Feature Article
21 November 2024
A number of University of Auckland academics have been recognised for excellence in scholarship or innovation, making a significant contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand through their research careers.
Sustainable impact
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20 November 2024
A new study emphasises the value of a carbon tax to effectively decarbonise the economy.
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20 November 2024
Launch of Pacific Islands Report 'Sustainability and Resilience in Pacific Island Health Systems' will see world experts converge in Auckland next week.
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20 November 2024
Professor Andy Allan's award-winning research looks ahead to the crops humans will need in a hotter world.
Arts and culture
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21 November 2024
Thousands of elderly Sāmoans now have right to New Zealand citizenship with the passing of the Restoring Citizenship Removed by Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) Act 1982.
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14 November 2024
A cohort of Indigenous and Pacific changemakers have been selected as the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity, a partnership between Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and the University of Melbourne.
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12 November 2024
Over 12 years in the making, new book Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art explores the vibrant legacy of toi Māori.
Business and economy
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1 July 20242024
Opinion: While we wait for the harsh realities of Covid to change, the government could show compassion for those stuck overseas by revisiting the digital queue, says Professor Tava Olsen.
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21 November 2024
Analysis: Nationalism is emerging as a powerful force that multinational companies cannot afford to ignore, writes Sihong Wu.
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20 November 2024
A new study emphasises the value of a carbon tax to effectively decarbonise the economy.
Education and society
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12 November 57441
Opinion: Covid has shown the value of an educated population that trusts science. Time now surely for a ‘knowledge restoration' in schools, writes Elizabeth Rata.
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8 February 2025
They are the biggest unknowns, questions we ponder every time we look at the stars: What is life? Are we alone in the universe? How does life happen?
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21 November 2024
University of Auckland professor Mark Mullins has won the top humanities medal from the Royal Society Te Apārangi for his distinguished scholarship on religion and politics in modern Japan.
Environment
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21 November 2024
Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa has won a prestigious award in recognition of his research which blends mātauranga Māori and Western science.
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7 November 2024
Feature: Now, more than ever, we need to develop new, ‘clean’ technologies that help create a more environmentally sustainable future. Owen Poland meets academic and alumni innovators in New Zealand’s fast-growing cleantech sector.
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1 November 2024
Opinion: Aotearoa New Zealand is a biodiversity hotspot, defined as a global centre of high biodiversity with a high proportion of species under threat. So where was New Zealand at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Colombia?
Politics and law
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12 February 2029
As Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election are examined in court, a recent paper sheds light on why some political leaders fight back after losing an election.
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24 December 2024
The Popeyes' battle shows how big businesses protect their trademarks – even when they have no plans to come to New Zealand, writes Alexandra Allen-Franks.
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21 November 2024
Analysis: Trump’s tariffs are nothing new – New Zealand’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself, says Emeritus Professor Jane Kelsey.
Science and technology
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24 July 57414
A collaboration between researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and Mātai Medical Research Institute have demonstrated that fidgeting might improve activation of the decision-making region of the brain.
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3 September 2030
The stakes are too high for a fragmented approach to marine policy, writes Dr Karen Fisher.
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11 August 2028
Opinion: As Auckland takes a battering, Associate Professor Martin Brook explains how clay-rich soil and changing land use swell landslide risks.
The Challenge
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10 April 2026
Professor Papaarangi Reid on why targeted admission schemes to medical schools are a matter of life and death.
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29 October 2024
University researchers have joined the global challenge to understand what gravitational waves can tell us about the universe and how everything began.
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22 October 2024
Netball is celebrating its centenery in New Zealand. Auckland University researcher Dr Margaret Henley has been digging deep in the archives.
