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Identity not just about DNA percentages

Identity involves the nuanced politics of race, the science of genetics, and the social practices of connection, writes interim Dean of Law, Khylee Quince.

Five questions: Professor Sharon Mazer

We asked Professor Sharon Mazer five questions about her research ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address.

Celebrating Pink Shirt Day 2021 at AUT

Join us on Friday 21 May 2021 as we Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

Hiakai wins Ockham NZ Book Award

An "astounding" book on modern Māori cuisine has won best illustrated non-fiction at the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Using ‘food havens’ to reduce obesity

A new concept in food environments, the food haven, aims to reduce high obesity rates among Māori and Pacific peoples.

Business School wins translation awards

AUT Business School has won the NZ Business Research Translation Competition, highlighting the impact of sharing research with non-academic audiences.

AUT: How we managed to kill the ‘bill’

Despite 2020 being peppered with COVID lockdowns, they were not the only contributor to impressive savings for AUT’s energy bill.

Dame Marilyn Waring on new WHO Council

The World Health Organisation has asked Dame Marilyn Waring to help come up with new strategies to build healthy societies.

Busting the myths around stroke

A Pacific language video series by AUT is highlighting key facts around stroke, in an attempt to bust the myths around this neurological disease.

Underground History

Professor Welby Ings writes about what it was like being a teacher during the Dawn Raids era and beyond, in an opinion piece for E-Tangata.