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Digital Curriculum 2.0: Is New Zealand ready?
New Zealand's digital curriculum is set for a reboot next year - but are teachers ready for it? From 2020 it will be mandatory for schools to teach technology to children in years 1 to 10. A report… Audio
Three minutes max: Dr Ella Henry
Three Minutes Max: Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. AUT's Dr Ella Henry on the topic of climate change and the students in the news trying to take the matter… Audio
Hugh Jackman surprises AUT students - then sings with them
Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman turned up unannounced at AUT in South Auckland this morning, surprising students whose viral video caught his attention last year. Checkpoint was there when he sang… Video, Audio
Some AUT buildings to remain closed tomorrow
About 60 firefighters have been battling a blaze at an university building in central Auckland.
Tough times for training journalists
The annual gathering of journalism educators was held this week at a school that’s just closed its journalism programme. It’s not the only one and the number of journalism trainees is slumping too. Is… Audio
Fighting the Same Fight
Feminised or gendered roles in the workforce were carved out in our past and still impact on the lives of women in the workplace today. Find out more in Episode 8 of Beyond Kate. Audio
Workplace ageism: AUT professor Jarrod Haar
AUT Professor of Human Resource Management, Jarrod Haar, talks about the cause and potential solutions to stop workplace discrimination against workers over 50. Audio
Object affection - reflecting the history of Chinese People in New Zealand
Since 2012, photographer Dr King Tong Ho has been photographing Chinese New Zealanders with ancestral objects that hold great meaning for them. KT, who's a senior lecturer at AUT, calls his project… Audio
Expert says news media must end dependence on Google and Facebook
A new report says our news media are too dependent on Google and Facebook. The author says it's also time to tax big online operators to secure the future of journalism. If this is even possible, how… Audio
Dr Andrew Ensor: leading NZ's key role with SKA
SKA Alliance is a group of New Zealand experts working on the IT requirements of the world's largest science project - the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. Audio
Lorna Piatti-Farnell - Halloween traditions
Associate Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell is director of the Popular Culture Research Centre at AUT. She explains the traditions around Halloween and why it's becoming more and more popular here in New… Audio
Police attending break-ins won't help catch burglars - criminologist
Police attending all home break-ins won't lead to more burglars being caught, a criminologist is warning.
Give facts a chance
False claims can spread faster than ever in the media these days - far faster than the truth about them can be established. Journalists make things worse "behaving like young people online", says one… Video, Audio
Who Should Pay for the Costs of Tourism?
Teresa Cowie asks can New Zealand cope with rapidly growing tourism and the negative side effects it brings? Audio
Astronomy panel: Stargazing in New Zealand
2015 will be remembered as one of the great breakthrough years in our understanding of Mars and beyond. Indications of liquid water on Mars, new insights into black holes and the dwarf planet Pluto… Audio
AUT lecturers withhold students' marks
Lecturers at Auckland University of Technology are withholding end-of-year marks from students in industrial action over their pay.
Students' life skills valued by employers
Good all-round life skills are as important to employers as grades, an Auckland academic told Nine to Noon today. Audio
Why New Zealand needs more C students, good all-rounders
Derek McCormack is the Vice-Chancellor of AUT, the Auckland University of Technology. He says students and universities need to be focusing not just on academic results but also on graduates having a… Audio
Designer Health
In a New Zealand first, design students from AUT are working in-house at Auckland City Hospital to help improve the health and wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors. Video, Audio, Gallery