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Taxing tourists makes perfect economic sense now

10 December 2018

Opinion: a levy on incoming tourists should be seen not as a revenue-grabbing tax, but as user pays congestion charge, writes Tim Hazledine.
The little startup that could: 15 years of Velocity

6 December 2018

Velocity - the University’s student-led entrepreneurial development programme – is celebrating its 15th birthday and the successes it has enjoyed since its inception.
Tax expert awarded premier Law Foundation scholarship

29 November 2018

Professor Craig Elliffe, from the Auckland Law School has been awarded the country’s premier legal research grant, the New Zealand International Research Fellowship - Te Karahipi Rangahau ā Taiao.
Jokes: a new guide to workplace humour

26 November 2018

A new book by University of Auckland academics Barbara Plester and Kerr Inkson draws on the latest research to give practical tips on how to navigate workplace humour.
Some myths about NZ Super

22 November 2018

Opinion: Let’s not mindlessly raise the qualifying age for Super but instead try to solve actual problems ordinary people face, writes Hon Associate Professor Susan St John.
Philosophical principles drive Rhodes Scholar

20 November 2018

University of Auckland alumnus Johann Go is a 2019 Rhodes Scholar.
Bioengineers tackle underwater fouling in new way

14 November 2018

University of Auckland bioengineers have developed an innovative way to get rid of the underwater biofouling that creates such a headache for marinas, boaties and aqua farmers.
Govt should use Kiwibank to undercut the big four

14 November 2018

The people running the four big New Zealand banks - ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Westpac - will be breathing a very quiet sigh of relief. The $5 billion of annual profits they remit back to their Australian head offices are safe – for the time being.
Permanently temporary: the Gig Trap

10 November 2018

The first ever study to track thousands of people through different work arrangements over time has revealed that the gig track can quickly become a gig trap.
Stamping out migrant worker exploitation

7 November 2018

The government’s efforts to stamp out the exploitation of migrant workers will be guided by major new research by academics from the University of Auckland Business School and the University of Waikato.
Ethical dilemmas of a driverless world

31 October 2018

Opinion: Deciding who lives and dies in an unavoidable driverless car crash will require rules built on ethics, enshrined in law, explains Associate Professor Alex Sims (Commercial Law).
‘Technology supported by people’ is the new business model

31 October 2018

For happier (and more productive) employees, businesses need to shift from a model of ‘people supported by technology’ to one of ‘technology supported by people’ to keep up in the intelligent automation (IA) race.

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