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Opportunity to shine a light on Matariki

Communication design student Jordan Tane (Ngāpuhi) has designed nine posters – one for each Matariki star – which will be displayed around AUT campuses.

A bridge to future engineering careers

AUT in partnership with industry groups are building interest in future engineering careers with the launch of the Bridges to Schools project.

A glimmer of certainty for the NZ dollar

Uncertainty in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has wreaked havoc with the international commodity markets. What does the future hold?

Anchors cause damage to seafloor

High-resolution mapping has produced the first ever global estimates of coastal habitat damage caused by anchoring.

Emissions reduction plan lacks strategy

The newly released Emissions Reduction Plan was supposed to get real about urgent climate action – and it partially achieves this, but only partially.

Women workers still less valued than men

The latest Budget priorities and failed negotiations with care workers show that little has changed for women workers since the 2017 pay equity settlement.

Treat public health like transport

The pandemic might have revealed the importance of robust public health infrastructure, but we still have trouble grasping the vital need to invest in it.

Creating healthy and sustainable cities

A ground-breaking study has benchmarked urban planning policies that promote health and sustainability in cities around the globe.

School ban on sugary drinks won't help

Professor Grant Schofield thinks a ban on sugary drinks in schools will do nothing measurable and, at worse, it borders on virtue signalling.

Weaving work and worship on the job

How do organisations consider the role of religion in the workplace, and the relationship between faith, diversity, and operations and management?