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The humble cuppa - a symbol of diminishing rights?
By Professor Judy McGregor, head of the School of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand’s human rights reputation at risk
A report on the status of human rights in New Zealand says serious fault lines are developing and that the country’s reputation as a global leader is at risk.
Knowledge sharing enables indigenous language and cultural revival
The need for support from the ‘critical mass’ to realise full indigenous language revitalisation, was a key point raised at a recent cultural summit organised by AUT University’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development/Te Ara Poutama and Te Ipukarea, AUT’s National Māori Language Institute.
Muslims at Work in New Zealand summit at AUT University
AUT University hosted a summit addressing Muslims at work on 1 April.
AUT hosts Viet Nam’s Prime Minister and signs regional education MOU
AUT University is marking the 40th anniversary of New Zealand’s bilateral relationship with Viet Nam by hosting Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and signing an education Memorandum of Understanding with Viet Nam’s Quang Ninh province.
Lifelike trauma simulations give AUT paramedics the edge
Lifelike trauma and medical situations will allow AUT University Paramedicine students to apply their skills and gain vital practical experience before entering the workforce.
Woolf Fisher First-in-Family AUT Scholars lead the way
AUT University is proud to announce twelve inaugural recipients of the 2015 Woolf Fisher First-in-Family AUT Scholarship. The scholarships are aimed to support and encourage young people from families with no history of successful university education to complete a university degree.
Climate change, environmental journalism and better media ethics
Conservation issues, loss of land, enforced location and culture and language erosion are a few of the worries troubling low-lying Pacific communities, and for indigenous communities, relocation will ultimately lead to culture and language loss.
Digital technology lowers cost of Māori language learning
Māori language learners will benefit from more affordable and increased digital learning support thanks to the further development of AUT University’s Te Whanake app series for Apple iPads and Android tablets.
Women’s rights then and now – are we falling behind?
New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote and we have always regarded ourselves as a leader in giving equal rights to women. To mark International Women’s Day, AUT’s Professor Marilyn Waring recently spoke at Parliament, comparing women rights in the 1970s to now and asking whether we are falling behind.