University news

AUT’s newest building blessed and named

Tukutuku, at around 9000m2, is the largest development at the University’s North Campus and will accommodate around 2000 students and 200 staff.

Culinary Arts students clean up

AUT students have done well at a recent hospitality competition.

AUT speaks at UN sustainability meeting

'Ensure we become good ancestors’ challenge from AUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Damon Salesa.

Sāmoan Language Week 2024

Dr Ioana Mulipola, an AUT Nursing Lecturer, shares her language learning journey as part of Sāmoan Language Week 2024.

Type Directors Club award for AUT grad

A typeface exploring her Vietnamese heritage has won AUT graduate Abbey Luong an award at the New York-based organisation’s student competition.

AUT holds special pre-Olympic event

AUT recently held a special pre-Olympic event to celebrate being the official uni of the New Zealand Team at Paris 2024.

AUT proud to host Sāmoan Head of State

AUT’s Vice-Chancellor was honoured to host the Sāmoan Head of State, His Highness Tuimaleali’ifano Va'aleto'a Sualauvi II, and his delegation at AUT.

AUT VC wins Ockham Book Award

Professor Damon Salesa’s book recognised takes prize in non-fiction category.

Collective purpose motivates new cohort

Ten new kaihoe (appointees) have been inducted into AUT’s Eke Tangaroa Programme for early-career Māori and Pacific academics.

AUT student wins $15k Springboard Award

AUT doctoral candidate Emily Parr (Ngāi Te Rangi, Moana, Pākehā) is the 2024 recipient of an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Award.