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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

Feature Article

Jimah Ruland-Amata (Te Arawa, Kai Tahu, Ngāti Awa, Te Atiawa), former Ngā Tauira Māori President at the opening of He Āhuru Mōwai.

11 March 2025

The doors have opened at He Āhuru Mōwai – a special space dedicated to enhancing the well-being and success of tauira Māori.

Sustainable impact

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Arts and culture

  • Three finalists in the concerto competition are standing in a row with a grand piano behind them.

    11 March 2025

    Known for launching the careers of some of the country’s most notable musicians, the 57th National Concerto Competition features two talented young finalists taught by Stephen De Pledge from the University of Auckland.

  • Professors Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis standing in the atrium of B201 holding their book with a backdrop of the Lisa Reihana video work.

    6 March 2025

    The first comprehensive survey of Māori art from precolonial times to the present day has been shortlisted in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

  • Exterior of the main branch of the Calgary Public Library, Alberta.

    26 January 2025

    Opinion: Public buildings offer a unique opportunity to create architectural experiences that belong to the whole community, which is what makes investing in quality civic design so vital, says Sarosh Mulla.

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Business and economy

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Education and society

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Environment

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Health and medicine

  • Suzanne Jackson from the Centre for Co-created Ageing Research with her gold medal.

    7 March 2025

    Age is no barrier to playing hockey at a national level for Suzanne Jackson from the University of Auckland - but why is there so little media coverage of masters sport?

  • Maryam outside with physiological model

    7 March 2025

    Diabetic women are twice as likely to get heart disease than diabetic men, but most research focuses on men. When her mum got diagnosed with type 2, Iranian-born Maryam Rahmani wanted to change that.

  • Close-up of Simon Malpas with the 2cmx2mm sensor between his fingers

    7 March 2025

    Professor Simon Malpas, whose pioneering work led to the development of the world’s smallest implantable brain pressure sensor, is a finalist in the innovation category of the 2025 New Zealander of the Year.

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Science and technology

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University news

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The Challenge

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