University of Auckland

The impact of Airbnb rentals on different neighbourhoods reveals a need for designated zoning laws, say Business School researchers Dr William Cheung and Associate Professor Edward Yiu.Their paper, published in Tourism Management,…

Of all the challenges facing Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system, the one the media most often refers to as a crisis is staffing.Particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic, recruiting and retaining enough appropriately trained healthcare…

University of Auckland researchers modelled mammal pest control across all of Aotearoa New Zealand to reveal which tools – such as traps, poison baits, or exclusion fences ¬¬– will work in each area.“The good news is that we can achieve…

As the digital economy has proliferated, and e-commerce companies such as Google, Airbnb and Facebook have made trillions, tax laws have failed to keep pace. As such, taxing the digital economy is an issue more than 140 countries are…

Josephina Tamatoa is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the School of Mathematics and a recovering high school teacher, she is also the brainchild behind the ‘South Auckland Mathematics Challenge’ (SAMC). SAMC is a competition for South…

New Zealand’s Māui dolphin, the world’s most endangered marine dolphin, changed its diet during the past 30 years, research shows.Scientists checked tiny skin samples collected from the dolphins between 1993 and 2020 for microchemical…

A team from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai took first prize with a proposal to promote sustainable farming and conscious living through hydroponic farming. Their initiative focused on developing small-scale…

A smart, affordable, contactless payment application, which generates monthly sales and inventory insights, won gold in a trans-Tasman competition this month.The four University of Auckland tech talents behind the winning smartphone…

Lack of sleep can change how birds sing, University of Auckland scientists say.PhD student Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi, Dr Margaret Stanley and Dr Kristal Cain, all of the School of Biological Sciences, highlighted the issue in an article…

Creation Stories, an exhibition conceived by Dr Karamia Müller, from the School of Architecture and Planning, and Berlin-based artist Simon Denny, an alumnus of the University, visualises shared connections and histories between Sāmoa,…