Information for parents and whānau

University can be a big change from secondary school. If you’re a parent, whānau or a supporter of a child considering university study, you can use this information to help support their decision-making.

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Student accommodation

Is your child planning to live away from home when they study at AUT? The student accommodation at our North and our City Campus is convenient and modern.

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Coronavirus update – 28 January 2020
28 Jan, 2020
AUT is following Ministry of Health advice and preparing
AUT Safe app
Free app helps community safety
20 Jan, 2020
AUT Safe is available for students, staff and the public and offers useful safety tools
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What's behind the B737 MAX groundings?
14 Jan, 2020
Professor Michael Lueck looks at what's behind Boeing’s production halt of the beleaguered B737-MAX.
Screenshot of TVNZ's Colonial Combat showing two wrestlers in the ring and referee.
Colonial Combat reinvents colonisation
10 Jan, 2020
The premise underlying TVNZ’s new web series Colonial Combat is anachronistic and preposterous but also fascinating, writes Professor Sharon Mazer.
A head and shoulders photo of Chloe Jackman.
Undergraduate wins best political essay
09 Jan, 2020
An AUT student has been awarded the Best Undergraduate Essay in New Zealand Politics by the New Zealand Political Studies Association.
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AUT City Campus

55 Wellesley Street East
Auckland Central

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AUT North Campus

90 Akoranga Drive
Northcote, Auckland

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south campus

AUT South Campus

640 Great South Rd
Manukau, Auckland

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Visit our online Parents' Hub for regular articles and helpful advice for parents and whānau.

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Parents’ Guide

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Our Parents’ Guide showcases AUT’s strengths as a university, as well as providing practical information about what to expect from university study.

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