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• InternetNZ and AUT University form strategic partnership
  21 May 2013
  InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) and AUT University’s Institute of Culture, Discourse and Communication (ICDC) have formed a strategic partnership that will see the organisations work more closely on Internet research initiatives.
• Finalists announced in the AUT Business School 2013 Excellence in Business Support Awards
  16 May 2013
  AUT Business School has released the names of finalists in the prestigious Excellence in Business Support Awards.
• Amnesty Award for AUT academic
  13 May 2013
  Tireless human rights work has seen AUT’s Professor Marilyn Waring receive the Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Human Rights Defender Award for 2013.
  
  The award honours one person or group’s remarkable contribution to the protection, defence and promotion of human rights.
• Media academic warns over digital surveillance
  8 May 2013
  A leading journalism academic has voiced concern at the high levels of digital surveillance facing journalists today and has urged journalists to adopt a new ethical model of reporting for social good.
• AUT Space Station App wins NASA Challenge
  7 May 2013
  An AUT University computer science team has won New Zealand’s first ever NASA Space Apps Challenge with a mobile phone application that allows users to share their sightings of the International Space Station.
• NASA Space Apps Challenge launches in Auckland
  18 Apr 2013
  New Zealand teams will compete in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge for the first time this weekend.
• AUT’s research performance more than doubles yet again!
  12 Apr 2013
  The results from the 2012 PBRF assessment show that AUT University has almost doubled the number of academic staff members who have been assessed as research active since the assessment in 2006, bringing the total to over 450.  
• Manukau Professor elected President of P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A
  27 Mar 2013
  AUT’s Professor of Pacific Studies, Tagaloatele Dr Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop, based at AUT's Manukau campus, has been elected National President of the Pacific Allied Womens Council, P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A.
• Prime Minister Opens AUT’s Sir Paul Reeves Building
  26 Mar 2013
  The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon John Key, formally opened the Sir Paul Reeves Building at AUT’s city campus on Friday 22 March, 2013. The building is named after the late Sir Paul Reeves, former AUT Chancellor, Governor General and Archbishop of New Zealand. Lady Reeves spoke at the opening on behalf of the Reeves family.
• Ground-breaking moment at AUT Millennium
  21 Feb 2013
  Minister of Sport Murray McCully said last Wednesday was a very important day for the Government at the official commencement of construction of the National Aquatic Centre at AUT Millennium.
  
  He told the assembled dignitaries and stakeholders at the ground-breaking ceremony that investing in sport was important for Kiwi success.
• Awards entries open for 2013
  18 Feb 2013
  AUT Business School is now inviting entries for the 2013 AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards.
• Remote work: major study launched
  12 Feb 2013
  

  The traditional concept of office workers stuck at desks all day is changing.
  

  An increasing number of workplaces are allowing employees to work remotely (teleworking) but very little is known about the practice in Australasia. AUT researchers want to hear from organisations that can help them to learn more.

• Stand up education
  11 Feb 2013
  Children sitting attentively listening to the teacher could be a thing of the past if research from AUT proves beneficial. While the students will still be listening to the teacher, they may be standing rather than sitting.
• AUT fashion graduates take on the world
  11 Feb 2013
  

  Eight AUT Bachelor of Design (fashion) graduates have been named as finalists in the iD International Emerging Designers Awards.

• AUT student proud to be a chef
  29 Jan 2013
  AUT University student Jonny Bell is Proud to be a Chef, in more ways than one, and in one month's time he will prove it again.
  
  Bell, who is studying a Diploma in Culinary Arts in AUT’s School of Hospitality and Tourism, won the opportunity to cook in Melbourne in February this year, thanks to his delicious dish in the Fonterra Proud to be a Chef competition.
• Pole position at Mission Bay
  24 Jan 2013
  Olympic athletes will be competing alongside frisbee throwers and dog walkers this Saturday at Mission Bay Beach. Olympic decathlete and former AUT student Brent Newdick, who placed 12th at last year’s London Olympics, will be the star attraction when the Summer Vault pole vault competition continues this weekend.
  
• New teachers get mindful to cope in the classroom
  21 Jan 2013
  Teaching is a highly stressful occupation and studies report that in New Zealand 37 per cent of teachers resign by the end of their third year teaching.  
  
  AUT education lecturer Dr Ross Bernay decided to address this issue in his doctorate of education (EdD) which looked at whether mindfulness can be used as a coping strategy for new teachers
• Workplace bullying- the ripple effects
  15 Jan 2013
  A Health Research Council-funded study led by Professor Bentley examined the level of bullying experienced in New Zealand organisations from the health, education, travel and hospitality sectors.
• Lights, camera, pastry
  7 Jan 2013
  AUT's Diploma and Certificate in Patisserie students showed off their skills in a variety of ways last year, inventing new ice cream flavours and creating a room full of delectable treats. 
• New year goal already decided for AUT staff member
  7 Jan 2013
  As we get closer to the new year, many of us will be thinking about setting goals, but AUT staff member Kritteka Gregory already knows what her goal will be, to qualify in badminton for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
• Surf science
  2 Jan 2013
  

  Top surfers have a reputation for being laid-back beachgoers who spend most of their time lying on the sand.
  
  New research from AUT’s Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) paints a very different picture of the physical demands required of surfers at the top level.

• Want to save money these holidays? Pay with cash
  26 Dec 2012
  Shoppers are more likely to spend extra money when paying by eftpos than when paying in cash, according to research by an AUT Business School academic Dr Jashim Khan.
  
  
  
• Buck fronts rugby study
  24 Dec 2012
  A team of sports medicine experts have done what the All Blacks selectors refused to do and have brought back Buck.
  
  The rugby great has signed on as an official ambassador for a major study looking at the long-term injury toll rugby has on players of all levels, as well as identifying ways to improve welfare offered to ex-players. Shelford's role comes 22 years after he played the last of his 22 tests.
• Students get first experience of NZ camp
  22 Dec 2012
  When an experience is described as “the best weekend of my life” you know it was success.
  
  And that is exactly how 16 teenagers from the AUT Refugee Centre in Mangere described their time at the Motutapu Outdoor Education Camp.
• AUT making a difference in South Auckland
  20 Dec 2012
  AUT University is delivering on the Government’s promise to raise the achievement at degree and postgraduate level of groups under-represented in tertiary education.
• It’s time to celebrate our summer graduates
  11 Dec 2012
  We are celebrating our biggest graduation on record – with a total of 3922 students graduating in one of 10 ceremonies over the next four days.
• Journalism grad wins top sportswriter prize
  10 Dec 2012
  

  Herald sportswriter and AUT journalism graduate Dana Johannsen has been named supreme journalist of the year at the 2012 Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards.
  

  In addition to the top prize, Johannsen’s strong writing and sleuthing skills also earned her the awards for best sports news reporting and best sports feature writing.

  Photo credit: NZ Herald
  

• Making Global Links
  3 Dec 2012
  A unique and distinctly Māori team building experience was had by international company GlobalLinks when they were hosted by AUT University at the Ngā Wai o Horotiu Marae this week.
• Lecturer of the year wins bodybuilding gold
  3 Dec 2012
  

  Ruth Naidoo has had a big couple of weeks. The SPRINZ staff member based at AUT Millennium won two world bodybuilding titles in Reno, Nevada and then took out lecturer of the year at the New Zealand Fitness Awards on Saturday night.

• The future of New Zealand media even more unpredictable
  26 Nov 2012
  The ownership of New Zealand media companies has become even more tightly concentrated in hands of transnational corporations, financial institutions and private equity firms this year, according to a report by AUT’s Centre for Journalism Media and Democracy (JMAD).
• 36,000 new brain injuries in NZ each year, incidence at “epidemic proportions”
  22 Nov 2012
  The number of people with traumatic brain injuries in New Zealand is at “epidemic proportions” according to the lead investigator of a study published today in the international medical journal The Lancet.
• All Black hosts free event at North Shore Campus
  21 Nov 2012
  All Black great Buck Shelford will be at North Shore campus next week telling Kiwi men to stop being so staunch. Coinciding with the end of Movember, the former All Black captain will be at AUT 27 November to discuss how men can live longer, healthier lives.
  
