2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (311+ words) Business and economy, Business School Opinion: Auckland needs more authority to make decisions and fewer 'stupid rules' tying hands, writes Natasha Hamilton-Hart. Like many, I am looking forward to riding on Auckland's soon-to-be-opened City Rail Link, the underground rail connector…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (498+ words) Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Health and medicine, Sustainable impact A global study shows obesity has risen in almost all countries globally, but in some developed countries obesity is declining, with lessons for us all. "New Zealand is part…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (589+ words) From AI-powered education tools to sustainable aquaculture and accessible healthcare, this year's Velocity Ideas Challenge winners showcase the breadth of innovation emerging from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Winners of this year's Velocity Ideas Challenge put forward bold ideas…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (786+ words) Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Science, Staff news When off-the-shelf scientific equipment did not exist, ecologist Keiko Hashiba turned to Unleash Space to prototype practical research tools to help detect invasive weeds before they spread. As ecologist Keiko…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (950+ words) Te ao M'ori, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Sustainable impact, Doctoral Engineering research into m'miro shows t'puna M'ori knowledge of construction was both sophisticated and seismically resilient. An ancestral M'ori construction technique once used in whare before P'keh' contact has…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (697+ words) Business and economy, Business School, Doctoral Proposed public sector job cuts show the need for an economy of mana, where public capability, skills and community wellbeing are treated as long-term value, not short-term costs, says researcher Xiaoliang Niu. As the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (620+ words) Business and economy, Sustainable impact, Business School, Auckland Law School What happens when markets stop delivering, and how can they be rebalanced? Experts are examining the forces shaping competition and market outcomes. As New Zealanders grapple with the cost of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1058+ words) Te ao M'ori, University news, Sustainable impact, James Henare Research Centre Te Hokinga Mai: A dawn ceremony on 19 May welcomed the return of restored whakairo back to the James Henare Research Centre, reaffirming the centre's place as a whare of…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (306+ words) With sadness the University of Auckland learned of the death of the Right Honourable Sir Kenneth Keith, ONZ KBE PC KC, an alumnus and friend of the University. As New Zealand's pre-eminent expert in international law, for over five decades…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (620+ words) Environment, Faculty of Science Commentary: Nicolas Lewis wonders whether NZ is really in so much trouble that we must give its environments away to developers and hope for a few crumbs. The proposed dissolution of the Ministry for the Environment…...