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NZ retirement needs more than tinkering

NZ retirement needs more than tinkering

The hope of a comfortable retirement is fading for many struggling retirees, yet policies tabled in Election 2026 are just tinkering around the edges.

Homelessness more than a housing problem

Homelessness more than a housing problem

New research finds homeless people are confronting systems-wide gaps between public services, from housing and income to health and justice.

NZ late to homosexual law reform

NZ late to homosexual law reform

While celebrating 40 years of the Homosexual Law Reform Act, NZ must also acknowledge it has been a “slow follower” next to comparable countries.

NZ retirement needs more than tinkering

NZ retirement needs more than tinkering

The hope of a comfortable retirement is fading for many struggling retirees, yet policies tabled in Election 2026 are just tinkering around the edges.

Homelessness more than a housing problem

Homelessness more than a housing problem

New research finds homeless people are confronting systems-wide gaps between public services, from housing and income to health and justice.

Financial literacy a pathway to wealth

Financial literacy a pathway to wealth

Does financial literacy help people get better financial outcomes, or do people become more financially literate as they manage their own finances?

Will reform leave some students behind?

Will reform leave some students behind?

A challenge is building: how to support the rising number of students struggling in mainstream classrooms.

Cost just one piece of solar puzzle

Cost just one piece of solar puzzle

Rooftop solar has emerged as a policy contest this election year, but AUT research suggests proposed measures aren’t enough to drive solar uptake at scale.

Q&A: Journalism Matters

Q&A: Journalism Matters

Why does journalism matter in a democracy? Dr Greg Treadwell tackles trust, public funding, media criticism and the changing news landscape.

Q&A: Feet Matters

Q & A: Feet Matters

Professor Matt Carroll explains how to care for your feet; whether it’s choosing the right running shoes, managing pain or avoiding bad smells.

Airborne asbestos in kids’ play sand

Airborne asbestos in kids’ play sand

AUT research led by Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry finds airborne asbestos in children’s play sand.

Improving cardiac arrest survival rates

Improving cardiac arrest survival rates

More lives could be saved if community responders were equipped with portable automated external defibrillators (AEDs), a new study shows.

AI could be NZ’s competitive advantage

AI could be NZ’s competitive advantage

Tech leader and alumnus discusses the geopolitics of AI at AUT.

AI an existential threat to documentary?

AI an existential threat to documentary?

AI has revolutionised documentary production techniques but raises critical questions about ethics, authenticity and the nature of truth in storytelling.

Third year running for AUT NASA interns

Third year running for AUT NASA interns

Laura Franssen is about to head to NASA, the third AUT student to have been awarded a 3-month internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

From South Auckland to The Hague

From South Auckland to The Hague

AUT law students Tremayne Thompson and Jazz Chhatwal are officially world champions.

AUT marks World Refugee Day

AUT marks World Refugee Day

AUT marks World Refugee Day, highlighting its Refugee Education Centre and support for learners building new lives in Aotearoa.

It’s Kiribati Language Week

It’s Kiribati Language Week

This week Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati is being celebrated around Aotearoa.