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News and opinion

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

  • MĀPIHI Māori and Pacific Housing Research Centre director Dr Karamia Muller.

    18 March 2025

    The latest Stats NZ figures show a “heartbreaking” drop in the number of Pacific people who own their own homes, says Dr Karamia Müller from the University of Auckland.

  • 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.

  • Henry Fuseli, Study for the three witches in Macbeth, circa 1783, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

    9 March 2025

    Tamar Torrance explores how viewing art on a screen differs from seeing it in person, and whether virtual reality can offer a similar aesthetic experience

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The Challenge

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