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Will hotels protect their manaakitanga in an AI world?

Will hotels protect their manaakitanga?

As global hotel chains increasingly use AI to reduce service costs, how can New Zealand’s hospitality industry protect manaakitanga from being eroded?

Shaping sport governance in New Zealand

Shaping sport governance in New Zealand

The Sector Governance Community is one of the most significant collaborations between AUT and the national sport ecosystem.

How informal communication helps Gen Z build stronger workplace relationships

How informal communication helps Gen Z

Don’t think colleagues who chat in the kitchen or message each other on WhatsApp are wasting time.

How informal communication helps Gen Z build stronger workplace relationships

How informal communication helps Gen Z

Don’t think colleagues who chat in the kitchen or message each other on WhatsApp are wasting time.

Cross-functional working takes effort

Cross-functional working takes effort

Working in an open-plan space and experiencing the efficiencies of collaboration and collegiality is motivational and inspiring, writes Kate Kearins.

Inaugural Auckland FC Captain studying at AUT

Auckland FC Captain studying at AUT

Legendary international football player Hiroki Sakai has recently started his MBA at AUT.

Will hotels protect their manaakitanga in an AI world?

Will hotels protect their manaakitanga?

As global hotel chains increasingly use AI to reduce service costs, how can New Zealand’s hospitality industry protect manaakitanga from being eroded?

Law students inspire future advocates

Law students inspire future advocates

What does it take to make a compelling legal argument? The Auckland Schools Legal Mooting competition gave high school students a chance to find out.

67 AUT finalists at 2026 Best Awards

67 AUT finalists at 2026 Best Awards

This year’s Best Awards finalists include 67 projects from AUT's School of Art and Design and School of Future Environments students.

Weight loss drug warning to bodybuilders

Weight loss drug warning to bodybuilders

Weight loss drugs like Wegovy are now making their way into the competitive bodybuilding space, prompting caution from an AUT expert.

Sporting memories club helps connections

Sporting memories club helps connections

The success of New Zealand’s first Sporting Memories Club is a powerful example of the healing powers of connection and fun, says AUT’s Richard Wright.

New Zealand is cracking down on school attendance. Is it missing the bigger picture?

Beyond attendance: why kids miss school

To lift academic achievement schools should help every child feel safe, supported and that they belong.

Teaching Ai to recognise possum calls

Teaching Ai to recognise possum calls

Teaching Ai models to recognise owl calls helps those models more accurately detect possums, AUT researchers find. 

AI hackathons spark innovation at AUT

AI hackathons spark innovation at AUT

More than 220 participants took part in two sold-out AI hackathons hosted at AUT's South and City campuses as part of the Aotearoa AI Hackathon Festival.

Helping solve kauri dieback disease

Helping solve kauri dieback disease

How soil microbes shape kauri health, influence dieback disease, and offer clues to protecting one of Aotearoa’s great taonga.

Shaping sport governance in New Zealand

Shaping sport governance in New Zealand

The Sector Governance Community is one of the most significant collaborations between AUT and the national sport ecosystem.

AUT’s support for seventh Y25 List

AUT’s support for seventh Y25 List

Year on year, this prestigious nationwide list has featured AUT students, graduates and alumni excelling in their respective fields.

Dear Auckland supports AUT designers

Dear Auckland supports AUT designers

AUT is proud to announce a unique collaboration supporting and celebrating a cohort of the University’s Art & Design students.