High school students and parents news

Colonial Combat reinvents colonisation

The premise underlying TVNZ’s new web series Colonial Combat is anachronistic and preposterous but also fascinating, writes Professor Sharon Mazer.

Undergraduate wins best political essay

An AUT student has been awarded the Best Undergraduate Essay in New Zealand Politics by the New Zealand Political Studies Association.

Early Learning Action Plan

Our nation discourages a career in early childhood education by its social and structural discriminations in status and pay, writes Dr Andrew Gibbons.

Plan to mitigate neurological disorders

Professor Valery Feigin leads global strategy to bridge the gap between growing burden of neurological disorders and overstretched health resources.

Burning waste to generate electricity

How “green” is it to incinerate waste in order to produce electricity? Dr Jeff Seadon answers the question.

Why were tourists allowed on Whakaari?

Research shows the majority of thrill-seekers are looking for risk, but in a controlled way, writes Professor Michael Lueck.

Call for a diverse national forest

Perhaps, when it comes to forests and climate change, we've got the wrong end of the stick, writes Dr David Hall.

MPs failing to lead on human rights

Democracy in New Zealand is suffering from a Parliament which under-performs in its scrutiny of human rights, a new report has found.

Designing Kai with Kids

South Campus Communication Design students Olivia Penfold and Brayden Luamanu are the designers behind a fundraiser recipe book for PILLARS.

Empathy needed to reduce family violence

AUT report finds that agencies and services designed to aid wāhine Māori in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment.