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From village to screen: Telling the story of marine conservation in Tonga

14 Aug, 2026
A team of Indigenous filmmakers is co-creating documentaries about community-managed marine areas with villages in Tonga.

WIPCE 2025 recognised at NZEA awards

11 Aug, 2026
WIPCE 2025 has won Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Event of the Year at the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards 2026.

First Pacific Professor of Pacific ECE

04 Aug, 2026
AUT’s Professor Jacoba Matapo has become the world’s first Pacific Professor of Pacific Early Childhood Education.

It’s Cook Islands Māori Language Week

03 Aug, 2026
This week Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani is being celebrated around Aotearoa.

It’s Vanuatu Bislama Language Week

27 Jul, 2026
This week Vanuatu Bislama Language Week is being celebrated around Aotearoa.

Law student represents Indigenous voices

24 Jul, 2026
AUT law student Maria Tavui Laki reflects on participating in the Expert Mechanism for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Switzerland.

It’s Kiribati Language Week

06 Jul, 2026
This week Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati is being celebrated around Aotearoa.

It’s Samoa Language Week

29 May, 2026
This week Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa is being celebrated around Aotearoa.

Celebrate Rotuma Language Week

11 May, 2026
This week marks the first in a series of 12 language weeks celebrating the rich languages of the Pacific.

Boost for AUT immunology research

30 Apr, 2026
Improved health outcomes for Māori and Pacific people will result from a major boost to AUT’s immunology research expertise.

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