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Pacific language course launches during Tonga Language Week

21 August 2025

Distinguished linguist and Pacific Studies senior lecturer Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau is launching a new course on Pacific Language Studies: Issues and Resolutions.
Time to transcend the how-to-teach battles

8 August 2025

Opinion: As the Government moves swiftly to change the direction of NZ education, both ‘sides’ need to stop talking past each each other, says John Morgan.
University joins global refugee initiative

6 August 2025

An international project taking on one of the biggest challenges facing the world, forced migration, will now include input from the University of Auckland.
Classroom intelligence: language learning and AI

4 August 2025

Language education is at the forefront of the rapid changes in AI and we need to get on board, says Danping Wang, an associate professor of Chinese language.
AI tool to improve te reo Māori pronunciation gets $1m boost

4 August 2025

A ground-breaking new project is set to transform how te reo Māori is spoken and learned across Aotearoa, thanks to a $1 million research grant.
Why we should think more like an Australian

31 July 2025

Opinion: At a conference for geographers recently, Nicolas Lewis was asked what the industrial debate was like in New Zealand. "I was embarrassed to say it was ‘Grow, baby, grow!’"
Māori speech emotion recognition technology in development

30 July 2025

A pioneering system is being created to identify emotions in te reo Māori speech.
Smile for the camera: when smart technology tips into surveillance

30 July 2025

Smart technologies are rolling out across Auckland, quietly changing how the city watches itself and raising questions about public awareness and consent.
Raising the Bar serves up fresh thinking in Auckland pubs

28 July 2025

Raising the Bar returns on Tuesday 26 August with 20 talks across 10 Auckland bars. Register now to save your spot.
Māori and Pacific doctorates result in big community gains

21 July 2025

Research highlights how Māori and Pacific people with PhDs improve outcomes in their communities and reduce inequalities.
Vivienne Gray: in memoriam

21 July 2025

Internationally renowned scholar Vivienne Gray, an Emeritus Professor of Classics, is farewelled by a colleague and several former students at the University of Auckland.
Community at heart of students' winning housing design

10 July 2025

A team of architecture and engineering students have just won a 72-hour design competition with a flood-resistant housing scheme focused on community.

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