• AUT supports Joyce’s call for more qualified engineers
  21 Nov 2012
  AUT University supports Minister Hon Steven Joyce’s call to increase the number of engineering places at universities from 2013 and is responding accordingly.
• Sistema Aotearoa making a difference in the lives of children- AUT report
  21 Nov 2012
  An AUT University report evaluating the Sistema Aotearoa programme has discovered that the programme has not only enjoyed a successful initial year, it is also having a marked effect on the participating children, their families and the Otara community.
• Royals draw big crowd
  13 Nov 2012
  Prince Charles met some of New Zealand’s top athletes and an enthusiastic crowd at AUT Millennium on Monday 12 November.
  
  Elbows and shoulders were being used to catch a glimpse of the future King of New Zealand and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker-Bowles.
• AUT Rookie show a success
  12 Nov 2012
  AUT University’s Rookie show last night delivered on its promise to be unlike any other.
  
  The show, held in underground car park Shed 15, included a 100m runway, a ‘wall of sound’, music from Electric Boutique and Voom as well as plenty of collections that had the crowd talking.
• Four Palmes for AUT Business School
  12 Nov 2012
  AUT Business School has been ranked ‘Four Palmes’ in the 2012 Eduniversal ranking – the second highest university ranking in New Zealand
• Child's play helps combat obesity
  9 Nov 2012
  

  Research published today in the New Zealand Medical Journal suggests children can benefit more from active play compared to structured exercise.

• Top night for winners at AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards
  8 Nov 2012
  Thirteen of New Zealand’s most significant business support organisations stole the limelight at the Langham Hotel last night as winners of the 2012 AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards.
• Prince Charles to visit AUT Millennium
  8 Nov 2012
  The first in line to the British throne and future New Zealand Head of State will be at AUT Millennium on Monday 12 November to meet top Kiwi athletes and AUT sport scientists.
• World record at AUT Millennium open day
  6 Nov 2012
  Olympic champion Danyon Loader was part of a team that beat a swimming world record at the ActivePost  open day at AUT Millennium on Sunday 4 November. The 1996 double Olympic gold medalist in the 200m and 400m freestyle helped the North Shore Swimming Club to smash the world record for the 100 x 25 metres.
• AUT’s graduating art and design students show their best
  6 Nov 2012
  AD12 Unexpected Spaces, a five-day exhibition by the graduating students of AUT University’s School of Art + Design, opens today and runs until Sunday 11th November.
• AUT Business Dean wins Auckland Central Business Leadership Award
  5 Nov 2012
  Dean of AUT Business School, Dr Geoff Perry has won the Excellence in Business Leadership category at the Westpac Auckland Central Business Awards.
  
• Vice Chancellor's Awards for Academic Excellence in Teaching and Research
  5 Nov 2012
  On Wednesday 31 October, AUT University held the inaugural Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Academic Excellence in Research and Teaching at the Auckland Art Gallery.
• ActivePost open day at AUT Millennium
  2 Nov 2012
  

  A host of our top athletes will be on hand to meet the public on Sunday 4 November, in a rare glimpse behind the scenes at the elite AUT Millennium – New Zealand’s premier national sports training centre.

  The ActivePost open day at AUT Millennium is a free family event to be held Sunday 4 November from 10am-2pm.

• Fusion cook takes out top prize
  31 Oct 2012
  

  Three stressful hours and a box of 55 ingredients has seen an AUT University student take out a national cooking competition. Xin (William) Jing, a second year Diploma in Culinary Arts student, won the Taste of Japan New Zealand Japanese Fusion Cooking Competition at the Auckland Museum on Saturday.
  

   

• Journalism prof warns on media ‘blind spots’
  30 Oct 2012
  Restoring public trust and opening media’s eyes to “blind spots” were on the agenda for the inaugural professorial address of Dr David Robie this month.
• Olympian wins Blues Award
  26 Oct 2012
  

  Bachelor of Arts student and Football Ferns star Annalie Longo was the big winner at the AUT Blues Awards last week.

  Held at the North Shore Campus on Wednesday 17 October, the Blues Awards is a celebration of AUT students’ sporting achievements. 

• Major IT research project announced
  25 Oct 2012
  The Institute of IT Professionals New Zealand (IITP) and AUT Business School’s Centre for Research on Information Systems Management (CRISM) has announced a major research project exploring the key factors that drive IT professionals.
• Experts call for action on child obesity
  25 Oct 2012
  Former prime minster Jenny Shipley said the public had to be taken along in the battle against child obesity during a conference held in Auckland from 18-20 October.
  
  Professor Elaine Rush from the Health and Environmental Sciences Faculty was the chair of the organising committee for the Australian New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) 2012 conference.
  
• Hang on to hope
  9 Oct 2012
  Globally, depression affects around 350 million people. With World Health Organisation estimates of depression being the second highest cause of ill health and premature death globally by 2020 – are we facing a depression epidemic?
  
  At AUT, new research is exploring the experiences of people diagnosed with depression.
• Bolt from the blue
  9 Oct 2012
  

  The fastest runner on the planet told assembled journalists at AUT Millennium that he will be defending his 100m and 200m Olympic titles in four years.
  

  Usain Bolt, who was in New Zealand for a one day promotional stopover for sports drink Gatorade, also revealed that he feels he is capable of running 9.40s for 100 metres. 

• Bolting into AUT Millennium
  8 Oct 2012
  

  The fastest runner of all time will be at AUT Millennium this afternoon to coach some of New Zealand’s best sprinters.
  

  Usain Bolt, Olympic champion and world record holder for 100m and 200m is in New Zealand for one day only following his performance at London 2012 where he retained both his 100m and 200m titles.

• Buck at Human Potential Centre opening
  5 Oct 2012
  

  Iconic All Black captain Buck Shelford was the keynote speaker at the opening of the Human Potential Centre (HPC) at AUT Millennium yesterday.

  The function, attended by over 160 stakeholders, was also the official book launch of Buck Up, co-authored by Buck and HPC director Professor Grant Schofield.

• Depression - a global crisis?
  4 Oct 2012
  It’s World Mental Health Day next Wednesday, 10th October. This year the focus is on depression - a critical health issue for New Zealanders. One in six experience serious depression and one in seven young people will experience depression before age 24.
• AU Tea's winning brew
  24 Sep 2012
  The copious cups of tea have paid off for the AUT team in the Dilmah High Tea Challenge this week.
  
  Third year Bachelor of International Hospitality Management student Nicole Gomes and Senior Lecturer in Culinary Arts John Kelleher were awarded a gold medal and the runner-up spot in the competition.
  
• AUT sport labs open day
  21 Sep 2012
  On Auckland’s North Shore is one of the top three sport facilities of its kind in the world. That was how Dr Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, described AUT Millennium at an official opening late last year.
  This Saturday the public has an opportunity to see the AUT’s SPRINZ clinics in action and get a better understanding of how they too can benefit from the world-class facility.
• Endangered languages in the 21st Century to be discussed
  12 Sep 2012
  How globalisation, technology and new media are affecting endangered languages in the 21^st Century will be addressed at the XVI Foundation for Endangered Languages Conference starting this morning at AUT University.
• Today's 9 year olds – tomorrow's problem gamblers?
  12 Sep 2012
  A study of gambling habits in Pasifika families (mothers and children) has revealed children as young as nine are betting with money.
• AUT University Receives International Recognition
  11 Sep 2012
  The latest set of world rankings has placed AUT University in the top 500 for the first time. As New Zealand’s newest university it is a significant achievement to already be receiving international acknowledgment.
• Gold for Cameron
  3 Sep 2012
  

  Communications graduate, Cameron Leslie has won gold in a world record time at the London Paralympics.

