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Unemployment figure reporting masks real issues
An employment relations Professor says the daily reporting of employment statistics masks the real economic issue facing New Zealand.
Professor Erling Rasmussen, author of a new book ‘Employment Relations in New Zealand’ being launched today at AUT, says New Zealand’s low productivity goes back several decades and there are very real barriers to the country lifting its performance.
New 'Team New Zealand' heads to Berlin World Cup
And like four AUT teams before them, SIFE AUT now takes on the heavyweight title of ‘Team New Zealand’.
SIFE comprises tertiary students from more than 1800 institutions worldwide. SIFE teams aim to improve the success and well-being of their communities by creating and implementing ethical business enterprise projects locally, nationally and sometimes, internationally.
Richard Hall speaks about his time in Afghanistan
Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, is known for its colossal Buddha statues, so tragically destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. This remote and mountainous province is a place of stunning beauty, fascinating history and intense cultural pride. Yet, behind this public face, is a shattered infrastructure and intense deprivation. The presentation will provide an insight into the work done by the New Zealand contingent to promote reconstruction and development, in the health and other sectors, in this war-ravaged province.
Key to speak at inaugural Backpacker Industry Conference
Prime Minister John Key will speak on the importance of the backpacker market for New Zealand’s tourism industry at the inaugural Backpacker Industry Conference.
The conference, which is being convened by AUT’s New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI) and NZBackpack.com, will attract operators from all sectors of the tourism industry.
Evolution faster in the tropics
Kiwi research overturns international theories on evolution
Mammal species living in the tropics are evolving faster than their counterparts living in cooler environments, according to research carried out by New Zealand researchers.
It had previously been assumed that rates of genetic change in warm-blooded animals were independent of climate.
The new study demonstrates that DNA evolution occurs substantially faster in mammal species living in warmer environments relative to those living in cooler environments.
Multiple wins, bestselling accolades for AUT publishing arm AUT Media
Four major awards at the 2009 MPA Magazine Awards have gone to the AUT Media magazine title Idealog.
Idealog was awarded Magazine of the Year (Business), Designer of the Year (Business), Cover of the Year (Business) and Best Use of Photography.
Inaugural Professorial Address
Krishnamachar Prasad
Professor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies
The wonderful world of Microelectronics
If you’ve got an opinion on the Super City and want to let the Select Committee know about it then don’t miss this free opportunity to learn from the best.
Following on from the Institute of Public Policy’s (IPP) Auckland Governance Conference in April the Institute is teaming up with the expertise of Kensington Swan to deliver a free seminar on how best to prepare and present your select committee presentation.
Villagers in four Cambodian rural communities can now drink fresh water thanks to AUT’s MBA Leadership classes.
In 2006, leadership lecturer and author John Tan donated students each a copy of his book The Inspirational Leader and refused to accept any payment. Instead, students donated money to two villages near Siem Reap in Cambodia to build much-needed wells.
Minister of Youth Affairs Paula Bennett told students to believe in themselves and dream big at the AUT University Prefects Training Programme (PTP) Leaders Summit last week.
Four hundred student leaders from more than 25 schools around Auckland and the Waikato took part in the day-long programme which featured talks from prominent New Zealand leaders including Bennett.