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Gagana Sāmoa: a foundation for Sāmoan architecture

2 June 2023

Sāmoan language is more than just a means of communication, says Lama Tone. It’s a key part of a new fale he designed for Glen Eden Primary School
Ron Te Kawa artwork celebrates fun, colour and magic of te ao Māori

2 June 2023

Ron Te Kawa’s unmissable quilted wall-hanging is a recent addition to the University of Auckland art collection.
Morag Atchison's debut album celebrates her high-school teacher David Hamilton

1 June 2023

Morag Atchison is one of New Zealand’s top operatic talents. Her debut album is testament to how it all began.
Jazz powerhouse couple in good company at the School of Music

23 May 2023

Roger and Caroline Manins, founders of the Creative Jazz Club, talk about how it provides an outlet for budding performers.
The power of a good doco: Doc Edge Festival begins

22 May 2023

Documentary filmmaker Annie Goldson lists some titles she’ll be checking out at the upcoming Doc Edge Film Festival (24 May to 9 July) and offers a sneak preview of her latest project. The professor of communication at the University of Auckland is this year’s ‘Doc Edge Superhero’.
AI is exploiting our unwitting, unwaged labour

20 May 2023

Opinion: In order to do as humans do, AI systems have to learn from us. But who is teaching them? Pretty much all of us. That we're not being paid for our labours is a form exploitation, says Fabio Morreale.
Don Binney artwork perfectly positioned on campus

19 May 2023

Art historian Linda Tyler showcases a Don Binney artwork that's another of her favourites in the University of Auckland Art Collection.
Auckland University Press has great night at Ockhams

19 May 2023

It was a successful night for our book publisher Auckland University Press at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards on 17 May, with two AUP books taking out top awards, as well as two University alumni winning major prizes.
Make jazz your New Zealand Music Month soundtrack

4 May 2023

Seven great New Zealand jazz moments to explore for New Zealand Music Month, brought to you by the School of Music Jazz staff.
Music graduate follows in her mum’s footsteps

3 May 2023

“I watched my mum graduate, so it's exciting to have my mum watching me graduate,” says Helen Pahulu. 
Nuala Gregory: creative strategies are in her blood

1 May 2023

Professor Nuala Gregory built a new life in moving from Ireland to New Zealand, and is now hoping to build a fresh identity for the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries.
Hiria Anderson’s lifelike artworks added to University Art Collection

1 May 2023

The University's Art Collection of around 2,000 artworks is well-regarded for including work by many of New Zealand’s best-known and most loved artists.

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