  Cameron, who will soon take up a role with the Northern Advocate as a sports reporter, was the winner of the 150 metre Individual Medley.  

• Generation Excess: prepared to pay the price
  21 Aug 2012
  A recent AUT retail study has shown increased liquor prices do not deter youth alcohol consumption, a move the Government had considered. So where to from here? AUT academics add to the case for shifting social norms in order to curb consumption.
• Careers NZ Summit
  20 Aug 2012
  AUT University recently played host to the Careers NZ Summit at their Manukau Campus. The theme of the Summit was “Improving economic growth through connecting education, business and industry”. Discussion focused on addressing the gap that exists, particularly for young people, between education, training and skills development, employment and the needs of employers in Auckland.
  
• Graduate's golden goal
  14 Aug 2012
  AUT graduate Cameron Leslie is preparing to defend his Paralympic title at this year’s London Paralympics in the 150 metre individual medley.
  
  Leslie, who thrilled the AUT community in 2008 by winning gold in a world record time at the Beijing Paralympic Games, will be competing in the 150 metre individual medley, the 50 metre backstroke and 200 metre freestyle. 
• Olympic gold for engineering student
  13 Aug 2012
  Jo Aleh and her partner Olivia Powrie won the gold medal in the 470 sailing class in one of the final events of the London Olympics
• Dame Anne Salmond to give Sir Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture
  7 Aug 2012
  Dame Anne Salmond will give the inaugural Bishop Sir Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture in Auckland next week.
• IRB study of sports injuries
  3 Aug 2012
  AUT’s Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) are joining forces with other experts from around the world in an effort to better understand the long-term physical and psychological effects of rugby injuries. 
• Winter graduation sets record for AUT
  26 Jul 2012
  AUT will celebrate its Winter Graduation on Thursday and Friday this week with a record number of 38 PhDs being awarded over two days of ceremonies.
• The science of buyology
  20 Jul 2012
  There’s a world of choice out there for consumers, so marketers need to differentiate their product from those of their competitors. Hooking into our most deep-seated emotions is a sure way to get noticed.
  

  
   

   

   

   

• Big brother keeps an eye on NZ environment
  10 Jul 2012
  

  Threatened species in New Zealand like the Maui Dolphin will receive a helping hand thanks to state-of-the-art reconnaissance technology better known for its military intelligence use.
  

  AUT University has just taken ownership of a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) - commonly known as a drone – to monitor species conservation and map New Zealand’s environment.

  
  

   

• PM opens AUT’s new campus
  3 Jul 2012
  Prime Minister John Key confirmed his commitment to sport science at the official opening of the AUT Millennium Campus on Friday 29 June.
• Refugee expert warns NZ against immigration law change
  29 Jun 2012
  After two asylum-seeker boats capsized in Australian waters within a week an international refugee expert has called for the New Zealand government to reconsider proposed immigration law changes.
• Tension in the inner city
  26 Jun 2012
  Our Auckland inner city residents love and respect the area they live in, and wish visitors to their ‘space’ did too.
  These findings and much more in the Parnell Trust and AUT University ‘Connectedness in Auckland’s Inner City’ Study.
• AUT hosts NZ’s first Health Fusion Team Challenge
  14 Jun 2012
  AUT University hosted New Zealand’s first Health Fusion Team Challenge last week.
• AUT research well received in USA
  8 Jun 2012
  With topics ranging from digital online dictionaries to Māori in video games and  revitalisation of Te Reo Māori, it is no wonder an AUT contingent at the Native American Indigenous Studies Association Conference were well received.
  
  The group have finished off whirlwind engagements in New York with the conference in Uncasville Connecticut on June 6 (US time).
• AUT in the Pink
  1 Jun 2012
  AUT University went Pink this morning for the first ever AUT Pink Ribbon Breakfast.
  
  The breakfast was held in Four Seasons Restaurant on the City Campus and over 50 people attended the early morning festivities, supporting the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.
• AUT goes international with language revitalisation
  25 May 2012
  A group of AUT University staff and students are in the USA this month, promoting the International Centre for Language Revitalisation, one year on from the centre's launch at the United Nations.
• AUT University takes crucial role in first private space mission
  23 May 2012
  AUT University is proud to be playing an integral role in the first private space flight to the International Space Station (ISS).   
• AUT's Four Seasons Restaurant is going Pink
  22 May 2012
  AUT University is getting behind the colour pink this month and is hosting its own Pink Ribbon Breakfast in Four Seasons Restaurant to support the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF).
• Knee deep in osteoarthritis research
  17 May 2012
  Physiotherapist and AUT Master’s student Brydie Harris is currently investigating cardiovascular fitness in people with Osteoarthritis of the knee.
• Condolence message from the Vice Chancellor
  14 May 2012
  We are all truly saddened to hear of the death of Austin Brashears.
  
  Austin died as a result of a tragic car accident on State Highway 46 south of Turangi at about 7.30am on Saturday morning.
  
• First ever study finds relationship between feng shui and hotel success
  14 May 2012
  A study, the first of its kind, produced by AUT University researchers, has proved there is a link between the reported success of a hotel and feng shui evaluations.
• Professor heading to London as Olympic coach
  3 May 2012
  An AUT University professor has been named as a coach in the London 2012 New Zealand Olympic Sailing Team.
  
  Dr Mark Orams, a Professor of Marine Tourism, has been confirmed as an accredited coach on the New Zealand Olympic Team.
• AUT University students win Microsoft Imagine Cup
  1 May 2012
  AUT-led Team Mobile Eye has won the 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup impressing the judges with software it developed to help the blind.
• AUT leads world body composition archive
  5 Apr 2012
  A new clinic at AUT Millennium Campus will lead a unique global network of anthropometrists providing data enabling elite athletes to know more about their body composition than ever before.
  The J.E. Lindsay Carter Kinanthropometry Clinic (JELC) and Archive was officially opened at the SPRINZ laboratory Friday 30 March by Professor Lindsay Carter from San Diego University.
• PhD graduate wins Maori Excellence award
  3 Apr 2012
  An AUT PhD student was recognised on Friday 30 March at the Te Amorangi National Māori Academic Excellence Awards held at Wintec, Hamilton.
  
  Peter Maulder, of Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Pahauwera graduated from AUT at the end of 2011. He completed his research by answering the question 'What is the role of joint coupling variability and joint stiffness in lower limb injury'.
• New Chancellor announced
  30 Mar 2012
  The Council of Auckland University of Technology has announced the election of Mr John Maasland as the Chancellor of the University. 
• AUT takes on prestigious business awards
  26 Mar 2012
  AUT University Business School now owns the prestigious Excellence in Business Support Awards, brainchild of business support specialist Sarah Trotman.
  
• Lecturer selected for Ministry Advisory Group
  19 Mar 2012
  AUT lecturer Mele Ileini Tautakitaki was recently named as a member of the Ministry of Education’s Early Childhood Taskforce Advisory Group for children under the age of two. 
• Increasing cost of alcohol won't stop youth drinking
  14 Mar 2012
  

  An AUT study in to the effects of price and alcohol content on buying behaviour suggests that social norms are stronger than price effects in New Zealand. 

