Business and economics news

‘Perfect pitch’ for AUT Business School

A collaboration between AUT Business School and Merge café epitomises the value that be created when the lecture room meets the boardroom.

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.

Converging sport, innovation, and business

AUT has hosted a U.K. Government and British NZ Business Association event, bringing together more than 100 sports and business leaders.

"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.