AUT News

Māori lead innovative housing projects

A community-run housing initiative in Te Tairāwhiti (East Coast) shows that innovative approaches to home ownership can be found within communities.

KiwiSaver shakeup has pros and cons

Proposed changes would make it easier for KiwiSaver managers to invest in private assets - but also bring concerns that may outweigh any benefits.

How workers can win in no-win situations

Research shows how “pragmatic paradoxes” put workers in unwinnable situations and explores why some cope better than others in these tough environments.

Māori lead innovative housing projects

A community-run housing initiative in Te Tairāwhiti (East Coast) shows that innovative approaches to home ownership can be found within communities.

KiwiSaver shakeup has pros and cons

Proposed changes would make it easier for KiwiSaver managers to invest in private assets - but also bring concerns that may outweigh any benefits.

How will DEI fare in NZ in 2025?

The claim that ‘everyone is equal under the law’ is a noble goal, but it ignores NZ’s inequitable access to education, employment, housing and healthcare.

Pacific nations’ geopolitical tightrope

Recent international arrangements reflect the geopolitical tussle occurring in the Pacific between China and the US and its allies, writes Sione Tekiteki.

AUT designed Woo-Laces now on sale

Forget boring shoelaces, meet the Woo-lace. Created by AUT student Jacob Smith, the award-winning Woo-lace makes an ideal stocking filler.

Online gaming leading to gambling harm

New research from AUT’s Pacific Islands Families shows regular online gaming as a teenager is a significant predictor of gambling harm at aged 22.

New podcast: concussions in sport

AUT’s new podcast features academics and former All Blacks to demystify concussions and give insight into the risks and benefits of playing contact sports.

Climate change impacts on our health

Health and wellbeing were featured topics at COP29 this year and must be a top priority according to AUT Professor, Erica Hinckson.

Record number of midwifery graduates

AUT is celebrating the graduation of the largest-ever cohort of midwifery students.

AUT Professor awarded 2024 Thomson Medal

Professor Sergei Gulyaev has been awarded the 2024 Thomson Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

BITS student joins electronics project

A Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani student has recently interned at AUT working on a specialised electronics project.

AUT innovators named as finalists in Kiw

Two AUT innovators whose research and entrepreneurship are on a path to disrupt the global surfactant industry have been named finalists in...

AUT partners with Auckland FC

AUT has become an official partner of New Zealand’s newest A-League club, Auckland FC.

Join AUT at BGO 2025

AUT is a very proud sponsor of Big Gay Out and welcomes people to join the celebration of the Rainbow communities.

Climate change exhibition at AUT

An acclaimed exhibition that showcases the devastating impacts of climate change in the Pacific is being held at AUT.