   

  
  

• Shoot the messenger
  29 Feb 2012
  A controversial book about a report into the reconstruction of the Nuku'alofa Central Business District in Tonga was launched at AUT University on Monday. 
• Carving it up for Pasifika Festival
  21 Feb 2012
  The public is cordially invited to the 2012 Pasifika Festival preview at AUT University’s Manukau campus on Saturday, 25 February from 12.30pm.
• Unique film opportunity for AUT professor
  13 Feb 2012
  AUT University professor Welby Ings has left for Amsterdam this week to take up an eight-week residency with a prestigious film institute. Ings is a professor of graphic design, but is also no stranger to the film making world; he has made two short films and is currently working on his first feature length film.
• Science stars to shine at astronomy conference in Auckland
  8 Feb 2012
  Top international scientists including the inventor of Wi-Fi and the astronomer who downgraded Pluto converge on Auckland next week for an astronomy conference hosted by AUT University.
• Export windfall for seaweed harvest
  13 Jan 2012
  Undaria pinnatifida is known as a highly invasive and unwanted organism under New Zealand biosecurity laws, yet AUT University researchers are touting it as the aquaculture sector’s next big thing.
• Virtual galleries showcase student talent
  11 Jan 2012
  Virtual world technologies have long belonged to the gaming and online communities but recent developments are seeing it morph into the education sector, with retail not far behind. 
• Summer food safety tips from AUT experts
  9 Jan 2012
  Summer is upon us and with it comes outdoor eating and plenty of barbecues. But with warmer weather often comes less than ideal food preparation environments. Keeping food hygienic and safe to eat is not difficult, as long as people are aware of the risks and know how to keep food safe over summer.
• New law professor starts at AUT
  4 Jan 2012
  Professor Julie Cassidy joined AUT's Law School in December 2011 and will be lecturing in the areas of corporate governance in the Bachelor of Laws. She will also lecture on the tax base paper in AUT's postgraduate masters programme in taxation. Professor Cassidy was previously a barrister and solicitor in Australia and brings with her to AUT a distinguished career in teaching and research.
• Importance of sea and coasts needs to be recognised
  30 Dec 2011
  As we move into the summer months, our interaction with the sea and coasts will become an even more central part of our lives so it is worthwhile to reflect on the importance of our seas as part of our nation and culture according to an AUT professor.
• Treats on display at AUT
  23 Dec 2011
  

  The first year patisserie students from the AUT School of Hospitality and Tourism diploma and certificate programmes put on a colourful and tasty display of their hard work over the course of the year at AUT's Piko restaurant. The showcase had a theme of festivals and celebrations, with items ranging from cupcakes and macaroons to gingerbread houses on display. 

• Giant Squid at Auckland Museum
  20 Dec 2011
  Auckland Museum’s exhibition ‘The Poisoners’ calls on visitors to figure out who killed Professor Felix Splicer and which deadly insect, lethal animal or poisonous plant was used as the weapon. On display in one of the four suspects' lairs is AUT's plastinated giant squid, an incredible specimen which was filled with silicon to preserve its form. 
• 14 metre fall survivor graduates
  19 Dec 2011
  

  Breaking her jaw, two cheekbones and fracturing her foot in a recent abseiling fall did not prevent Mikaela Blayney from attending AUT’s graduation ceremony on Wednesday 14 December.

  Graduating with a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy,the  20-year-old Blayney was one of 3,245 students who graduated in one of the university’s six ceremonies on 14, 15 and 16 December

• World's finance experts at AUT
  14 Dec 2011
  This month, AUT Business School will host the 2011 Auckland Finance Meeting. The two-day meeting will see finance experts from around the world gather to discuss their research.  Attendees are expected from universities throughout the US, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.  Special guest, Professor Robert Webb – editor of the Journal of Futures Markets, will also attend the event to give a keynote speech.
• Business innovation on show to the world
  12 Dec 2011
  Representatives from the world’s best business incubators were given the chance to experience a slice of AUT innovation and Maori culture last week.
• Facebook monopolises NZ's online social networking landscape
  9 Dec 2011
  Facebook has captured the hearts (and time) of Kiwis while MySpace has disappeared off our radars completely.
  In 2009, 74 per cent of those with a membership to a social networking site said they used Facebook the most often. This figure has jumped to 96 per cent in 2011, the latest World Internet Project New Zealand survey has discovered.
  
  
• AUT researchers recognised at VC awards
  8 Dec 2011
  Professor Elaine Rush was the big winner at the 2011 Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Awards at the City Campus on 7 December. The event was to celebrate outstanding research at AUT and to announce the Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarships for 2012.
• Tortelloni takes out top honours
  1 Dec 2011
  Scampi tortelloni and hard-work has seen an AUT trainee chef make the top four in the annual Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef competition.
  
  The 10 finalists were all celebrated at an event at AUT on Wednesday night and student Lyle Robertson from the School of Hospitality and Tourism, who works at Euro restaurant, was just one deserving chef.
• Christmas shopping with a difference
  1 Dec 2011
  The end of year is usually marked by moments of gifting desperation brought on by the Christmas season.  AUT’s ST PAUL St Gallery aims to alleviate the burden by hosting an End of Year Fair mixing art, craft, design and performance – a fair where some things are for sale and some things aren’t, and most things are under $100.
• AUT applauds teaching excellence
  29 Nov 2011
  

  Today students at AUT University recognised teaching staff in this year's AuSM (Auckland Student Movement at AUT) Awesome Awards ceremony.

  Hundreds of students at AUT acknowledged the value and passion of teaching staff that have contributed to their learning and education by nominating the best lecturers in AUT’s five faculties.

• Voters urged to consider the bigger picture
  25 Nov 2011
  Ahead of the November 2011 General Election here in New Zealand, AUT academics have urged voters to consider the bigger picture when it comes to taxation policies. The academics say the New Zealand economy will only grow when the right economic, trade and foreign policies are in place, and that tax is simply a way to fund Government expenditure - it doesn't create booming economies.
• How to motivate world champs
  23 Nov 2011
  

  All Blacks strength and conditioning coach, Dr Nic Gill, explained to delegates at an AUT conference that motivation was not a major challenge for the recently crowned World Champions.

  The AUT research supervisor was one of the speakers at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand's (SPRINZ), Strength and Conditioning Conference on the North Shore Campus 17 and 18 November.

• One year to go
  16 Nov 2011
  In just one year's time, the construction of our new city campus precinct will be complete. The new development will contain 12 floors, together with a glass atrium, plaza, and green quad. It will then take a couple of months to complete the fit-out, ready for the doors to officially open for semester 1, 2013.
• Next Generation of Fashion Launched at AUT
  11 Nov 2011
  The local fashion industry will be out in force at Rookie 2011 tonight to see what the next generation of fashion design talent has to offer. AUT's fashion school end of year show features collections from 24 of its students, many of whom hope to follow in the footsteps of earlier Rookies who now work for some of New Zealand's fashion greats.
• Cutting edge scientist receives RJ Scott medal
  11 Nov 2011
  Professor Stephen Henry, a pioneering scientist of cell surface modification technology, has been awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's prestigious RJ Scott medal for engineering science and technology in recognition for his novel biotechnology research. Professor Henry is Director of AUT's Biotechnology Research Institute.
• Top inventor a big HIT
  7 Nov 2011
  

  The 2007 winner of TIME magazine Inventor of the Year was a speaker at the Sport Kinesiology, Injury Prevention and Performance Seminar held at the AUT Millennium Campus on Thursday 20 October.

  Professor Trey Crisco from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island University, USA was the keynote for the "lower limb injury biomechanics and surgery" seminar.
  
  
  

• AUT Business School recognised among the best in the world
  4 Nov 2011
  Earlier this year, AUT Business School joined an elite group of business schools around the world accredited by AACSB International. Only five percent of business schools globally have received this recognition.
• AUT lecturer a 2012 Fulbright Scholar
  1 Nov 2011
  

  Research into site-based art projects has seen an AUT senior lecturer be the worthy recipient of a 2012 Fulbright New Zealand Senior Scholar Awards.

  Senior lecturer in Visual Arts, Paul Cullen, has received one of only six Fulbright awards, which gives him the opportunity to research collaborative and non-gallery public art practices while based at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.

• AUT responds to Maui gas leak
  27 Oct 2011
  AUT University is curtailing gas consumption in accordance with its contractual obligations until further notice. A directive to do so has gone to all commercial gas users, following the gas escape from the Maui pipeline located north of New Plymouth
• IOC president opens training centre at AUT Millennium Campus
  21 Oct 2011
  IOC President Dr Jacques Rogge and the Minister for Sport and Recreation Hon. Murray McCully will open the National Training Centre for high performance athletes at AUT Millennium Campus today Friday, 21 October, 2011.
  
