Alumni news

AUT VC wins Ockham Book Award

Professor Damon Salesa’s book recognised takes prize in non-fiction category.

Film documents AUT research

Wellbeing-Centred Cities shows how Aotearoa’s urban centres are acting to meet current complex crises in climate, biodiversity and human wellbeing.

Successful launch of WIPCE 2025

AUT hosted a launch event on May 9 for the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025.

An outsider on the inside

Paul Moon explores photographer Ans Westra 'national photo album', which captures NZ's history over the past six decades.

AUT student Axl Rogers heads to NASA

He’s been a cleaner, mowed lawns and worked as a builder, but now Axl Rogers is close to completing a PhD in astrophysics and is jetting off to NASA.

AUT student wins $15k Springboard Award

AUT doctoral candidate Emily Parr (Ngāi Te Rangi, Moana, Pākehā) is the 2024 recipient of an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Award.

2023 Annual Report | Te Pūrongo ā-Tau

AUT’s 2023 Annual Report has been submitted to the New Zealand Government and published on our website.

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.

New details on early AUKUS talks

Details released under the Official Information Act reveal NZ officials have been considering involvement in AUKUS from the outset.

Why aren’t Australian churches taxed?

Should churches be offered an uncapped exemption from income tax when there are questions about how appropriately their profits are used?