Te Ara Poutama: Māori and indigenous development news

New Professors and Associate Professors 3

Eight AUT academics have been promoted to the position of Professor, and a further 22 have been appointed as Associate Professors.

World-first triple PhD joint project

3 Te Wānanga o Aotearoa staff have been awarded PhD’s in raranga (traditional Māori weaving) after joined-up study through AUT’s Ipukarea Research Centre.

Translating Lorde, codename Henry

Hēmi Kelly is excited about the positive impact that popstar Lorde’s te reo Māori version of Solar Power will have on revitalisation of the language.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2021

Find out how AUT is celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).

AUT climbs up the global rankings

AUT continues to climb up the global university rankings joining the University of Otago in second place in NZ and the top 250 universities in the world.

Auckland "most liveable"? Not for Maori

Many Māori whānau in Auckland do not enjoy the benefits of this supposed “liveability”, writes the Business School’s Ella Henry.

Te Ruānuku: The Alchemist in te reo

The Alchemist is now available to read in te reo Māori as Te Ruānuku, thanks to AUT te reo Lecturer Hēmi Kelly.

Best Awards Winners 2020

AUT has had another successful year at the Best Awards – the Design Institute of New Zealand’s annual awards recognising excellence in design.

5 questions: Prof Lorna Piatti-Farnell

We asked Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell five questions about her research ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address.

Professor gets horror studies editorship

The new Principal Editor of Lexington Books Horror Studies plans to expand the reach of horror into the broader landscape of popular culture.