• AUT student chosen to represent New Zealand at APEC
  20 Oct 2011
  An AUT student has been chosen as one of five young New Zealanders going to the APEC Voices of the Future 2011 conference in Hawaii. 
• Marsden Fund grant to help unearth the ‘male advantage’
  19 Oct 2011
  Dr Ryan was among the 8.2% of researchers in New Zealand yesterday awarded Marsden Fund grants by The Royal Society.
• Hockey player and Paralympian take out AUT’s top sport awards
  19 Oct 2011
  AUT University’s best sportsmen and women were recognised on Friday 14 October at the annual Blues Awards at the North Shore Campus.
• IT careers on show at Manukau
  18 Oct 2011
  Top entrepreneurs gave students a taste of the IT life at AUT's Manukau campus recently.
• Event Management students test skills at Diwali
  11 Oct 2011
  AUT event management students were able to take on a variety of roles at the Diwali Festival over the weekend. 
• Sparkling Spices set to light up at the Aotea Centre
  7 Oct 2011
  AUT University student Kritekka Gregory has an interactive artwork on show in Auckland inspired by Diwali.
• A picture tells a thousand words
  3 Oct 2011
  After four months of submitting business plans, developing concepts and presenting ideas, the finalists of this year’s AUT Venture Fund gathered to hear their fate last week.
• A milestone for Professor Max Abbott: 20 years as Dean
  30 Sep 2011
  Professor Max Abbott recently celebrated two decades at the helm of AUT’s faculty of health and environmental sciences.
• Academic Audit report states AUT University is on the right track
  26 Sep 2011
  The Academic Audit Report released today has complimented the University for delivering on its education commitments and distinctive contribution to university education. 
• Research shows people 50 percent more likely to be sexually assaulted on sea
  23 Sep 2011
  Research co-authored by AUT University's head of hospitality Dr Jill Poulston has discovered that you are 50 percent more likely to be sexually assaulted on a cruise ship than on land. 
• New book about surviving a thesis by those who know best
  21 Sep 2011
  Professor Marilyn Waring and Professor Kate Kearins are releasing their book, Thesis Survivor Stories: practical advice on getting through your PhD or Masters thesis, this Friday at AUT University. 
• Accounting and Finance ranked top 15 in NZ and Australia
  8 Sep 2011
  The Accounting and Finance programmes at AUT University have ranked in the top 15 in Australia and New Zealand, according to a recent article in the AFFANZ (Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and NZ) Journal.
• AUT business graduate wins Westpac Auckland West Business Awards
  6 Sep 2011
  AUT University business graduate Stephanie Yost is duly celebrating, after scooping an award at the Westpac Auckland West Business Awards.
• Sir Paul Reeves
  15 Aug 2011
  
  On behalf of Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Vice-Chancellor, Derek McCormack, has extended heart-felt sympathies to Sir Paul Reeves' wife Lady Beverley Reeves and his immediate family.
• Pasifika educational resources under the spotlight at AUT Manukau
  5 Aug 2011
  The future of Samoan teaching resources is looking brighter thanks to an educational conference held at AUT’s Manukau campus recently.
• Success of Project Energize confirmed
  27 Jul 2011
  AUT research, led by Professor of Nutrition, Elaine Rush, indicates thousands of Waikato school children are fitter and healthier as a result of a regional health programme.
• AUT offers support for students from Norway
  25 Jul 2011
  AUT University has offered support to AUT students and staff affected by the tragedy in Norway over the weekend.
• AUT serves up gold
  22 Jul 2011
  AUT School of Hospitality and Tourism students have had plenty of success at the recent National Culinary Fare.
• AUT Enterprises part of new innovation network
  15 Jul 2011
  The opportunity to network and collaborate has seen AUT Enterprises be a founding member organisation of KiwiNet, a collaboration and bold advancement for science and technology commercialisation in New Zealand. 
• Wet night for Big Sleepout
  12 Jul 2011
  Lifewise’s Big Sleepout last Thursday night was a huge success with over $105,000 raised to help tackle homelessness in New Zealand.
• Authentic leadership of utmost importance
  11 Jul 2011
  The importance of being an authentic leader has been highlighted by the director of the AUT Centre for Innovative Leadership on the heels of Leadership Week last week. 
• Big step forward for NZ-Aust SKA telescope network
  7 Jul 2011
  New Zealand and Australia’s bid to host the international SKA radio telescope has taken a leap forward, following the commissioning of a working optical fibre link between AUT University’s radio telescope and radio telescopes across Australia.
• AUT to host Lifewise's Big Sleepout
  5 Jul 2011
  AUT Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack, will spend the night outdoors in the Hikuwai Plaza on Thursday 7 July with only a sleeping bag and a piece of cardboard as part of Lifewise's Big Sleepout. 
• Heritage helps inspire success
  29 Jun 2011
  Two AUT fashion graduates, both inspired by their heritage, have come up trumps at the 2011 Miromoda Maori Fashion Design Awards.
• AUT buildings recognised in awards
  14 Jun 2011
  AUT University buildings were awarded accolades at the Property Council Awards last Friday night.
• Graduates full of success
  9 Jun 2011
  AUT graduates have been scooping awards left, right and centre in the media industry.
• AUT University to go smoke-free
  31 May 2011
  AUT University announced today that its three teaching campuses in Auckland will become smoke-free.
• AUT University’s international connection crosses the South Pacific Ocean
  27 May 2011
  AUT University has opened a special connection across the South Pacific, signing an agreement to collaborate with the University of Hawai’i (UHM), at Mānoa, in Hawai’i.
• AUT launches international centre for language revitalisation in the USA
  25 May 2011
  This week AUT University academics launched the International Centre for Language Revitalisation at the United Nations, in New York City - a centre which could breathe life into many of the world’s endangered languages.
• AUT University annual report confirms a successful first decade
  24 May 2011
  AUT University’s 2010 Annual Report is now available online and records a successful year of achievements to mark the University’s first decade.
• Professor awarded with Honorary Degree from Scotland
  24 May 2011
  AUT University’s Professor Marilyn Waring has been awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from an international university.
• AUT graduates off to France
  19 May 2011
  Two AUT graduates from the School of Communication Studies have won a national competition which will now see them compete in France.
• Maori Expo political debate heats up
  10 May 2011
  The politicians for AUT Maori Expo 2011, this Thursday May 12, have been announced.
• Knitting, but not as we knew it
  13 Apr 2011
  Change is in the wind, say knitting experts gathered in Auckland this week to talk about knitting as a topic of serious research and high fashion interest.
• Auckland: Unsafe, polluted, discriminatory
  11 Apr 2011
  Aucklanders are more supportive of settlement assistance for immigrants than the rest of the country, yet many Asian Aucklanders still report both verbal and physical discrimination and harassment.
• AUT National Creative Writing Competition winners announced
  6 Apr 2011
  The AUT New Zealand Creative Writing Competition drew hundreds of entries from all over the country with winners announced recently. 
• AUT radio astronomy makes finals of World Summit Award
  6 Apr 2011
  AUT University has made it to the finals of the World Summit Award for its work in radio astronomy.
• Facebook headhunts AUT alum
  31 Mar 2011
  New Zealander and AUT alumni Mark D’Arcy has been head-hunted by Facebook to be its director of global creative solutions.
• NZ unis must make room for Pasifika models
  25 Mar 2011
  Universities have been challenged to “change their ways” if Pasifika and other minority cultures are going to achieve their potential, says New Zealand’s first professor of Pacific studies.
• Japan earthquake and tsunami
  15 Mar 2011
  AUT University has support services for AUT students and staff affected by the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
• International book award for NZTRI member
  11 Mar 2011
  Robert Oliver, chef at large and NZTRI member has scooped the award for best cook book in the world at the Gourmand World Cook Book Awards.  
• AUT University support for displaced students
  3 Mar 2011
  AUT University has been responding to enquiries from Christchurch students who need to consider their options following the Canterbury earthquake.
  
