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14 May 2026

Q&A: Māori Business Matters - AUT News

How do Māori enterprises contribute to Aotearoa’s economy? Join AUT Ahorangi Professor Emerita Ella Henry to find out why Māori Business Matters.

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12 May 2026

Sgt Haane: research brought to life - AUT News

A 2023 doctoral thesis by Dr Donna Morrison (Te Arawa) has been transformed into the script for new movie Sgt. Haane, released ahead of ANZAC Day 2026.

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30 Apr 2026

Boost for AUT immunology research - AUT News

Improved health outcomes for Māori and Pacific people will result from a major boost to AUT’s immunology research expertise.

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22 Apr 2026

AUT students shine at Auckland FC game - AUT News

Tītahi ki Tua have delivered powerful performances in front of a large Tāmaki Makaurau football crowd.

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03 Mar 2026

AUT releases Pay Gaps report - AUT News

The sixth annual report shows continued progress in reducing the gender pay gap.

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03 Mar 2026

Eke Tangaroa welcomes 2026 kaihoe - AUT News

AUT welcomes three new Kaihoe to Eke Tangaroa, strengthening Māori and Pacific academic leadership and supporting future focused research at AUT.

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03 Mar 2026

Kickstarting the year for young leaders - AUT News

Ko Wai Tātou brought together young leaders from across Tāmaki Makaurau for an evening of stories and connection, for a grounded start to the academic year

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27 Feb 2026

AUT architecture student wins $5k award - AUT News

AUT Master of Architecture (Professional) student Nathan Moore has landed the 2026 UXBRIDGE Malcolm Smith Architecture Fellowship.

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20 Feb 2026

5 artists keeping te reo Māori alive - AUT News

Music reflects societal views on politics, identity and power, revealing tensions and hopes that often stay hidden in formal settings.

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02 Feb 2026

Te Warena Taua MNZM appointed to Whakaruruhau - AUT News

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Te Warena Taua MNZM as Te Pou Herenga - Community Member to our Whakaruruhau of Te Ranga Tukutuku.

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Te Karere news

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Māori scholars lead on The Sage Encyclopedia of Indigenous Business and Management

Professor Ella Henry is editing a comprehensive, two-volume encyclopaedia on Indigenous business and management, due for publication in 2028.

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NZ law schools embed, teach bijural law

AUT Law School and all NZ law schools are working to ensure the tertiary law curriculum reflects a legal system that is bicultural, bilingual, and bijural.

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Kiwis embrace te Reo Māori

As this year’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori gets underway, AUT’s Professor Ella Henry reflects on NZ’s changing attitudes toward te Reo Māori.

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Study hailed as applicable, impactful

A tripartite working group of multiple unions, employers and funders hailed research by AUT’s Amber Nicholson and her colleagues into the experiences of community support workers as insightful and impactful.

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Ella Henry: myth buster

Māori knowledge is opening up exciting new areas of scientific exploration, as AUT’s Ella Henry explains.

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Paving the way for diversity, equity and inclusion

Dr Nimbus Staniland recently participated in a panel discussion about Eke Tangaroa, AUT’s Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme.

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Focusing on the next generation of Māori businesses

Associate Professor Ella Henry talks to Stuff about AUT’s new business minor and why it’s important for the future of Māori businesses to have tāngata who are business-savvy.

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Flash Māori team up for AUT business course

Listen to Associate Professor Ella Henry talk about why she is so passionate about AUT’s new undergraduate course in Māori indigenous business.

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Challenges for Māori support workers

A new report co-authored by AUT’s Amber Nicholson, Katherine Ravenswood and Fiona Hurd lays bare the challenges faced by Māori community support workers.

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Celebrating the use of te reo

Associate Professor Ella Henry congratulates TVNZ presenter for te reo weather report. Read the full story in the New Zealand Herald.

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Costco will change how Kiwis shop

Costco will change the way New Zealanders shop. In this article from The Conversation, Marketing expert Dr Megan Phillips shares tips for getting the most out of a bulk buy.

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Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours for Ella Henry

Associate Professor Ella Henry was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Read the article on Waatea news.com.

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AUT academics interviewed on TVNZ’s Marae

Professor Jarrod Haar and Associate Professor Ella Henry were recently interviewed on TVNZ’s Marae, discussing the lowest unemployment rate for Māori for many decades.

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Mātauranga Māori celebrated

There are ample reasons to celebrate the stars of mātauranga Māori in and beyond AUT, including at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.

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Video: Researching indigenous business communities

Dr Nimbus Staniland recently participated in an indigenous business scholars panel at the Beedie Business School in Canada.

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Covid cautious or Covid cavalier?

New AUT research shows half of Kiwi employees have at least a moderate level of “office anxiety” - concerns about returning to the workplace.

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AUT talent showcased at NZIFF

Business graduate Mia Henry-Tierney is a producer for We Are Still Here, which has its New Zealand premiere at the NZIFF; one of several festival films with AUT connections.

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Wellbeing at work expert wins top award

AUT has awarded its preeminent academic award, the AUT University Medal, to the Business School’s Professor Jarrod Haar (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta).

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Funding for emerging researchers

PhD student Daysha Tonumaipea is one of three AUT researchers awarded grants to undertake research that will address some of New Zealand's most pressing health challenges.

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Events

We regularly hold events for Māori and Pacific students and staff at Te Ara Auaha, the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies at AUT.

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