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Covid's impact on Pacific workers

COVID-19 exacerbated existing disparities between NZ European and Pacific workers - particularly for Pacific women under 30 in Auckland.

Assisted dying and nursing care

AUT-led research highlights the need to support nurses, procedurally and psychologically, as they increasingly encounter assisted dying.

Meet our staff: Rita Krishnamurthi

Associate Professor Rita Krishnamurthi balances her work as a public health researcher with her role as the deputy director of NISAN at AUT.

Families affected by gambling

A Ministry of Health funded report on problem gambling shows that more can be done to develop a whānau inclusive offering.

Does digitalisation deliver or divide?

New AUT research examines whether digital transformation delivers on its promises or reinforces social inequities and divides.

NZ youth film festival grows young filmmakers

The inaugural New Zealand Youth Film Festival will take place in December 2022, with the gala opening night being hosted at AUT’s City Campus.

ASMR centre of first feature film

Writer and director Tom Levesque’s first feature film Shut Eye debuts at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.

Was Covid-19 good for climate spending?

The global Covid-19 pandemic gave an opportunity to spend on New Zealand’s response to the climate crises, but did it?

AUT honours 25 exceptional young women

Twenty-five outstanding young women and non-binary people were honoured at the launch event of the YWCA’s 2022 Y25, held at AUT’s City Campus.

For the love of Thor

Thor: Love and Thunder puts Marvel’s women in the spotlight. Senior Lecturer Angelique Nairn asks why Marvel still struggles with female superheroes.