• New Piko cafe now open
  2 Mar 2011
  Piko has reopened in 2011 as a cafe and brasserie so pop in for a coffee and a muffin or sit down and enjoy the sumptuous new menus for lunch and dinner.
  
• The impact of privatisation
  10 Feb 2011
  An international expert is coming to New Zealand to talk through the pros and cons of privatisation in the wake of the Prime Minister's comments around selling off some of the countrys' assets.
• Wearing air and light: experimental fashion, New York style
  26 Jan 2011
  Fashion designer Diana Eng is bringing her left field ideas to Auckland this week, hosting a series of “Geek Fashion” workshops and exhibiting her own works at ST PAUL St Gallery.
• Businesses tap universities for R&D
  21 Jan 2011
  Smart professionals can find out how university research can benefit their business at an upcoming High Tech R&D Showcase being hosted by AUT University on February 9^th.
• New Business Dean seeks to transform lives and change the face of business
  16 Dec 2010
  AUT University has appointed Dr Geoff Perry as the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law. Dr Perry says he will continue to build the Faculty’s New Zealand and international reputation for quality, connectedness, relevance and impact in education and research.
• Pâtisserie showcase impresses
  15 Dec 2010
  December is the season for eating and drinking and the AUT patisserie students put on a spectacular showcase of their talents again this year. 
• AUT University 2010 Summer Graduation Dec 15-17
  14 Dec 2010
  This week, AUT University celebrates its Summer Graduation being held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday December 15, 16 and 17, at the Aotea Centre, in Auckland Central.
• Minister impressed with Maori Social Science agenda
  8 Dec 2010
  

  A speech from Maori Party Co-Leader, the Hon Tariana Turia, to open the Maori Association of Social Science (MASS) conference, suggested there was a fascinating array of topics close to the hearts of Maori social scientists.

• KAREN connects Australia and New Zealand over 5500 km
  26 Nov 2010
  AUT University's Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research (IRASR) and the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research at Curtin University in Perth completed a successful, high-speed data transfer trial this week.
• AUT helps Fonterra find young masterchefs
  22 Nov 2010
  An AUT student was recently awarded the Fonterra Proud to be a Chef title at a cook off held at AUT's Piko Restaurant.
• The internet: more use, more mobile, less secret
  17 Nov 2010
  The World Internet Project has mapped trends in New Zealand's internet use and shows we're using it more than ever but for different reasons.
• Mysterious Victoria Cross decision unearthed
  28 Oct 2010
  Professor Paul Moon's latest book, Victoria Cross at Takrouna: The Haane Manahi Story, discusses why in 1943 Manahi was recommended for a Victoria Cross for his extraordinary bravery in the Second World War but was never awarded it.
• AUT’s global Oxfam campaign
  28 Oct 2010
  AUT's event production students jumped on board with Oxfam's climate change campaign with results that went global.
  
• Forum to meet on the future of communication networks
  27 Oct 2010
  From Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, engineers and researchers will meet to discuss telecommunications issues at the 16th Asia Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC 2010) and the Australasia Telecommunication Network Application Conference (ATNAC 2010) convened by AUT University’s School of Engineering, electrical engineering department.
• NZ missing out on billions of potential tourist dollars
  12 Oct 2010
  NZ lags behind its major competitors in the world in terms of Access Tourism. The inaugural Access Tourism conference hosted by AUT's NZTRI, with the Hon Tariana Turia in attendance, tackled the issue recently.
  
• AUT research gets funding go-ahead
  8 Oct 2010
  

  AUT Entreprises is funding the future by awarding four $10,000 grants to AUT staff research projects.

   

• Doing business the Maori way
  8 Oct 2010
  Research into the indigenous view of business is winning plaudits from all over the world and has resulted in a Fulbright Scholarship for one AUT academic. 
• AUT academic awarded Oxford Fellowship
  14 Sep 2010
  

  Head of the School of Education and Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching at AUT University, Jay Reid, has just been awarded an Oxford Fellowship.

• Hear the AUT / RNZ mayoral debate
  13 Sep 2010
  

  A lively debate between mayoral candidates for Auckland's super city took place this morning between John Banks, Len Brown and Andrew Williams at AUT. Listen here.
  

• AUT fashion grads continue winning streak
  8 Sep 2010
  AUT fashion graduate Sandra Tupu has pulled off a first, winning both the Supreme Award and the Runner Up prize at the Westfield Style Pasifika fashion show.
• AUT scoops gold
  3 Sep 2010
  AUT staff, students and alumni all took part in the 2010 New Zealand Culinary Fare with some notable results. 
• Taking multicultural New Zealand into the newsroom
  27 Aug 2010
  AUT University’s new Graduate Diploma in Pacific Journalism, which aims to address the shortage of Pasifika journalists in New Zealand, is gearing up for its first batch of students in 2011.
• Foodies love AUT food
  27 Aug 2010
  

  Restaurateurs, food critics and food writers were treated to an exquisite menu and service from AUT University hospitality students and staff at the recent Cuisine NZ Restaurant of the Year 2010 awards.
  

• Professor slams 'super-city' structure
  23 Aug 2010
  Professor Ian Shirley of AUT University's Institute of Public Policy slammed Auckland's new governance structure at a Wellington policy makers conference.
  
• Pear Culinaire
  20 Aug 2010
  

  AUT Culinary Arts student, Gabriella Amebury's, winning pear dish will feature in a food industry luncheon hosted by the university and USA Pears.
  

   

• From The Ritz to rags
  19 Aug 2010
  Former head chef at The Ritz in London, Michael Quinn, tells his story about being an alcoholic and the work he's doing now to educate people about the dangers of drinking on the job. 
• AUT artists part of Microsites
  18 Aug 2010
  AUT artists part of public works exhibition
• Performance Design takes centre stage at AUT
  13 Aug 2010
  Performance design will be centre stage at AUT University from August 13-28, when practitioners from across the country gather to generate and discuss New Zealand’s contribution to the 2011 Prague Quadrennial...
• Smelly socks tell story of cultural identity
  12 Aug 2010
  Has the smell of sunscreen ever convinced you that there is sand between your toes?  If so, you have experienced synthetic synaesthesia, when one sensory experience triggers another “phantom” sensory experience.
• Still in first Gair
  6 Aug 2010
  

  At 83-years-old the Hon George Gair is AUT's oldest graduate this year. The former MP, mayor, high commissioner to London and journalist has graduated with a Master of Philosophy in public policy.

   

• Twitter-sized message inspires students
  3 Aug 2010
  A star alumna used a Twitter-sized message to pack a punch at the student launch of the AUT Venture Fund last week.
  
• Sir Don McKinnon honoured for international conflict work
  3 Aug 2010
  AUT conferred the university’s highest honour, a Doctor of the Auckland University of Technology, on the Rt. Hon. Sir Donald Charles McKinnon ONZ GCVO for his significant contribution to restorative justice and conflict resolution in national and international forums.
• Why we sound like Americans when we sing
  30 Jul 2010
  

  AUT's, Andy Gibson, says an American-influenced accent is the default when singing pop.
  

• PMC director calls for greater global outreach by NZ j-schools
  27 Jul 2010
  
  New Zealand journalism schools need to be far more internationally minded and think outside the parochial square, says Pacific Media Centre director David Robie.
  
  
• How to stay safe from scams
  20 Jul 2010
  How safe are you from scams? Leading Australian Criminologist, Dr Russell Smith, talks about the increase in online fraud and identity theft and how to avoid it.
  
• A lifetime of working recognised
  16 Jun 2010
  

  AUT University’s own Professor John Moorfield was recognised for his work in Maori language education in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
  

• New National High Performance Training Centre announced at AUT Millennium Campus
  14 Jun 2010
  

  An exciting new National Training Centre for high performance sport which is at the core of the Government’s sports strategy was announced today by Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Sport and Recreation, Murray McCully.

