Feature Article
26 September 2024
Netball has been the number one game for girls and women in New Zealand for a century, but we haven’t known much about its early history, until now.
Sustainable impact
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26 September 2024
Opinion: Many NZ products promoted as compostable or biodegradable fail to tell customers how they should be handled and where they should end up. Nargiss Taleb argues for tougher policies on claims and labelling.
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26 September 2024
Researcher investigating psychological well-being of Pacific fathers and their whānau affected by cardiovascular disease.
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26 September 2024
A smart partnership with an alumna startup means free menstrual products are available on two University of Auckland campuses.
Arts and culture
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29 September 2024
It’s Vaiaso o te Gana Tuvalu, Tuvalu Language Week from September 29 to 5 October.
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23 September 2024
A collection of works by top female photographers from Aotearoa will be opening on 2 October at the University of Auckland.
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19 September 2024
Linguist and senior lecturer Dr Peter Keegan encourages writing on subjects beyond the traditional scope of Māori-focused content.
Business and economy
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27 September 2024
While universities champion innovation, they often overlook entrepreneurship, a crucial step for turning ideas into impact.
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24 September 2024
Analysis: Family and personal commitments are pushing women out of their own businesses, writes Janine Swail.
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23 September 2024
A fascination with cosmetic surgery and consumer behaviour saw PhD graduate Dr Min Li explore why Chinese women, in both China and New Zealand, choose double eyelid surgery.
Education and society
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26 September 2024
Netball has been the number one game for girls and women in New Zealand for a century, but we haven’t known much about its early history, until now.
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23 September 2024
There is a gap between ‘I would do something to help’ and ‘I did do something to help’. Kirsten Tilleman looks at how we can bridge that gap.
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20 September 2024
A unique counselling model tailored to working with Pacific survivors of sexual abuse is the focus of graduate Toleafoa Sarah Sala Va'afusuaga McRobie’s doctoral thesis.
Environment
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26 September 2024
Opinion: Many NZ products promoted as compostable or biodegradable fail to tell customers how they should be handled and where they should end up. Nargiss Taleb argues for tougher policies on claims and labelling.
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25 September 2024
Opinion: Joel Rindelaub describes what the science does and doesn't know about the potential dangers of the plastics in our bodies, and the chemicals in the plastics getting into our bodies.
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5 September 2024
Dr Ted Shu examined the role of atmospheric rivers in New Zealand as both a crucial water source and a cause of extreme weather.
Health and medicine
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27 September 2024
Analysis: New Zealand’s aged care sector faces a growing crisis with urgent funding, staffing, and equity issues demanding attention, writes Claire Dale.
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26 September 2024
Analysis: NZ should consider adopting Germany’s approach of routinely screening for mental health problems in women who get gestational diabetes writes Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
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25 September 2024
Researchers will work closely with clinicians, older patients, outpatients and whānau to better understand and improve end-of-life decision making and care.
Politics and law
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25 September 2024
Analysis: ACT’s bill can be seen as the culmination of moves over several decades by the Crown to use Treaty principles to rewrite te Tiriti and justify its own power.
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24 September 2024
New Zealand TV and radio journalist Sarah Bradley recently graduated from the University of Auckland with a PhD focused on the politics of New Caledonia.
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17 September 2024
Big businesses today wield immense power but lack responsibility; a new book explores how this has come about and how things could change.
Science and technology
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24 September 2024
It’s been a huge year for bioengineering student Shima Mohammadi Moghadam. Not only has she completed her PhD a year early and found a top job, she’s had a baby too.
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24 September 2024
Fired by their own challenges with cerebral palsy, a couple’s bequest to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute is set to transform disabled children's leg braces – and more.
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23 September 2024
The first wave of students are graduating from the University's partnership with a tertiary institution in Heilongjiang, China.
University news
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19 September 2024
List of top scientists in the world includes University of Auckland researchers from a wide range of disciplines.
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13 September 2024
Endeavour fund supports Innovative ideas and leading researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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11 September 2024
A new Research and Innovation Office, Te Puna Tiketike, has been formed to prepare for significant change in the public research landscape.
The Challenge
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23 September 2024
University of Auckland researchers say intimate partner violence is a wider health issue that comes at a cost of many billions each year.
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23 September 2024
A young woman with the rare disease gastroparesis starved to death. Her legacy, the charity Ruby's Voice, is supporting University of Auckland research to find answers.
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9 September 2024
A 30-year-old theory explaining why some New Zealand fungi are so colourful has been confirmed.