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Pacific-led research targets diabetes in pregnancy with $1.2 million boost
A major new Health Research Council grant will support Waipapa Taumata Rau, Univ...
Giovanni Torre 12 Jun 2026
Poverty increases likelihood of dementia, warns expert Dr Etuini Ma’u
Tackling poverty is the single most important thing Aoeatroa / New Zealand can d...
Giovanni Torre 15 Apr 2026
Master navigator explores Indigenous navigation systems
Master navigator and carver Lamotrek Pairourou H. Larry Raigetal recently visite...
Giovanni Torre 2 Apr 2026
Pacific scholar awarded one of Aotearoa's highest academic honours
Professor Yvonne Te Ruki Rangi o Tangaroa Underhill-Sem has been elected a Fello...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Apr 2026
Study examines Māori perspectives on capitalism
A new study led by Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland researchers is ex...
Joseph Guenzler 1 Apr 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
Lalanga e Ako ’ae Māori moe Pacific Fono - 'a celebration of identity, resilience and collective achievement'

Waipapa, Taumata Rau University of Auckland, recently hosted the inaugural Lalanga e Ako 'ae Māori moe Pacific Fono 2025. Te Fale Pouāwhina, Student and Scholarly Services hosted the Fono, 2...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 18, 2025
Waipapa Taumata Rau / University of Auckland honours Loto Lagitupu for decades of service

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has paid tribute to longtime staff member Loto Meletupe Lufetoa Lagitupu on her retirement. After more than three decades playing a quiet but important role...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 17, 2025
Mana Tūānuku Research Leadership Fellowship to pioneer Indigenous-led antiviral discovery

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland announced on Tuesday that Dr Natalie Netzler has secured a prestigious Mana Tūānuku Research Leadership Fellowship worth $1.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 16, 2025
Study links scabies to higher rheumatic heart disease risk in Tongan children

A new study has reported a strong link between scabies and rheumatic heart disease in Tongan schoolchildren, prompting researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) to call for further...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 8, 2025
Waipapa Taumata Rau / University of Auckland opens space honouring Fa’anānā Efeso Collins

Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland) has opened the Fa'anānā Efeso Collins Space at Te Herenga Mātauranga Whānui | General Library, recognising the late politician's life a...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 4, 2025
Appointment marks historical milestone at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

Associate Professor Michael Davis will make history as the first person of Pacific heritage to head the School of Architecture and Planning at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 4, 2025
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