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Oceanic diplomacy reveals longstanding ancient Pacific practices

19 March 2026

Systems to maintain peace, facilitate negotiation and ensure balance between communities have existed in the Pacific for centuries, says new book.
Reclaiming Siva Sāmoa through queer, Sāmoan scholarship

19 March 2026

Dance Studies PhD candidate Iatua Felagai Taito pushes the boundaries of academic scholarship and cultural storytelling.
See the child, not the diagnosis

17 March 2026

Opinion: Gemma Aburn describes the new, Indigenous framework for children’s palliative care aims to keep the child in view, Te Whare Kaiao.
From teen dad to top grad: Tane Marsters

16 March 2026

After becoming a father in his teens, Tane Marsters was determined to finish his education. He graduated on 10 March with a Bachelor of Education (Teaching).
New research partnership set to ignite Pacific‑led collaborations

16 March 2026

New award designed to spark sustained, Pacific‑led research partnerships between University's Pacific scholars and Pacific‑based collaborators across the region and Australia.
Shifting the dial for Māori and Pacific learners

15 March 2026

The University's UE Success partnership has seen first-year pass rates improve over the last two years with a further four Auckland high schools joining the programme.
Book shows decades of policy failing Pacific peoples

13 March 2026

Bringing together leading Pacific scholars and practitioners, Understanding Pacific Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing Challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand was launched on 6 March.
Housing fails to meet Māori and Pacific needs, say experts

12 March 2026

Most houses in New Zealand have been designed with small, nuclear families in mind, and this doesn’t reflect our diverse society.
Indigenous tools help whānau understand assisted dying

11 March 2026

Senior Research Fellow Dr Tess Moeke Maxwell and the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group have launched new Indigenous tools and conceptualised an assisted dying framework.
Pacific-led initiatives set to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific

7 March 2026

The University's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa will lead a $5.1M Pacific cervical cancer elimination initiative, expanding HPV vaccination, self testing and diagnostics. Professor Judith McCool says, “We are building sustainable, system level change through Pacific leadership and aligned regional partnerships.”
Age no barrier to winning three hockey golds in a row

6 March 2026

University of Auckland's Suzanne Jackson is "buzzing" that her team just won gold in the Vantage National Masters hockey tournament for the third year in a row.
Paper an apology to 'the body I once blamed, disciplined and doubted'

6 March 2026

Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn's new paper “An apology to my body” traces a deeply personal journey through childhood, body image and her diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

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