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Māori lead innovative housing projects

A community-run housing initiative in Te Tairāwhiti (East Coast) shows that innovative approaches to home ownership can be found within communities.

KiwiSaver shakeup has pros and cons

Proposed changes would make it easier for KiwiSaver managers to invest in private assets - but also bring concerns that may outweigh any benefits.

How will DEI fare in NZ in 2025?

The claim that ‘everyone is equal under the law’ is a noble goal, but it ignores NZ’s inequitable access to education, employment, housing and healthcare.

How workers can win in no-win situations

Research shows how “pragmatic paradoxes” put workers in unwinnable situations and explores why some cope better than others in these tough environments.

Work or play? “Kidfluencing” is complex

The rise of kidfluencers globally raises questions about tensions between play and labour, independence and control, privacy, profit, and online success.

Revolutionising education through AI

How can AI be integrated into education? That question is paramount – and that is where new, real-time research from AUT Business School comes in.

What will Trump’s tariffs mean for NZ?

New modelling by an AUT economics professor shows that US president-elect Trump's proposed trade tariffs could hurt and help New Zealand.

1 in 7 Kiwis experience economic harm

Like other forms of family violence, economic harm affects victims’ physical and mental health, and increases housing instability and financial insecurity.

Global win for AUT finance students

Congratulations to a team of AUT finance students who have won a prestigious international case competition.

NZ must adapt to the circular economy

New research examines if and how NZ food manufacturers prioritise the four circular elements of reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering.