Feature Article
2 December 2024
Deidre Brown and Ngarino Elllis have brought to life a monumental project that not only reflects their deep commitment to Māori art, but a friendship spanning almost 30 years.
Sustainable impact
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2 December 2024
New study on safeguarding Pacific children will identify culturally relevant strategies to help prevent abuse.
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2 December 2024
During his visit to the University of Auckland, Czech President Petr Pavel emphasised the need for deeper Euro-Pacific collaboration in research and innovation.
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2 December 2024
The University of Auckland and Chinese universities are collaborating on wetland management.
Arts and culture
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29 November 2024
Winner of this year’s Portage Ceramic Award, Elam alumnus Wendelien Bakker used her work to explore ideas of impermanence and transformation.
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24 November 2024
The 2024 theme for Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week is 'Protektim langguis an kalsa blong yumi - Protect our language and culture' 24 - 30 November.
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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.
Business and economy
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26 November 2024
Opinion: Finance Minister Nicola Willis promised change, but with stagnant growth and limited reforms, National faces mounting scrutiny, writes Robert MacCulloch.
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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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29 November 2024
Analysis: Will an AI teaching assistant be better received if it's warm and friendly or professional and competent?
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29 November 2024
What young people in Aotearoa most need to thrive is the focus of Our Voices, a project led by the University of Auckland, and an exhibition at Auckland Museum opening 4 December.
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26 November 2024
How schools can better support young Asian sexual violence survivors in New Zealand is the focus of a new study from the University of Auckland.
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?
Health and medicine
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2 December 2024
In its latest funding round the Health Research Council has awarded funding to researchers at the University of Auckland.
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27 November 2024
The Centre for Brain Research's Autism Research Clinic aims to use genetic diagnoses to improve the lives of families of children with autism.
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26 November 2024
Professor Mike Dragunow has won the New Zealand Association of Scientists Marsden Medal, recognising his lifetime contribution to research on brain disorders.
Politics and law
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27 November 2024
Young people's rights to a stable home are sidelined by laws prioritising adult interests, argue two legal academics in recent research.
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22 November 2024
Opinion: A tax-free Super Fund sounds appealing, but retirees won't magically benefit without budget trade-offs.
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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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2 December 2024
During his visit to the University of Auckland, Czech President Petr Pavel emphasised the need for deeper Euro-Pacific collaboration in research and innovation.
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25 November 2024
Opinion: The Government’s $60m investment in supercritical geothermal technology underscores the pivotal role geothermal energy will play in a more sustainable New Zealand, says John O'Sullivan.
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24 November 2024
A team creating virtual models of the heart and placenta to study links between low birth weight babies and heart disease has secured $1 million in funding.
University news
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2 December 2024
In its latest funding round the Health Research Council has awarded funding to researchers at the University of Auckland.
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28 November 2024
A collaborative project involving all New Zealand universities, wānanga, and Te Pūkenga, has won an Australasian Green Gown Award.
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22 November 2024
B201’s architectural brilliance has been recognised at the 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards, alongside a project by Professor Anthony Hōete.
The Challenge
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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.
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10 October 2024
Discussion about the use of genetic modification technology outside the lab can easily become polarised. Research suggests a way to avoid this.
