Business and economics news

Policy uncertainty and your investments

AUT researchers have developed an index that highlights just how sensitive our investments are to domestic policy concerns.

Challenges for Māori support workers

A new report lays bare the challenges faced by Māori community support workers, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hospitality work: A map for change

Almost three years after COVID-19 hit New Zealand, the hospitality sector is slowly rebuilding.

How a son can help young criminal dads

For both mums and dads, the arrival of a child decreases criminal behaviour. We now find the child’s gender plays a particular role for some fathers.

Meet our staff: Saten Kumar

Professor Saten Kumar, who leads AUT’s School of Economics, is interested in finding ways to enhance the quality of economic data for Pacific Islands.

Costco will change how Kiwis shop

Costco will change the way New Zealanders shop. Marketing expert Megan Phillips shares tips for getting the most out of a bulk buy.

Making Work From Home workable

WFH - dream or nightmare? Whatever you think, working from home – at least some of the time – is the new norm for many of us. How best to manage it?

Mātauranga Māori celebrated

Te Ara Pakihi, Te Ōhanga Me Te Ture | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law has contributed to many recent successes and celebrations of mātauranga Māori.

Prize for research into kid influencers

AUT PhD candidate Irmine Kabimbi Ngoy has been awarded the Beta Gamma Sigma New Zealand Alumni Committee scholarship.

AUT Pay Gaps Report released

AUT’s latest report shows its gender and ethnicity pay gaps, the first university in Aotearoa New Zealand to do so.