Hospitality, tourism and events news

A fairer strategy than the green tax

Freedom camping needs new regulations

Hospitality professor heads top journal

New Professors and Associate Professors

Honorary fellowship for culinary hero

A special book on modern Maori cuisine

A study exchange without the travel

Student chefs cook for the homeless

A ‘new normal’ for Pacific Tourism

The survival challenge for NZ tourism

CAUTHE conference comes to Auckland

What's behind the 737 MAX groundings?

Why were tourists allowed on Whakaari?

Cookbook sales fund refugee scholarship

AUT a 5-star university across all categories

New Professors and Associate Professors

AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings

Promoting careers, not just jobs

The changing face of what it means to be Kiwi

Stamp of quality for AUT tourism degree

What does luxury really mean?

62% increase in AUT researchers

Five questions: Professor Michael Lück

Diversity celebrated at cookbook launch

Christchurch

Celebrating AUT through the years

Gaining skills for the workplace

Meet the new AUT Internz

Student awarded Te Pia Tāpoi scholarship

New Cookbook to fund scholarship fund

Tourism student to experience Fiji

New Professors and Associate Professors announced

Arts student plans dream event

Minister launches sustainable blueprint

THE rankings place AUT in NZ top three

AUT 2019 domestic and international fees

Making connections at the career fair

AUT students embrace the world

Partnership supports Merge Café

Internships at Walt Disney World Resort

Taking New Zealand cuisine to the world

Harassment in Cook Islands hospitality

Research kicks off on modern Kiwi identity

AUT increases presence in QS subject rankings

Tourism grad takes her skills to Brazil

Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme

A new generation of Māori and Pacific lecturers is taking up residence at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

The 2018 Early Career Academic Programme offers up to six Māori and Pacific scholars their first, full-time, permanent appointments as research-active lecturers.

AUT Hospitality ranked 45th in the World

Students studying Hospitality, Tourism, Events and Culinary Arts at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) are completing their degrees in a school that is ranked 45th in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Students join Auckland Council to promote cutting food waste

Auckland Council has been working with AUT culinary students to inspire Aucklanders to love their leftovers and reduce food waste

Culinary lecturer in winning team at the International Culinary Olympics

The New Zealand's national chefs’ team, including AUT lecturer John Kelleher, has won silver and bronze at the Culinary Olympics in Germany.

Tourism NZ honour for AUT academic

Tourism New Zealand has recognised AUT Associate Professor Erica Hinckson for her efforts in attracting a world-class academic conference to New Zealand.

AUT student is Sommelier of the Year – wins trip to France’s Champagne region

Congratulations to Bachelor of International Hospitality Management student Dion Wai who took the top prize in blind wine tastings, theory and practical assessments at the New Zealand Sommelier of the Year Awards held recently at the New Zealand School of Food and Wine in Auckland.

AUT gets behind Cooking 4 Change

AUT volunteer students and staff teamed up with well-known Kiwis last night to serve the homeless a gourmet dinner at the Auckland City Mission.

The primordial pleasure of cooking with fire

Michelin-starred chef and School of Hospitality senior lecturer in culinary arts Alan Brown has produced a new book that takes cooking in a wood-fired oven to the next level.

AUT culinary arts student tops Viet Nam fusion competition

Culinary arts student Jamin Gibson has taken out top honours in an international culinary competition held in Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam.

Great food and culture at Culinary Arts event

Latin American cuisine, colour and culture came together at the Bachelor of Arts (Culinary Arts)'s “Sabores Latinos” event.

Queen’s honour for services to art, education and LGBTQI rights

Being named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to performing arts, education and LGBTQI rights took a while to sink in for AUT senior lecturer Lexie Matheson.

New Zealand’s first team steps up to take on Bocuse d’Or culinary competition

Sourcing a rare fish that lives in the Antarctic’s subzero waters is just one of the challenges that New Zealand’s first ever Bocuse d’Or team has taken on in their quest for the ultimate culinary prize.

