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Inaugural Oceania Seabird Symposium Underway At University Of Auckland
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 2:29 pm | University of Auckland
The three-day symposium organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) runs from 14-17 April. More >>
Online Gaming Review On Pacific Youth: Urgent Need For More Research
Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:17 pm | University of Auckland
Dr. Allen is currently undertaking a three-year Marsden-funded research project, "Virtual Voyagers: Amplifying Pacific Girl Gamer Voices." The project focuses on Pacific girl gamers to understand more about how online gaming contributes to their ... More >>
US Academic Takes Reins On Pacific Housing Research
Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:39 pm | University of Auckland
Miller grew up listening to stories about life in traditional Indigenous Hawaiian housing communities, known as kauhale. His father passed on stories about his childhood, growing up in a ‘camp’ in Hawaii, where the community lived simply in clusters ... More >>
NZ Atom-Smashers Honoured With Top Science Prize
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 4:31 pm | University of Auckland
The Breakthrough Prize was to recognise research with the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest smasher of atoms, which has revealed information about the fundamental properties of matter, energy, and the early universe. More >>
Renters Miss Out On Real Relief From Housing Subsidy - Study
Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2:41 pm | University of Auckland
In contrast, the researchers show that mortgage subsidies work more effectively, helping to level the playing field between low- and high-income homeowners. More >>
Global EV Adoption Fails To Cut CO - Study
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 2:00 pm | University of Auckland
Using data from 26 countries over 15 years, they found a surprising trend: higher EV uptake was linked to increased CO emissions. The reason? In a number of countries, EVs are still being powered by electricity generated through burning fossil fuels ... More >>
‘Democracy Is Not Lost’: Experts Discuss NZ’s Place In Changing World
Friday, 4 April 2025, 8:08 am | University of Auckland
Armoudian, who will chair the panel discussion, says she is “deeply concerned” about the ideological shift in the US that is moving towards greater authoritarianism and denial of climate realities. More >>
The Transformative Power Of Urban Food Forests
Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:31 am | University of Auckland
Five years ago, Kelly learned about syntropic agroforestry at a workshop at PermaDynamics in Northland. It’s a new technique for growing trees and food that is inspired by pre-modern farming in Europe and contemporary indigenous practices in Brazil. More >>
Estuaries Are Literally In Hot Water, Says Researcher
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:51 am | University of Auckland
The researchers will spend three weeks studying two New Zealand estuaries – probably Whangateau Harbour on Auckland’s east coast, where a massive cockle die off occurred in 2009, and a west coast estuary with dark sediment. More >>
New Cases Of Dementia Picked Up By Researchers
Monday, 31 March 2025, 8:40 am | University of Auckland
Dementia is associated with loss of memory, mental confusion, language problems, spatial perception difficulties, and changes in mood and behaviour. The project has been able to help several older people and caregivers who were experiencing distress ... More >>
Sili-Mireta Ropati: A Decade Of Dedication And Cultural Pride
Friday, 28 March 2025, 2:27 pm | University of Auckland
The festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary since it first began as a pop-up cultural performance showcase in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has been a proud partner of Polyfest over the last 15 years, ... More >>
Click, Click, Click... First Shark Sounds Recorded
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 5:32 pm | University of Auckland
Researchers at Leigh Marine Laboratory in Auckland have upended the notion sharks are silent. More >>
AI Leads To Breakthrough In Knee Surgery
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:13 pm | University of Auckland
Patients whose legs are naturally curved are responding well to a novel form of knee-replacement surgery that uses AI to find the best alignment of the new components for their body. More >>
Wasp Numbers Explode After Long, Hot Summer
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 12:37 pm | University of Auckland
New Zealand has five species of these brightly coloured invaders from Europe and Asia - the German and common wasp, and three species of paper wasp. All have painful stings for humans and nasty effects on native species. More >>
'Tech Bro' Culture Stifling Startup Sector - Academics
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 12:15 pm | University of Auckland
Entrepreneurial ecosystems: the networks, organisations, and funding systems that support startup ventures, might seem open to all. But they’re far from gender neutral, the researchers say. More >>
Firm But Fair: Students' Verdict On Best Teachers
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 2:15 pm | University of Auckland
Being knowledgeable in both their subject area and teaching methods, being passionate about their subject and striking the right balance between control and respect were also mentioned as important, says Meissel. More >>
The Art Of Investing In Alternative Assets
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 11:08 am | University of Auckland
Of all the investment options, whisky comes out on top with an average annual return of 17.52 percent. In second place is baseball cards, which posted an average annual return of nearly 13 percent compared to the stock market's 10 percent. More >>
Digital Online Game Research Makes Space For Pacific Female Youth Voices
Monday, 24 March 2025, 9:50 am | University of Auckland
Young people are increasingly turning to digital spaces, rather than physical spaces, to socialise and build connections. Online gaming platforms can provide a safe and accessible environment for youth to interact, collaborate, and form meaningful relationships More >>
Vaping A Gateway To Smoking, Study Shows
Friday, 21 March 2025, 4:09 pm | University of Auckland
The new research, from Cancer Council NSW, the University of Sydney’s Daffodil Centre, and University of Auckland, on vaping and smoking trends among New Zealand adolescents is challenging previous findings used to lobby against effective e-cigarette ... More >>
Government Stuck In The Past With ‘Relationship And Sex Education Guidelines’
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 1:17 pm | University of Auckland
Pacific scholars and advocates from across the country have highlighted the importance of an education that reflects the diverse realities of our communities, to better support and build a stronger and more unified society. More >>
