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Tools of teaching trade pass to next generation

3 March 2023

For University of Auckland student Tyler Kini, the March graduation ceremony at Tai Tokerau completes a long-held dream as he begins his new teaching life.
Insights on extremism need careful consideration and good evidence

2 March 2023

BOOK REVIEW: Chris Wilson on Fear: New Zealand's hostile world of extremists by Byron C Clark.
Race and erasure: the world's forgotten humanitarian crises

2 March 2023

Opinion: International support for Ukrainian refugees has been heartening but how does this response compare to other humanitarian crises around the world? asks Ritesh Shah.
The probable, possible and preferable future of Auckland

28 February 2023

Opinion: The money the Government looks likely to put into a rebuild could be used to kickstart a genuinely new direction for Auckland, writes Nicolas Lewis and John Morgan
Activists fiercely hopeful for a better future

14 February 2023

Successful campaigns have a clear, positive vision and offer practical ways people can make a difference, according to a new book on youth activism in Aotearoa.
Struggling families need money not blame

9 February 2023

Recent child development theories have influenced child protection in Aotearoa in ways that have further stigmatised struggling families, according to a new study from the University of Auckland.
Another crisis, another responsibility for schools

4 February 2023

Opinion: In ordinary times, schools are often the hubs of their communities, but in times of trauma, this role becomes more important, says Professor Carol Mutch
How learning maths can help with your mortgage

27 January 2023

Opinion: The more that students study maths to a higher level, the better for them and society. No financial literacy course can replace understanding the fundamental mathematical concepts, says Melissa Tacy.
Data reveals level of online hatred for Jacinda Ardern

24 January 2023

Explainer: The majority of the worst NZ-based online vitriol across selected 'dark corners of the web' is aimed at outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern, discovered Chris Wilson and his research team.
Teaching kids to take turns is good for their brains

12 January 2023

Opinion: Knowing when to speak up and when to listen is a social skill that once learnt turns out to be linked to higher intelligence. Nuzhat Sultana explains.
Life, the universe and everything

13 December 2022

What do we owe people in the future, what's the purpose of the universe and what are the connections between the two? These huge, perennial questions are the focus of Professor Tim Mulgan’s distinguished and extensive research.
Child protection must not return to punitive, racist approaches

8 December 2022

Opinion: For 30 years we have swung between a lack of intervention and over-intervention in child protection, but we cannot afford a knee-jerk reaction to the death of Malachi Subecz, says Ian Hyslop.

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