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AUT finalists at Best Awards 2022

Forty-two AUT student projects are finalists in the prestigious Best Awards.

Fashion student ‘level above the rest’

Sheetol Chawla’s spirituality-inspired collection saw her take home the supreme award and close to $18k at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

Racism, exclusion and tokenism

Given most universities have goals for increasing Māori and Pacific student and staff, we need to ask why numbers still remain low in the research sector.

Mātauranga Māori celebrated

Te Ara Pakihi, Te Ōhanga Me Te Ture | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law has contributed to many recent successes and celebrations of mātauranga Māori.

Canadians study at AUT to be teachers

Blake Wilson is one of 67 initial teacher education students from Canada among the international students who were welcomed onto AUT’s marae.

Hospo jobseekers urged to use power

Those looking for work in hospitality and tourism should use the power given to them by a tight job market to vet potential employers carefully.

A taste of AUT for Restaurant Month

From cocktails infused with hyperlocal plants to the strange pairing of chocolate and cheese, AUT’s Winter Series is a must for the food enthusiast.

Festival grows young filmmakers

The inaugural New Zealand Youth Film Festival will take place in December 2022, with the gala opening night being hosted at AUT’s City Campus.

Was Covid-19 good for climate spending?

The global Covid-19 pandemic gave an opportunity to spend on New Zealand’s response to the climate crises, but did it?

ASMR centre of first feature film

Writer and director Tom Levesque’s first feature film Shut Eye debuts at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.