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New institute signals a shift in how New Zealand approaches advanced technology

7 January 2026

Governance of the country’s latest public research organisation includes alumni of the University of Auckland’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
NZ productivity crisis is now an energy crisis

6 January 2026

Opinion: In its Economic Outlook published December 2025, the OECD warns that improving the reliability and affordability of electricity is a prerequisite for the investment New Zealand needs to lift its weak productivity growth.
Tertiary strategy risks stifling entrepreneurs

10 December 2025

Analysis: Rod McNaughton asks whether New Zealand's new tertiary strategy will reward real risk takers.
Scentian Bio is reimagining smell as a health and food sensor

8 December 2025

Turning the science of smell into a tool for health and food resilience wasn’t a plan, it was a possibility. One that Jonathan Good couldn’t ignore.
New tertiary plan's blind spot: what about the humanities?

5 December 2025

Opinion: The government’s boldest tertiary policy shift in years seems oblivious to the arts, humanities and social sciences. That's a big problem if we want innovation, says Professor Rod McNaughton.
Uber court ruling paves way for NZ gig economy reckoning

23 November 2025

Opinion: The Supreme Court decision on four Uber drives will become a reference point for how others think about their labour models, particularly our gig economy, says Rod McNaughton.
New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem needed to support our future

20 November 2025

At a time when innovation and entrepreneurship are vital to NZ’s future, we are inviting alumni and friends to support the next generation of innovators through the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (CIE) new Innovators and Entrepreneurs’ Pledge.
The start-up tackling New Zealand’s hazardous waste

19 November 2025

Nurox Hydrothermal is pioneering an emissions-free, circular solution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s hazardous waste problem. The start-up is transforming some of our most toxic waste streams into clean water and usable by-products through innovative hydrothermal processing.
CIE alumni honoured at 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

19 November 2025

Three alumni of the University's Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) have been recognised in the 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
New Zealand’s IP shake-up: a bold experiment in trusting inventors

17 November 2025

Opinion: If done well, the country's new IP policy could become a global model for turning research into prosperity, writes Rod McNaughton.
What New Zealand really needs to tackle its productivity problem

13 November 2025

Opinion: Productivity is a question of capability before capital, and of leadership before tools, writes Rod McNaughton.
Rethinking IP as innovation incentivisation

12 November 2025

The University of Auckland has developed an IP policy and practices that are nationally recognised for getting good ideas off the shelf and into the world.

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