Feature Article

27 March 2025
University of Auckland researchers have been honoured as Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research excellence.
Sustainable impact
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24 March 2025
Māori once grew enough fruit and vegetables to feed Auckland, yet these days many struggle to afford healthy food, writes Bhaveeka Madagammana.
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23 March 2025
The digital world of Pacific girl gamers is being explored in a three-year study by Dr Jean Uasike Allen.
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14 March 2025
Researchers have developed technology that helps timber buildings survive major earthquakes and recover afterwards.
Arts and culture
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24 March 2025
What would happen if a contemporary composer trained AI in their back catalogue and then prompted it to produce something new?
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21 March 2025
Elizabeth Aroha Ellis has been named the 2025 Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year, in recognition of her lifelong dedication to shaping the landscape of Māori artistic expression in Aotearoa.
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20 March 2025
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland hosted its first international Water and Indigenous (WAI) Gathering, uniting Indigenous communities and scholars to discuss water’s lifeforce and guardianship.
Business and economy
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26 March 2025
University of Auckland researchers are exploring how startup and innovation networks can become more inclusive.
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26 March 2025
Analysis: Businesses that embrace diversity perform better, attract top talent and enhance their reputations, writes Ramona Zharfpeykan.
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25 March 2025
Analysis: Stop waiting for a foreign hero: the supermarket sector needs competition from within, writes Drew Franklin.
Education and society
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27 March 2025
Coming back to study with a clear goal at a small campus in her local area has been the secret to success for mature student Logan Petersen, a Bachelor of Education graduate.
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27 March 2025
A love of working with tamariki, making music and being near whānau in his small, Northland community have all come together for Bachelor of Education graduate Isaac Hunter.
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26 March 2025
Opinion: Dropping the current sex and relationship education guidelines and using those from 20 years ago is out of touch with the needs of our children and their families, says Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia.
Environment
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27 March 2025
If you’re battling a plague of wasps right now, you’re not alone, says University of Auckland Professor Jacqueline Beggs.
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13 March 2025
Comment: The expansion of satellite activity has, in part, led to the increased push by certain communities to seek DarkSky certification. Salene Schloffel-Armstrong and Robin Kearns report.
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12 March 2025
Opinion: Stressed marine environments can turn from carbon sinks to sources, writes Professor Simon Thrush.
Health and medicine
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28 March 2025
Interviewing people with dementia has its challenges, but that hasn’t stopped University of Auckland PhD researcher Jane Waterhouse.
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24 March 2025
E-cigarette companies have argued that vaping displaces smoking for young people, but a new study shows this is not the case.
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24 March 2025
Go ahead, make my molecule... University of Auckland chemists in the School of Biological Sciences launch an on-demand service.
Politics and law
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17 March 2025
A tax revolution is underway as countries put domestic laws ahead of global treaties, says Professor Craig Elliffe, whose research on the topic is up for a prestigious award.
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10 March 2025
Analysis: We can’t keep relying on the beneficence of the SPCA to correct the under-enforcement of animal welfare problems, says Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere.
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7 March 2025
Opinion: The Government got a few things right in its new stalking bill, but in some ways it will actually weaken protections for victims, writes Carrie Leonetti.
Science and technology
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27 March 2025
If you’re battling a plague of wasps right now, you’re not alone, says University of Auckland Professor Jacqueline Beggs.
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27 March 2025
Researchers at University of Auckland's Leigh Marine Laboratory have up-ended the notion sharks are silent.
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24 March 2025
Go ahead, make my molecule... University of Auckland chemists in the School of Biological Sciences launch an on-demand service.
University news
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27 March 2025
University of Auckland researchers have been honoured as Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research excellence.
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20 March 2025
Philanthropist John McCall MacBain has donated $4 million to endow the Kupe Leadership Scholarship programme, ensuring its long-term future.
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20 March 2025
The University hosted the Minister of Finance and Economic Growth, the Hon Nicola Willis, for a tour of innovative research and start-ups at the University's Newmarket precinct.
The Challenge
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25 March 2025
Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute blend art with science to explore and understand the mysteries of human and animal physiology.
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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.