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Inaugural Auckland FC Captain studying at AUT

Legendary international football player Hiroki Sakai has recently started his MBA at AUT.

How can mindfulness make waiting easier?

We found that mindfulness – deliberately paying attention to the present – appears to slow the subjective passage of time.

Workplace violence a reality for many

Nearly 80% of NZ’s vital workers in home and community care, mental health, addiction, and disability services experience workplace violence.

Why greedy investors miss out on gains

New research shows that greed makes investors more likely to sell winners too soon.

Q&A: Pay Equity Matters

Professor Katherine Ravenswood explains why pay equity matters, unpacking gender and ethnic pay gaps, fairness, job value and women’s work in NZ today.

GPs' ‘moral distress’ over patient care

Doctors say they feel ‘guilty’ and ‘inadequate’ because of patient care choices that come from circumstances beyond their own control.

Pay equity settlement more than wages

A new study shows that pay equity can strengthen essential workforces and improve outcomes for workers.

NZ retirement needs more than tinkering

The hope of a comfortable retirement is fading for many struggling retirees, yet policies tabled in Election 2026 are just tinkering around the edges.

Homelessness more than a housing problem

New research finds homeless people are confronting systems-wide gaps between public services, from housing and income to health and justice.

Financial literacy a pathway to wealth

Does financial literacy help people get better financial outcomes, or do people become more financially literate as they manage their own finances?