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South Auckland Campus director can't wait to show off more of Tai Tonga

1 October 2020

Covid-19 has made it somewhat challenging for South Campus director Rennie Atfield-Douglas to show the community all that the new facility can offer.
Environmental doom and 'eco-anxiety'

24 September 2020

News reports regularly remind us that the environment is under threat from a raft of climate change effects including loss of biodiversity, melting ice sheets and devastating ‘climate fires’.
The problem with the ‘vote ghost’ campaign

16 September 2020

Opinion: The ‘apathetic’ stereotype of young Kiwi voters is misplaced; the real reason why some young people don’t use their vote lies elsewhere, writes Carol Mutch.
Kia Kaha te reo Māori - Keeping te reo strong in Education and Social Work

15 September 2020

We caught up with a few students and graduates to find out what te reo Māori means to them, their favourite phrases and how they use te reo in their studies and work.
We can’t sing redemption songs quietly

14 September 2020

Opinion: As the gale of global inequity gains strength, social workers need to hang onto a sense of individual and collective balance, writes Ian Hyslop.
New centre to provide critical support for refugees

14 September 2020

A new centre has been established at the University of Auckland to undertake vital work to help refugees who are part of the 7.7 million displaced people in the Asia Pacific region.
Creative toolbox a tonic for anxious students

8 September 2020

Help is at hand for teachers who want to put a high priority on student wellbeing as children return to class.
Alison Jones: 'Pākehā shouldn't let our collective past be crippling'

2 September 2020

Educator and author Alison Jones has written a memoir that’s an insight into New Zealand’s social history and Māori and Pākehā relationships.
Students walk the walk in the coaching industry

1 September 2020

Several Sport, Health and Physical Education students were given a taste of the professional coaching industry at a Coach Developer workshop run by Sport NZ before the lockdown began.
‘Lab in a pocket’ awakens young minds to the world around them, making scientific inquiry fun

28 August 2020

Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) have created a low-cost ‘lab in the pocket’ for schoolchildren.
A loss for education

24 August 2020

Opinion: Peter O’Connor pays tribute to the late Sir Ken Robinson who championed the idea that schools might be better places if built on arts and creativity.
Urgent action needed to halt declining literacy

21 August 2020

Interventions across early childhood, primary and secondary education are urgently needed to address declining literacy levels and persistent inequality in New Zealand, according to a new report.

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