Business and economics news

Time for an anti-corruption agency?

NZ is among the world’s least corrupt countries, but we’re slipping in the global rankings – and that suggests a trend that is troubling for many reasons.

2026 NZ sustainability survey launches

AUT is calling on those people who have sustainability as part or all of their role to take part in this year’s survey on NZ’s sustainability profession.

NZ needs stronger hate-crime law

Lesbian and bisexual women in NZ face substantially higher risks of crime by strangers, showing the need to change public health and policy settings.

Through the mill: Tokoroa’s tough year

Sawmill closures and job losses in Tokoroa were seen by many as just the latest blow to a dying forestry company town. But it hasn’t always been this way.

Collaborations that count

AUT Business School’s long-standing partnership with ASB has only strengthened over 2025.

Leave is leave

At this time of the year, annual leave is top of mind for many of us. How do we ensure leave is leave? Kate Kearins examines the issue.

Māori face harsher sentences than Pākehā

New AUT research asks: do Māori face a higher likelihood of a community-based sentence, instead of the more common – and least severe – outcome of a fine?

AI in action

Industry leaders and academics gathered earlier in November for a dynamic panel discussion ‘AI in Action – Turning Innovation into Impact’.

Rural wisdom in a digital world

Rural NZers are leading a sustainability movement based on social trust and pragmatic purchasing, rather than advertising slogans or education campaigns.

NZers more cautious about Internet

Tense, sceptical, aware – three words that describe NZers’ relationship with the Internet and AI, according to the 2025 World Internet Project.