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Q&A: International Law Matters

AUT law expert Myra Williamson explains Palestinian statehood, international law, enforcement, deep-sea mining, and the future of global governance.

AUT meets Chelsea FC!

It’s not every day you get to meet one of the world’s best women’s football teams in Auckland. A group of AUT staff, alumni and students recently did.

WIPCE 2025 recognised at NZEA awards

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

Helping solve kauri dieback disease

How soil microbes shape kauri health, influence dieback disease, and offer clues to protecting one of Aotearoa’s great taonga.

Franklin youth explore the future

Innovation Franklin & AUT taking technology to schools

How can mindfulness make waiting easier?

We found that mindfulness – deliberately paying attention to the present – appears to slow the subjective passage of time.

E-scooter design makes crashing easy

The unstable design of e-scooters makes them easier to crash, and with a higher chance of serious injury, says an AUT mechanical engineering researcher.

Law School expert on Modern Slavery Bill

AUT Law School’s modern slavery expert Selwyn Coles is actively engaged in discussions about combatting modern slavery in New Zealand.

Workplace violence a reality for many

Nearly 80% of NZ’s vital workers in home and community care, mental health, addiction, and disability services experience workplace violence.

First Pacific Professor of Pacific ECE

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