Business news
2026 NZ sustainability survey launches
02 Feb, 2026
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
30 Jan, 2026
Lesbian and bisexual women in NZ face substantially higher risks of crime by strangers, showing the need to change public health and policy settings.
03 Dec, 2025
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.
27 Nov, 2025
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
17 Nov, 2025
Rural NZers are leading a sustainability movement based on social trust and pragmatic purchasing, rather than advertising slogans or education campaigns.
AUT Marsden and Mana Tūāpapa Success
06 Nov, 2025
AUT academics have been recognised in 2025’s Marsden Fund and Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowships.
AUT shines at Research Translation comp
24 Oct, 2025
Three AUT Business School academics have been acknowledged for their translation of complex research into ideas that resonate with non-academic audiences.
19 Aug, 2025
Two academics from AUT Business School, Dr Alex Plum and Dr Anca Yallop, have received significant funding from the Health Research Council.
Work or play? “Kidfluencing” is complex
09 Jan, 2025
The rise of kidfluencers globally raises questions about tensions between play and labour, independence and control, privacy, profit, and online success.
1 in 7 Kiwis experience economic harm
22 Nov, 2024
Like other forms of family violence, economic harm affects victims’ physical and mental health, and increases housing instability and financial insecurity.