News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Repurposing New Zealand CBDs

Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez examines how NZ central business districts can forge a future where our cities are sustainable, vibrant and culturally rich.

Recycled glass for road construction

AUT researchers find a more sustainable way of stabilising roads - replacing cement with waste glass that would otherwise go to landfill.

Events connect research and practice

AUT Centre for Screen Practice Research events explore practice as research, creative mindsets for leadership and the practicalities of screenwriting.

Earthquake innovations tested in China

Earthquake innovations by AUT Associate Professor Shahab Ramhormozian and collaborators were tested on one of the world’s largest shake tables.

Trust in news declines rapidly in 2024

The latest Trust in News report shows a rapid decline in trust in 2024, despite high interest in news.

RNZ Asia Scholarship: AUT recipients

A new RNZ scholarship programme has its first recipients, AUT’s Nabeelah Khan and Chengqi (Mavis) Ye, who are set to receive up to $8000.

New Chair for Industry Advisory Board

Tracey Cotter-Martin of Datacom is the new Chair of AUT’s Computer and Mathematical Sciences Industry Advisory Board

What’s next for broadcast news?

With the imminent end of TVNZ’s Sunday program, and Warner Bros. Discovery shutting its Newshub operation, what’s next for New Zealand’s broadcast media?

AUT bee research creates AI buzz

AUT computer scientist Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh wins Fulbright Scholarship to study use of AI in beekeeping in the United States.

Newshub's end worsens NZ journalism

With the end of Newshub, the impact on the country’s fragile public sphere will be considerable, as more New Zealand journalists go looking for work.