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A fairer strategy than the green tax

A green tax on long-haul flights favours rich tourists and, NZ needs a fairer strategy writes Professor Michael Lueck.

Mind over matter

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to health sciences alumna Alexis (Lex) Pritchard who now helps people build the mental skills to smash their goals.

Space for creativity

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to textile design alumna April Gourdie who has become known as the ‘knit person’ of Allbirds’ product team.

Immunising for misinformation

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to communication studies alumna Diane Abad-Vergara about what it’s like to work for the WHO during a global pandemic.

Giving voice to indigenous stories

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to globally acclaimed indigenous storyteller and AUT communication studies alumna Chelsea Winstanley.

Cheerleaders are athletes

Rather than remove cheerleaders from sport fields, we should celebrate their athleticism and embrace cheerleading as a sport, writes Patrick Van Esch.

New Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellows

Three AUT academics have been elected as Fellows to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Star power may help vaccine hesitancy

From Elvis to Dolly, celebrity endorsements might be the key to countering vaccine hesitancy, writes Patrick Van Esch and his co-authors.

Do you dare ditch your phone for a day?

A Business School researcher wants you to take the Phone Free Day Global Challenge and find out what happens when people use tech in a purposeful way.

Period poverty must end

It’s time to rethink menstrual education in schools and put access to period products for all Australians on the agenda, writes Patrick Van Esch.