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Silent for 200 years, Taranaki Maunga could blow with little warning, according to research led by the University of Auckland.The unusual quiet period will likely come to an end “as has happened at other volcanoes around the world,…

Is our Social Security System helping to decrease poverty in Aotearoa? Why do ethnic and gender pay gaps persist in 2023? Does private law care about inequality?Law academics are tackling these questions and more as part of Substantive…

A green metallic pollen trap, looking like a small spacecraft with a large sail, has been installed on the roof of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira so health researchers can gather near-real-time data on the pollen and…

Care for mothers and preterm babies is set to be improved by new research on giving magnesium sulphate just before birth.“We have known for 14 years that magnesium sulphate given just prior to very early birth, before 30 weeks’ gestation,…

The safety of children in Tāmaki Makaurau will be heavily impacted by which suburb they live in and which school they attend, shows new scorecard analysis of Auckland Transport’s Katoa, Ka Ora proposals.AT is proposing to bring in new…

Women who need help starting labour could now be routinely offered a more natural option that allows them to go home before giving birth, new research suggests.Around one in four pregnant women in New Zealand, around 15,000 annually, are…

With the belief that it’s never too early to support children’s mental wellbeing, a new teaching resource for primary schools, written by educators at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and primary teachers, has just been…

Staff and students are thriving as innovators and inventors, and a recent award is recognising this entrepreneurial spirit, with Waipapa Taumata Rau scoring runner-up for Entrepreneurial University of the Year (Asia Pacific) at the 2023…

Digital employees, such as chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, are increasingly utilised alongside human employees to create a dual frontline service, but how are customers experiencing this trend?University of Auckland…

Should international K-pop fans support the group Blackpink after they used sacred elements of Hindu culture in a music video? Is it ok for a Kiwi K-pop fan to use Korean words and slang terms?In an era of heightened sensitivity to…