.
Innovation needs more than founders

16 March 2026

Alumna Gemma Bell reflects on how her experience in the Velocity programme shaped her career helping companies at the forefront of technology and innovation navigate emerging law, regulation, and growth.
“The best of what a physician can be”

16 March 2026

Teenage Wayne Cutfield wanted to be a politician, but decided he could make a bigger difference as a doctor. Now he has been awarded the top annual prize for physicians in Australasia.
Hitting the high notes: opera graduates off to world-leading UK schools

11 March 2026

Four University of Auckland opera graduates have been accepted into four of the world’s most prestigious music conservatoires and are fundraising to support their studies.
When will the price be right for green hydrogen?

3 March 2026

New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050.
Katalina Ma: strength in numbers

2 March 2026

A passion for maths propels Katalina Ma as she helps the next generation of students make the leap to university.
Thirty years of transforming Māori enterprise

27 February 2026

Alumni have returned to celebrate 30 years of a programme that has propelled Māori into CEO, chair and senior leadership roles across Aotearoa, with a refreshed version now on the way.

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