AUT culinary team lending skills to Fiji fundraiser

AUT culinary graduates will be working side-by-side with some of New Zealand’s top chefs this weekend to help raise money for Fiji in the wake of Cyclone Winston.

AUT research links tourism to sustainable development in the Pacific

Research to create sustainable livelihoods for our Pacific neighbours: this is the key goal for AUT Professor of Tourism Simon Milne.

Locals - the missing link in national tourism strategy warns Professor

New Zealand’s national tourism strategy needs to focus more on the role of local communities in engaging and interacting with tourists, says AUT University’s tourism and sustainability professor Simon Milne.

Seafaring professor helps to keep Sir Peter Blake’s legacy alive

Joining a group of scientists, academics and educators and 12 outstanding young New Zealanders on the recent 13-day Young Blake Expedition to the subantarctic islands was a ‘huge privilege’ says AUT Professor of Marine Tourism Mark Orams.

Manukau Harbour researchers keen to hear from locals

Tourism researchers exploring the recreation and tourism potential of the Manukau Harbour want to hear from as many locals and visitors as possible about the way they use the harbour.

Prime Minister’s Youth Programme comes to AUT

20 young women, participants in the 2014 Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, took part in a ‘market to table’ experience hosted at AUT’s Four Seasons restaurant this week.

Research explores the legacy of RWC 2011 volunteering

Many Rugby World Cup 2011 volunteers delivered on their intentions to do more volunteer work after an outstanding experience with the event, a longitudinal study has found.

Futuristic hotel vision takes students to Singapore

Imagining a hotel that guests can customise has taken a team of AUT hospitality students into the final round of an international hotel design competition, to be held in Singapore later this month.

Ice cream galore at AUT

Making and eating extravagant ice cream creations to mark the end of a university paper sounds unlikely, but first-year students in AUT’s Certificate and Diploma of Pâtisserie did just that recently.

'Excellent textbook' wins Culinary Quill award

The New Zealand Chef, a textbook co-authored by AUT senior lecturer Lindsay Neill, has been recognised with the chief judge’s special award at the 2013 Culinary Quill Awards.

Gold medals for hospitality

Once again, AUT University has come back from the National Culinary Fare triumphant, with a stack of medals to display.

Students and graduates from AUT’s School of Hospitality and Tourism programmes, Diploma in Culinary Arts (DCA), Diploma in Patisserie (DipPat) and Bachelor of International Hospitality Management (BIHM), competed in a range of classes at the national event, with plenty of gold, silver and bronze medals being awarded.

Culinarian of the Year honour

AUT’s Arno Sturny has been named New Zealand’s Culinarian of the Year by the New Zealand Chef’s Association.

The senior lecturer in patisserie had no idea the win was coming when it was announced at the association’s annual conference in Christchurch at the end of July.

2013 Big Sleepout at AUT

As New Zealand’s economy continues to strengthen, so too does the hospitality industry, says AUT senior lecturer Lindsay Neill, one of the authors of New Zealand’s third annual Hospitality Report, released this week.

An AU-Tea Experience

Tea was the name of the game, and the taste of it, when an AUT University senior lecturer and student went to Sri Lanka this month.

Senior lecturer in Culinary Arts John Kelleher and Bachelor of International Hospitality Management student Nicole Gomes spent a week in Sri Lanka with Dilmah Tea, after finishing the runners up in the 2012 Dilmah High Tea Challenge New Zealand.

Medal for Excellence for culinary whizz

For the first time a New Zealander has won the Medal for Excellence in Culinary Arts from City and Guilds London, and that New Zealander is from AUT.

Senior lecturer Alan Brown from the AUT School of Hospitality and Tourism won the medal earlier this year after being nominated by colleagues.

AUT student proud to be a chef

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.

