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Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience
As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week,...
Giovanni Torre 6 Jul 2026
Aotearoa's biggest council returns traditional Māori names for public parks
Auckland Council has restored the traditional Indigenous names for five of its r...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jun 2026
Global evidence shows cervical cancer can be eliminated in the Pacific region
Pacific leaders, clinicians and researchers say cervical cancer elimination is w...
Giovanni Torre 25 Jun 2026
Pacific leadership drives health solutions at Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa
A wintry, rain-soaked day in Auckland set the scene for a powerful gathering of...
Giovanni Torre 25 Jun 2026
Pacific leaders to gather in Auckland for major research symposium
The collective strength of the Pacific will gather at Waipapa Taumata Rau, Unive...
Giovanni Torre 23 Jun 2026
Niue advances national research ethics framework through consultation

Niue is taking a major step toward strengthening research governance as it looks to develop the country's first research ethics framework. Key points: Moves to establish the Niue National Research Et...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2026
Pacific-led research targets diabetes in pregnancy with $1.2 million boost

A major new Health Research Council grant will support Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to lead a transformative Pacific-led study focused on improving care for Pasifika women with diabete...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 12, 2026
Poverty increases likelihood of dementia, warns expert Dr Etuini Ma’u

Tackling poverty is the single most important thing Aoeatroa / New Zealand can do to reduce the number of people with dementia, says the University of Auckland's Dr Etuini Ma'u.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 15, 2026
Master navigator explores Indigenous navigation systems

Master navigator and carver Lamotrek Pairourou H. Larry Raigetal recently visited the University of Auckland highlighting traditional navigation systems.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 2, 2026
Pacific scholar awarded one of Aotearoa's highest academic honours

Professor Yvonne Te Ruki Rangi o Tangaroa Underhill-Sem has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi; one of Aotearoa's highest academic honours.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 1, 2026
Study examines Māori perspectives on capitalism

A new study led by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland researchers is examining Māori attitudes toward capitalism and business regulation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 1, 2026
Pacific-led health centre recognised by World Health Organisation

Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health) at Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland), has been designated a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable D...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 25, 2026
Māori-led resources launched to help whānau understand assisted dying

Aotearoa's first dedicated Māori resources on assisted dying have been launched, giving whānau (families) culturally grounded tools to better understand the End of Life Choice Act 2019 and h...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 16, 2026
'UE Success' sees Māori and Pacific students making gains after COVID disruption

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland's effort to lift university entrance success for Māori and Pacific secondary learners continues to gain momentum.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 15, 2026
Pacific-led initiatives aim to eliminate cervical cancer across the Pacific

Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa - Centre for Pacific and Global Health at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and its Pacific partners, are supporting the rollout of safe initiatives across the Pacific...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 8, 2026
Seeing the child, not the diagnosis: Te Whare Kaiao – a new way to support families in Aotearoa

A new Indigenous framework co-designed by University of Auckland researchers aims to reshape how children's palliative care is delivered in Aotearoa.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 25, 2026
Community visits in Aotearoa raise awareness of mate wareware - 'the illness of forgetting'

Around 90 people gathered at Te Papaiouru (Ōhinemutu) marae (communal meeting places) in Rotorua on 20 February for a powerful hui (gathering) with Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland's C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 24, 2026
Electro-pop sensation Djanaba to perform at Laneway 2026

Proud Wiradjuri and Bundjalung electronic-pop artist Djanaba is set to join the line-up for Laneway Festival 2026, bringing euphoric pop anthems and fierce energy to Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jan 23, 2026
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