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New AUT Research Examines Ethnic Differences In Use And Experience Of Child Healthcare Services
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 6:47 am | Auckland University of Technology
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND INSTITUTIONAL INTERACTIONS MATTER: IMPROVING USE AND EXPERIENCE OF CHILD HEALTHCARE SERVICES A report released today, “Ethnic Differences in the use and experience of child healthcare services in NZ”, reveals that interactions ... More >>
The World’s First Islamic Mindfulness App
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 11:11 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT alumnus Mohd Akhtaar has created Mindful Muslim, the world’s first Islamic mindfulness app. The business idea won the Supreme prize and more than $20,000 in cash and prizes in AUT’s entrepreneurship programme, X Challenge. Mindful Muslim ... More >>
Controversial Book On The “Creator” Of New Zealand Released
Monday, 30 November 2020, 4:33 pm | Auckland University of Technology
After fifteen years of research in archives all over the world, Auckland University of Technology historian Professor Paul Moon, has finally published the first full biography of James Busby – the British Resident to New Zealand in the 1830s – ... More >>
What Kind Of People Voted For The Different Political Parties?
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 3:40 pm | Auckland University of Technology
AUT Emeritus Professor of Sociology Charles Crothers has put together a document that looks at what types of people voted for different political parties. It compares the social characteristics of electorates from the census data, as well as providing ... More >>
Language Fluency Protects Pacific Mothers From Postpartum Mental Disorders
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 9:40 am | Auckland University of Technology
A Study Of Pacific Mothers In New Zealand Shows That Being Fluent In Both English And Pacific Languages May Decrease The Likelihood Of Mental Disorders Within A Two-year Postpartum Period. English-and-Pacific speaking mothers had the lowest rate of mental ... More >>
Hope For The Niuean Language In Aotearoa
Friday, 23 October 2020, 10:40 am | Auckland University of Technology
Learning the Niuean language along with the culture embedded within it can bring identity and self-esteem to schoolchildren of Niuean decent, helping them to achieve their potential. This is one of the findings of language advocate Rosa Kalauni in ... More >>
Political Parties Should Be Talking About Employment Relations
Friday, 9 October 2020, 1:16 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Given the potential impact of COVID-19 on the workforce, it is disconcerting that neither major political party this election have a clear and coherent plan for developing employment relations. This is one of the conclusions in a special edition of the ... More >>
Big Brother Is Watching And Kiwi Workers Don’t Like It
Friday, 2 October 2020, 10:18 am | Auckland University of Technology
Bosses beware: if you think your company will benefit from surveilling employees who work from home, think again. As work from home (WFH) becomes the norm for many employees, efforts to monitor their activities are also becoming normalised. Reports ... More >>
AUT Business School Recognised For Innovative Teaching During Global Crises
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 8:41 am | Auckland University of Technology
Four scholars who teach an AUT Business School course have been acknowledged for their focus on ethical business practices, global sustainability, and the integration of indigenous wisdom into the realm of business. A core part of the Bachelor of Business ... More >>
Understanding Changes In Grey Matter
Thursday, 1 October 2020, 8:20 am | Auckland University of Technology
Grey Matters is an interactive website designed with and for people experiencing changes to their memory and thinking. Users can learn (about the ageing brain), explore (helpful tips and tricks), and share (their own experiences). Researchers at Auckland ... More >>
The Ethnic Pay Gap In New Zealand’s Public Sector
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:10 am | Auckland University of Technology
A new study reveals significant ethnic pay disparities within the top tiers of New Zealand’s core public sector and district health boards. New data obtained under the Official Information Act (OIA) shows a pattern of ethnic pay disparities across ... More >>
Surprising Link Between Crisis Leadership And Employee Mental Health
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 9:41 am | Auckland University of Technology
Just in time for mental health awareness week – a memo to Kiwi bosses: If you want to support your employees’ mental health during a crisis, non-existent leadership is better than bad leadership. This year, Mental Health Awareness Week runs from ... More >>
New App To Learn Te Reo Māori
Monday, 14 September 2020, 1:36 pm | Auckland University of Technology
A free app that teaches how to use te reo Māori in real life situations is now available for download. More >>
Study - Risk Factors Linked To Poor Diet Are Root Cause Of COVID-19 Deaths
Sunday, 13 September 2020, 4:54 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Obesity, type 2 diabetes and risk factors linked to poor diet, is the root cause behind increased death rates from coronavirus according to UK study AUT nutritionist Dr Caryn Zinn joins other international scientists to call for public health messaging ... More >>
AUT Launches Strong New Brand Advertising Campaign
Friday, 4 September 2020, 6:53 pm | Auckland University of Technology
AUT graduates are telling the story in their own words of how their AUT experience inspired them and shaped their lives and futures. The initiative is central to AUT’s new brand advertising campaign being launched this weekend. Planned since early 2020, ... More >>
Only 1.5 Percent Of People Identify Stroke As A Major Cause Of Death
Thursday, 3 September 2020, 5:21 am | Auckland University of Technology
A NATIONAL SURVEY SHOWS THAT STROKE IS NOT RECOGNISED AS A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH. IT ALSO REVEALS LOW LEVEL COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF STROKE SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS, ESPECIALLY AMONG PACIFIC PEOPLES. A random sample of 400 adults participated in the ... More >>
Stroke: Current Screening Has No Significant Effect On Incidence Or Mortality
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 8:10 am | Auckland University of Technology
In a joint statement published in The Lancet , the two leading NGOs called for governments to move away from the widely adopted approach of screening individuals at high-risk of CVD, towards investment in primary prevention at population level. This would ... More >>
NZ’s Lockdown V.2 Deals Hefty Blow To Our Happiness Levels
Saturday, 15 August 2020, 8:52 am | Auckland University of Technology
After 102 days without community transmission, New Zealand is once again grappling with increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases. The return to level 3 lockdown for Auckland is estimated to cost the city $150 million dollars. But what price are New Zealanders ... More >>
How Can We Do Better In The Return To Covid-enforced Work From Home?
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 3:26 pm | AUT University
As New Zealand braces for a return to lockdown, and parts of Australia wrestle with a recent surge in case numbers, a new study shows how we can do better in the COVID-enforced work from home (EWFH) experience. The study, by researchers at Auckland University ... More >>
How Views Have Moved On Euthanasia And Cannabis
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 12:05 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Professor Emeritus of Sociology Charles Crothers has compiled the existing data on New Zealanders’ attitudes to euthanasia and cannabis going back decades. The upcoming general election is unusual for including referenda on both issues. There ... More >>
