News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha
53 AUT winners at 2025 DINZ Best Awards
Art and design
13 Oct, 2025
Yet another record has been set by AUT staff and students, who have taken home 53 pins at the 2025 Best Awards.
Barriers for women in construction in NZ
Architecture and built environment
09 Oct, 2025
Women in Aotearoa’s construction industry can face significant challenges, from subtle biases to outright discrimination, an AUT study finds. 
AUT experts on new earthquake rules
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
02 Oct, 2025
Engineering experts from AUT have their say about the NZ Government’s new earthquake-prone building system. 
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
22 Sep, 2025
The next generation of humanoid robots has arrived at AUT
GDI 2025 Conference in December
Architecture and built environment
18 Sep, 2025
The Green+ Digital+ Intelligent Built Environment Conference taking place at AUT from 1 – 3 December brings together academia, industry and policy makers
Art and design
08 Sep, 2025
Six fashion graduates from AUT’s Art & Design school featured in an impressive runway show at this year’s New Zealand Fashion Week.
Te Ataata 2025 - Antoine Bertin
Art and design
04 Sep, 2025
AUT is pleased to announce the 2025 Te Ataata artist in residence is Antoine Bertin.
AUT lecturer sums up success at IMMC
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
03 Sep, 2025
Dr Kerri Spooner’s 10-year involvement with the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge pays off again.
AUT Hackathons = 2 national finalists
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
02 Sep, 2025
Smart thinkers at AUT events produce half of finalists in national competition.
Communication studies
15 Aug, 2025
We live in an age of declining trust in public institutions: parliament, health and education systems, courts and police have all suffered over the decade