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Auckland University makes Treaty of Waitangi paper optional after backlash
About 8000 students took the compulsory Treaty paper this year.
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Letters: This country has come a long way in 50 years
OPINION: A Māori component of courses is part of our maturing process.
Universities give up using software to detect AI in students' work
They say the technology isn't conclusive enough for students to be accused of cheating.
Why overseas rivals are reshaping NZ’s international student boom
China and India are rapidly expanding their own university sectors, experts warn.
First look inside NZ’s biggest build-to-rent: Simplicity Living’s $225m Te Reiputa
Te Reiputa (the whale tooth neck pendant) has five buildings of three to 11 storeys high.
Seymour hails U-turn on uni's compulsory Māori courses as 'massive victory'
The courses were made compulsory for first-year students only this year.
Simon Wilson's Love this City: Density, sewage, term limits and quotes of the week
Opinion: Why Brown says greenfields growth is bad for Auckland’s future.
'A wake-up call': Female-only start-ups get fraction of capital funding
Of roughly $160m of capital investment, female start-ups received just $4.5m.
Flags, waiata and haka bring Dame Whina’s historic hīkoi to life again
The commemorative event brought together hundreds of students from seven Whangārei schools
'Loss of a taonga': Whānau history inspires geothermal research
Part of their land was taken in the 1960s to build the airport.
'Huge step': Researchers score $3m to turn by-products into sustainable foods
Team hopes 'future food' will be ready to be sold by the end of the three-year project.
Study links higher neurodegenerative disease risk to top rugby players
Study shows higher rates of brain disease in former elite male players.
'Miscommunication' in update on 56-level Seascape apartment tower: Property Insider
As a new builder is set to sign the contract to complete, the developer clarifies facts.
Grades keep rising at our universities. What should we do about it?
OPINION: The reason for improving grades at universities worldwide is largely unexplained.
Shannon Walsh: Are charter schools a stain on the Government’s claims to fiscal responsibility?
OPINION: Charter sponsors can now get 20-year contracts, up from 10 years.
Auckland 56-level tower scheme to include hotel: Precinct Properties
Plans for 'capital recycling': sell part or all of the new PwC Tower in Commercial Bay.
Police promised more information-collecting powers, details scant
The police union says officers desperately need clearer laws.
'Like dwarf-tossing': Concussion experts call for Run It Straight ban
Researchers describe Run It Straight events as 'perfect brain injury delivery systems'.
Grade inflation? Report reveals surge in uni A-grades despite students 'performing worse'
Half of all Auckland University grades in 2020 were As.
Scientists urge protection for whale feeding spot south of Australia
Some 90% of New Zealand southern right whales feed in the 2000km zone, a study has found.
'Still quite alive': Rangitoto's surprising geothermal activity uncovered
Rangitoto's magma is still warm 600 years after forming.
'Market recovery' - Precinct's Pritchard on why it's building $1b+ of new Auckland apartments
Precinct has nine Auckland apartment schemes. Its largest is in Parnell for students.
What are your kids saying, eating and doing in 2025? New survey spills the tea
'Sigma' is the latest buzzword, while sushi tops school students' list of favourite foods.
Real countries need to keep learning about their history – James Belich
OPINION: Marsden Fund cuts saved $14 million, endangering history projects.
'Breaking point': Designer's WOW entry a tribute to decades-long health battle
Emma Highfield's 2025 wearable art design is "a representation of what I've been through".
Missing birdsong in your backyard? A new study might explain why
Birds use their songs to find mates as well as communicate about nearby food or danger.
Why new US tariffs could be a turning point for NZ trade policy
A 15% tariff on NZ imports to the US starts tomorrow.
Anne Gibson: Fletcher Construction sale would end proud building era
OPINION: Business was once so great it took two big books to tell part of its history.
What Kiwis need to know after magnitude 8.8 earthquake
Japan has issued evacuation orders for hundreds of kilometres of its coastline.
The rise of minimalist branding: What it means for consumers
It seems everywhere you look, brands are refining their visual image.