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

ASMR centre of first feature film

Writer and director Tom Levesque’s first feature film Shut Eye debuts at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.

For the love of Thor!

Thor: Love and Thunder puts Marvel’s women in the spotlight. Senior Lecturer Angelique Nairn asks why Marvel still struggles with female superheroes.

AUT hosting nearly 1,000 Y13 students

AUT’s student recruitment team is hosting nearly 1,000 Year 13 students through its school programme this year.

Living cities combat climate change

Planted walls and rooftops, wetlands, tree-lined roadsides and urban ngahere help mitigate climate change. We need more of them in our cities now.

Diversity and Inclusion in NZ Film

The NZ Film Commission's Diversity and Inclusion Strategy policy will significantly impact the stories filmmakers tell, says Assoc Prof. Arezo Zalipour.

Engineering alumna honoured by ENZ

Engineering NZ’s Auckland branch has awarded AUT Construction Engineering alumna its GT Murray Award for best student presentation.

AUT talent showcased at NZIFF

This year’s New Zealand International Film Festival sees two feature films with AUT connections premiering.

Sleep, glorious sleep

A new machine designed by AUT alumna Dalya Al-Mohamadamin could put a good night’s sleep back on the menu for thousands of Kiwis. AUT’s Insight meets her.

This one precious life

Now a journalist for Māori Television and founder of the charity Brave, Jess Tyson is a beacon of hope for Māori youth. AUT’s Insight magazine meets her.

Engineering a better world

Creating life-saving implants and helping launch satellites into space are all in a day’s work for Kurt Schmidt. AUT’s Insight magazine talks to him.