Lights, camera, pastry

It was lights, camera, pastry at AUT University’s Piko Restaurant late last year as patisserie students showed off their skills in their end-of-year and ice cream showcase.

Fusion cook takes out top prize

Three stressful hours and a box of 55 ingredients has seen an AUT University student take out a national cooking competition.

AU Tea's winning brew

The copious cups of tea have paid off for the AUT team in the Dilmah High Tea Challenge this week.

AUT in the Pink

AUT University went Pink for the first ever AUT Pink Ribbon Breakfast.

AUT's Four Seasons Restaurant is going Pink

AUT University is getting behind the colour pink this month and is hosting a Pink Ribbon Breakfast in Four Seasons Restaurant to support the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF).

Summer food safety tips from AUT experts

Suzanne Bliss, the AUT University food safety coordinator, says 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.

Importance of sea and coasts needs to be recognised

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

Matariki, Easter and St Patrick’s Day were just a few of the well thought-out themes at the annual showcase for first year pâtisserie students.

Tortelloni takes out top honours

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.

Event Management students test skills at Diwali

Anyone who was out and about in Auckland city over the weekend will have noticed the sights, sounds, tastes and energy of India at the annual Diwali (Festival of Lights) at Aotea Square.

Research shows people 50 percent more likely to be sexually assaulted on sea

Research co-authored by AUT University’s head of hospitality Dr Jill Poulston suggests holiday-makers, especially women, should think twice about their safety when boarding a cruise ship.

AUT serves up gold

AUT’s Training Team of the Year has taken out gold for the third consecutive year at the recent National Culinary Fare.

International book award for NZTRI member

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.

Pâtisserie showcase impresses

Macaroons, mousse, meringues and more were on show at the highly anticipated showcases for first and second year pâtisserie students.

AUT helps Fonterra find young masterchefs

An AUT student was recently awarded the coveted prize of one of the best trainee chefs in New Zealand.The title of Fonterra Foodservices Proud to be a Chef 2010 was bestowed on Teresa Joe, a first year Culinary Arts student at AUT University, and one other student, Elliott Pinn.

AUT’s global Oxfam campaign

AUT's event production students recently rolled up their sleeves to help out Oxfam New Zealand raise awareness of climate change in the Pacific- free of charge and with global results.

NZ missing out on billions of potential tourist dollars

It’s about more than just access, it’s about making people with disabilities feel welcome and ensuring they feel valued when they visit New Zealand.

AUT scoops gold

Foodies love AUT food

AUT University’s top hospitality students showcased their talents recently for New Zealand’s crème de la crème of restaurateurs, food critics and writers.

Pear Culinaire

Five AUT culinary arts students rolled up their sleeves and prepared their best summer pear recipes for a panel of judges in the AUT University/USA Pears cook off.

From The Ritz to rags

The former head chef at The Ritz in London visits NZ and AUT to share his experiences of dealing with addiction in the hospitality industry.

Englishman Michael Quinn went from head chef at The Ritz in London and cooking for the queen to living under a bridge and an alcoholic.

I'm still learning: Ray McVinnie on MasterChef

Even for a master chef himself, Ray McVinnie says judging the hit series on TV ONE was still an opportunity for him to learn.

Pacific Island flair infused in book

Pasifika food, music, singing and dancing all played a part in the AUT University-hosted launch of Robert Oliver’s new book.

Tea and cake anyone?

Busy student chefs have been mixing, baking, icing and decorating their way towards showcasing their end of year talents.

First year Diploma and Certificate Patisserie students in AUT’s School of Hospitality and Tourism showcased their baked offerings in a ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’ display for friends, family and AUT staff earlier this month.

AUT's MasterChef Judge

The search is on to find New Zealand's first MasterChef and AUT’s own Ray McVinnie will be on our television screens every week helping to find the country’s premier chef.

Mark Orams joins the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute

Professor Mark Orams joins AUT as Associate Director of the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI) and will also be a member of staff in the School of Hospitality and Tourism.