Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Engineering and Design
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Why satellites should be in our orbit
25 June 2026
Analysis: New Zealand already depends on satellite technology but we’re not yet asking the harder questions about resilience, governance, and risk.
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Māori and Pacific students soar with Apollo programme
23 June 2026
An increase in university admission rates show the pathway programme’s success in empowering school students to pursue engineering degrees.
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Research nails down the best ways to recycle houses
18 June 2026
When demolished, the average house becomes 100 tonnes of waste. Researchers want to turn that waste into something useful.
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University of Auckland sets benchmark on journey to 4th Generation university
16 June 2026
A report sets out the progress the University of Auckland has made on the journey to become a 4th Generation university.
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Artificial intelligence’s limited ‘intelligence’
15 June 2026
Commentary: AI is an amplifier not a replacement, and will always require human oversight says Reza Shahamiri.
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Space Minister checks in at Mission Control
12 June 2026
Space Minister Hon Chris Penk visited the University's Space Institute to announce the round one and two recipients of the inaugural Kiwi Space Activator Programme.
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How Kitten Space Agency became a career launchpad
11 June 2026
Dr Zac Isaac is helping build one of New Zealand’s most ambitious space simulation games while challenging assumptions about careers in maths, physics and game development.
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An air of success
11 June 2026
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland alumnus and Goodair founder David White shares how collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking helped turn groundbreaking breathing research into a fast-growing New Zealand start-up.
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Where and how are we going to dry the clothes?
10 June 2026
Analysis: Retrofitting homes effectively needs more than understanding the house, but the way people inside live, say Luis Mendrano.
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From tool to teammate: what's next in AI?
3 June 2026
Feature: AI is developing at such breakneck speed it’s hard to know how the technology will next materially impact our lives and work. Anthony Doesburg asks alumni working on the front lines of tech about where AI is taking us in the next 12 months.
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Building finds its balance in groundbreaking earthquake test
3 June 2026
A timber building that kept itself centred through major shaking has aced a full‑scale earthquake test with no damage, with more than 60 industry professionals looking on.
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Sounds like us: the Kiwi accent's evolution
2 June 2026
Feature: Ever wondered how New Zealanders started sounding like ‘Nyew Ziliners’? As Janet McAllister discovers, University of Auckland researchers are on the case.