• New Zealand's number 1 child advocate
  8 Jun 2010
  Institute of Public Policy member, Dr Ian Hassall, was recently acknowledged and awarded by the UN for his child advocacy work.
• I'm still learning: Ray McVinnie on MasterChef
  27 May 2010
  AUT University's Ray McVinnie gives the ins and outs on judging Masterchef, his version of sharing and explains why he thinks cooking might be our national trait.
  
• From pastimes to profits
  24 May 2010
  

  She may be small in size but she certainly packs a punch for women's rights and equality.
  

• Election promises. Can they be delivered?
  24 May 2010
  In the race for Auckland's new super-mayoralty, Len Brown recently addressed AUT University's MBA Consulting Club breakfast with a serving of promises, a dollop of campaign panache and lashings of passion. 
• Editors, journalists face challenge of ‘price of freedom’ in latest PJR
  21 May 2010
  Editors, journalists and media researchers face the challenge of the “price of freedom” and the cost of reporting global conflict in the latest edition of Pacific Journalism Review.
• NZ radio astronomy goes global over KAREN
  18 May 2010
  New Zealand’s participation in leading-edge science on the origins of the
  Universe leaps light-years ahead with KAREN.
• Pacific Island flair infused in book
  17 May 2010
  AUT University's School of Hospitality and Tourism hosted the launch of NZTRI member, Robert Oliver's, book Me'a Kai: The Food and Flavours of the South Pacific
• Futuristic worlds, disillusioned housewives and racoon eyed grandmothers catch judges’ attention
  13 May 2010
  A futuristic world where people choose their appearance, a disillusioned Ponsonby housewife, and an ode to a grandmother were what caught the judges’ attention in the first AUT Creative Writing Competition.
  
• Opening of Manukau Campus
  11 May 2010
  Bachelor of Communication Studies John Pulu's report for Tagata Pasifika on the opening of AUT's Manukau campus.
• AUT expert discusses Pacific press freedom on TVNZ 7
  30 Apr 2010
  Associate Professor David Robie, Director of AUT’s Pacific Media Centre, appeared as part of a panel on TVNZ 7's Media7 programme (15 April) to discuss Pacific press freedom and  Fiji’s draft media decree. 
• 3D type wins over audience
  30 Mar 2010
  Visitors to the HP Future Designers exhibition at Urbis Designday voted graphic designer Anzac Tasker as their favourite designer.
• Auckland economy yet to bounce back
  19 Mar 2010
  The IPP/BERL latest Auckland economic forecast suggests that it will be some time before Auckland's economy fully recovers. 
• New designers look to the future at Urbis Designday
  19 Mar 2010
  AUT University postgraduate students will give Auckland a taste of what’s to come at Urbis Designday’s inaugural Future Designers exhibition.
• Giant squid gets radical plastic surgery
  17 Mar 2010
  AUT University is set to display the world's first plastinated squid
• Internet now integral to New Zealanders’ daily life
  16 Mar 2010
  Most New Zealanders are now the typical user of the internet. Latest World Internet Project figures show that broadband usage has jumped to over 80 per cent of users, taking Internet presence over a threshold which makes it an established part of most New Zealanders' lives.
• Menswear success at iD Dunedin fashion awards
  16 Mar 2010
  AUT fashion graduates Sandra Tupu (pictured) and Glenn Yungnickel took away awards with their menswear collections at this week’s iD Dunedin Emerging Designer Awards.
• AUT proud to support the Auckland Triennial
  16 Mar 2010
  The internationally significant Auckland Triennial has opened, with AUT University continuing its support for the event as Triennial Partner.
  
• First Manukau graduate companies from the Business Innovation Centre
  10 Mar 2010
  The first Manukau graduates from AUT University's Business Innovation Centre celebrated their successes with the Prime Minister and other invited guests.
  
• Stories of outstanding Solomon Islands women
  8 Mar 2010
  A new book published by AUT's Pacific Media Centre celebrates leadership and achievement amongst Solomon Islands women.
• AUT graduate named Best Emerging Filmmaker
  4 Mar 2010
  AUT Unversity graduate Anna McKessar was named Best Emerging New Zealand Filmmaker at the Documentary Edge awards in Auckland this week.
• AUT launches new primary specialty
  2 Mar 2010
  With the the Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, MP for the North Shore and Associate Minister for Tertiary Education, in attendance, AUT's School of Education launched a new primary specialty for its Bachelor of Education
• Birth certificates of a nation
  1 Mar 2010
  AUT's Professor Paul Moon releases his latest book, New Zealand Birth Certificates, looking at 50 of the most important founding documents of New Zealand. 
• Money not the key to Kiwi happiness, but it’s a start
  22 Feb 2010
  

  Money may not buy happiness but material conditions are a significant factor in determining quality of life, according to a visiting academic.

• Gambling think tank debating technology’s role in addiction
  22 Feb 2010
  
  Rapid advances in technology are having a significant impact on gambling but international experts are in Auckland today (Feb. 22) debating whether the net impact will be positive or negative for gambling addiction.
  
  
• Scientists look at role New Zealand will play in international space project
  17 Feb 2010
  Astronomers from New Zealand and abroad are meeting at AUT University this week to hear about the contribution New Zealand can make to the upcoming international space exploration project, the Square Kilometre Array.
• Pacific Media Centre wins grant for PMW freedom of expression project
  27 Jan 2010
  The Pacific Media Watch freedom of expression monitoring project at AUT University has been awarded a $15,000 development grant to expand its regional database and journalism resource.
  
• AUT last NZ university to introduce student levy
  9 Dec 2009
  AUT University will fall in line with its seven fellow New Zealand universities by introducing a Learner Services Levy from 1 January 2010.
• AUT wins trans Tasman journalism awards
  8 Dec 2009
  The talents of AUT journalism students have been recognised with two wins at the 2009 Ossie Awards for Student Journalism.
• Santa’s makeover uncovered
  19 Nov 2009
  As part of the campaign Heart of the City approached AUT’s Bachelor of Creative Technology students to make a viral video showing the ‘real story’ behind Santa’s condition. 
• Progress report on New Zealand’s support of refugees shows room for improvement
  19 Nov 2009
  The global demand for refugee resettlement and support far outstrips the actual capacity offered by countries around the world. New Zealand offers 750 places a year for refugees.
  
• Auckland export economy- one of NZ's weakest
  17 Nov 2009
  Lack of certainty crippling Auckland’s export economy – REPORT: The Auckland Economy: Situation and Forecast – BERL & IPP
• Sir Don McKinnon: Time to look at Brazil
  16 Nov 2009
  Brazil Business Forum - Tuesday 17 November
  11:30am – 6:00pm
  AUT Conference Centre, AUT University City Campus, 55 Wellesley Street East, Auckland City
• School Aid to launch in New Zealand
  11 Nov 2009
  Robert F. Kennedy Jnr in New Zealand to help launch School Aid
• Tea and cake anyone?
  1 Nov 2009
  Students showcased their best cooking and baking efforts in the AUT end of year Patisserie Showcase.
• Award-winning performances in Showcase 2009
  30 Oct 2009
  AUT University Bachelor of Dance graduation performance 2009
• Boys underachieving in school and overrepresented in suspensions
  29 Oct 2009
  A new initiative from AUT aims to address the discrepancies between males and females in education.
• AUT's MasterChef Judge
  28 Oct 2009
  AUT Lecturer in Gastronomy Ray McVinnie to star as judge in TV ONE MasterChef series
• AUT Rookie impresses fashion A-listers
  20 Oct 2009
  It was standing room only last night at AUT Rookie 2009, when AUT University fashion students showed their final collections on the runway. 
• Foundation Professor of Pacific Studies appointed to AUT University
  16 Oct 2009
  AUT appoints Professor Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop as Foundation Professor of Pacific Studies 
• Brits love the way we say 'fush n chups'
  14 Oct 2009
  New Zealand accent one of most attractive and prestigious say British.
• Call for more unified approach to mental health care
  13 Oct 2009
  Much more needs to be done in primary health settings to meet the growing need for mental health care.
• Football Ferns, Blacksticks, Olympians among AUT University’s top sports stars
  13 Oct 2009
  AUT's best athletes were recognised at the 2009 AUT Sports Awards on Friday October 2.
• Vietnam looks to AUT for training
  12 Oct 2009
  When Vietnam’s government was looking to up-skill its public servants and give them a taste of the world outside Vietnam, it looked to New Zealand and AUT University.
  
