Business news

We must not restrict university access

Restricting access to university threatens New Zealand’s productivity, writes Cristóbal Castro Barrientos, an AUT PhD candidate in economics.

The value of leadership “shadowing”

Is there a way to test out a role before you take it? Kate Kearins examines the benefits of “shadowing” a job before you sign on the dotted line.

Who’ll win the Women’s Rugby World Cup? 

There’s more interest than ever in the tenth Women’s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in England on August 23. Can an AUT algorithm predict the winner? 

HRC wins for Business School

Two academics from AUT Business School, Dr Alex Plum and Dr Anca Yallop, have received significant funding from the Health Research Council.

New tariff modelling shows global pain

The impacts of tariffs are becoming clear, as economies adjust to the “global rollercoaster ride” of Trump’s revised reciprocal tariff policy.

"Whaea” Ella’s professorial lecture

“Whaea” Ella Henry, AUT Business School’s inaugural Professor of Māori and Indigenous Entrepreneurship, delivered a lecture filled with wairua and aroha.

Immortality at a price

The quest to defy death – once the domain of scientists and the super rich – is fast becoming a consumer product. But efforts to cheat death are pricey.

KiwiSaver at a crossroads

Changes to KiwiSaver laid out in this year’s budget undermine what was already an underperforming scheme, writes Professor of Finance, Aaron Gilbert.

Careers beyond the numbers

The recent event Counting on Success: How Accounting and Finance Can Lead to Different Career Pathways showcased the diversity within accounting.

Are you planning to retire or “rewire”?

Increasingly, employees appear open to different ways of combining some paid work alongside increased leisure and/or family time, writes Kate Kearins.