Breadcrumbs List.
Business and economy
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Connecting musicians with fans takes students to world finals
30 April 2018
A new platform to help emerging musicians get discovered has earned its University of Auckland student developers a ticket to Microsoft's Imagine Cup Worldwide finals in July.
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New style of reform way out of growing inequality divide
24 April 2018
Opinion: Professor Robert MacCulloch (Economics) makes the case for introducing universal, compulsory personal savings for welfare and retirement needs as a way out of inequality.
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What New Zealand should learn about renewable energy
23 April 2018
Opinion: Research fellow Anna Berka (Energy Centre) outlines challenges the government must overcome to excel in climate change mitigation through state-led policy.
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Susan St John: Landlords, save your crocodile tears
19 April 2018
Opinion: Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John (Economics) calls for a bold overhaul of housing taxation and an end to taxpayer subsidies for landlord losses.
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Lessons from Netflix’s success
26 March 2018
How did Netflix go from a tiny, obscure DVD rental start-up in the late 1990s to the world's biggest internet TV network? Management experts at the Business School have identified some of the secrets of its success, and predict its future.
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Time for action on overseas pensions
5 March 2018
Opinion: Honorary Associate Professor Susan St John (Economics) welcomes scrutiny of NZ’s unfair spouse pension rule by the Human Rights Review Tribunal in Wellington.
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Auckland leads NZ in Business School subject rankings
1 March 2018
The University of Auckland Business School has once again been ranked first in New Zealand for studying Accounting and Finance, Commercial Law, Business and Management, Economics, Property, and Information Systems.
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Fear and conflict obstructs Māori land aspirations
28 February 2018
“Idle”, “unproductive”, “marginal”, “isolated” – Māori land often gets a bad rap - but a University of Auckland researcher is challenging this view.
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Auckland ‘start-up’ space a blueprint for the future
23 February 2018
Opinion: Universities will have to provide a different kind of learning environment to get graduates ready for rapidly changing work environments. The University of Auckland's new Unleash Space is designed to help with exactly that, Rod McNaughton writes.
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University of Auckland opens new innovation and entrepreneurship hub
21 February 2018
The University of Auckland has launched the Unleash Space, a new innovation and entrepreneurship hub to grow ideas into ventures.
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Do you know an outstanding Māori business leader? Kei te mōhio koe ki tētahi kaiārahi pakihi Māori e eke panuku ana?
20 February 2018
The call is out for nominations for the University of Auckland Aotearoa Māori Business Leaders Awards.
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National digs itself into child poverty hole
20 February 2018
Opinion: When it comes to child poverty in New Zealand, National should remember the adage: when in a deep hole stop digging, writes Susan St John.