  
• UN World Investment Report 2009
  18 Sep 2009
  

  Today sees the release of the 2009 World Investment Report, an annual publication from the United Nations which offers the most comprehensive and authoritative study of foreign investment trends.

• Half of disabled Aucklanders living on poverty line
  9 Sep 2009
  AUT's Institute of Public Policy co-authored a disabled Aucklanders living report with Auckland City Council, Auckland District Health Board and Waitakere City Council.
• Kiwi research finds tackling key to injury for rugby players
  24 Aug 2009
  AUT University PhD graduate Ken Quarrie's research into areas of injury prevention in rugby union, carried out in conjunction with the NZRU and ACC.
• AUT Astronomer welcomes SKA Announcement
  21 Aug 2009
  Professor Sergei Gulyaev from AUT welcomes the announcement that New Zealand and Australia will make a joint bid for the international Square Kilometre Array project.
• Interns try creative careers at Westfield Style Pasifika
  21 Aug 2009
  AUT students’ talent with digital media was acknowledged at the YMedia Challenge Awards this year.
  
• Helping community groups with digital media
  18 Aug 2009
  AUT students’ talent with digital media was acknowledged at the YMedia Challenge Awards this year.
  
• Beware the 'friendly' dolphin, warns Professor
  30 Jul 2009
  NZTRI's Professor Mark Orams warns people of the dangers of continuing close contact between humans and a sociable Hawkes Bay dolphin.
• Institute applauds 2025 Taskforce, urges open mind
  24 Jul 2009
  The new taskforce chiefs examining New Zealand’s productivity issues need to keep “open-minded”, says a research institute head.
  
• New 'Team New Zealand' heads to Berlin World Cup
  23 Jul 2009
  AUT Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) scored the hat-trick this weekend scooping its third consecutive win at the 2009 SIFE National Cup competition held in Auckland.
• SWAMP activist takes residency at AUT CoLab
  21 Jul 2009
  It looks like a dimple but the indent in Matt Kenyons left cheek is actually a hole through which he threads a cable connecting a video camera in his mouth to a barcode scanner.
  
• Unemployment figure reporting masks real issues
  21 Jul 2009
  An employment relations Professor says the daily reporting of employment statistics masks the real economic issue facing New Zealand.
• Richard Hall speaks about his time in Afghanistan
  6 Jul 2009
  Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, is known for its colossal Buddha statues, so tragically destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.
• Key to speak at inaugural Backpacker Industry Conference
  6 Jul 2009
  Prime Minister John Key will speak on the importance of the backpacker market for New Zealand’s tourism industry at the inaugural Backpacker Industry Conference.
  
• Evolution faster in the tropics
  29 Jun 2009
  Mammal species living in the tropics are evolving faster than their counterparts living in cooler environments, according to research carried out by New Zealand researchers.
  
• Multiple wins for AUT Media
  26 Jun 2009
  Four major awards at the 2009 MPA Magazine Awards have gone to the AUT Media magazine title Idealog. 
• Inaugural Professorial Address
  22 Jun 2009
  Professor of electrical and electronic engineering, Krishnamachar Prasad, will speak about the wonderful world of microelectronics.
• Free Super City Seminar
  15 Jun 2009
  If you’ve got an opinion on the Super City and want to let the Select Committee know about it then don’t miss this free opportunity to learn from the best.
• Leadership inspires wells
  15 Jun 2009
  Villagers in four Cambodian rural communities can now drink fresh water thanks to AUT’s MBA Leadership classes.
• Students told to dream big
  15 Jun 2009
  Minister of Youth Affairs Paula Bennett told students to believe in themselves and dream big at the AUT University Prefects Training Programme (PTP) Leaders Summit last week.
• Ropati Sportsperson of the Year
  15 Jun 2009
  Kiwis league star Jerome Ropati took top honours at the 2008 NZU Blues Awards held at Te Papa in Wellington this June, scooping NZU Sportsperson of the Year.
• AUT celebrates sporting prowess
  15 Jun 2009
  AUT University students clinched the two top awards at this year’s NZU Blues Awards which were held at Te Papa in Wellington on Friday evening.
  
• AUT journalism educator among ‘Atenisi international fellows
  15 Jun 2009
  An AUT University academic, author and journalist is being inducted this month as one of the international fellows of ‘Atenisi University in the Kingdom of Tonga.
• E-clothing expert visits AUT
  15 Jun 2009
  Singing shirts, purses with inbuilt touch alarms and cycling jackets that indicate when you turn are a few of the spinoffs of technology that allows fabric to respond to stimuli like light, sound and touch.
• Author claims New Zealand Wars were avoidable
  15 Jun 2009
  The New Zealand Wars and the bloodshed that went with it could have been avoided.
  
• IBM Grant to AUT Boosts SKA Bid
  15 Jun 2009
  A grant of specialised hardware, software, and research time to AUT University by IBM will strengthen New Zealand’s chances of co-hosting the world’s biggest radio telescope project.
• Deputy PM to close Entrepreneurial Summit
  15 Jun 2009
  Power pair Sharon Hunter and Tenby Powell will chair New Zealand’s bold ideas brainstorm, The Entrepreneurial Summit being held on May 21.
• AUT in the top three at Microsoft Imagine Cup
  15 Jun 2009
  Team Ahurei from AUT University impressed the judges of the 2009 Microsoft Imagine Cup national finals, taking away second place.
• PM to present Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards: AUT a finalist
  15 Jun 2009
  Prime Minister Hon John Key will present at the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards.
• The Entrepreneurial Summit date changed
  15 Jun 2009
  The event was scheduled to happen this Friday, April 24.
• The Entrepreneurial Summit opens door to ideas from all New Zealanders
  15 Jun 2009
  The Entrepreneurial Summit team have been flooded with ideas to recreate New Zealand’s future.
• The AUT Business School Award ceremony
  15 Jun 2009
  Last night, AUT University Chancellor Sir Paul Reeves presented AUT’s highest undergraduate business award to one of the university’s most outstanding students.
• AUT launches Venture Fund for young Kiwi entrepreneurs
  15 Jun 2009
  Kiwi entrepreneurs received a boost last week with the launch of a venture fund towards start-up enterprise.
• Theory and practice in a delicate dance
  15 Jun 2009
  Melding dance practice with theory and research is one of the challenges for the organisers of this month’s In Running Order Dance Symposium.
• Top business students seeking captains of industry
  15 Jun 2009
  AUT University’s top business students are seeking mentorship from New Zealand’s best business leaders.
• 100 entrepreneurs, 100 ideas: Entrepreneurial Summit – April 24
  15 Jun 2009
  Entrepreneurial Summit coordinator Tony Falkenstein has been overwhelmed with interest to participate in a brainstorm of New Zealand’s best entrepreneurs.
• Broadband users young and urban
  15 Jun 2009
  New Zealand broadband users perceive the Internet as more important in their daily life.
• New journalism scholarship
  15 Jun 2009
  AUT University and community newspaper Indian Newslink have launched a journalism scholarship in a bid to boost the standard and practice of the profession.
• AUT professors awarded $240K for research
  15 Jun 2009
  Two AUT University professors have been awarded $240K to lead New Zealand academic research.
• AUT Business School Vero award finalist
  15 Jun 2009
  The AUT Business School is an education provider finalist in the 2009 Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards.
• Mark Orams joins the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute
  15 Jun 2009
  Professor Mark Orams joins AUT as Associate Director of the New Zealand Tourism Research.

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