Science and technology
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Science and technology
- [## Book shows decades of policy failing Pacific peoples
13 March 2026
Bringing together leading Pacific scholars and practitioners, Understanding Pacific Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing Challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand was launched on 6 March.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/12/book-examines-why-decades-of-policy-attention-havent-delivered-for-pacific-peoples.html) - [## A cooler way to deliver milk
9 March 2026
A world leader in phase change materials is exploring how the technology could transform milk delivery trucks and everyday chilly bins.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/09/a-cooler-way-to-deliver-milk.html) - [## 50 years after whaling, behavioural effects linger
3 March 2026
The long shadow from whaling extends to basic behaviour such as breeding, new research shows.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/03/50-years-after-whaling--behavioural-effects-linger.html) - [## My Space: Uwe Rieger
2 March 2026
UniNews takes a tour of the University's arc/sec Lab, where the digital world is brought to life.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/02/my-space-uwe-rieger.html) - [## Niki Harré: heeding the call
2 March 2026
Academic's new book explores what the secular world can learn from religion.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/02/Niki-Harre-the-calling.html) - [## The invisible emissions behind AI
25 February 2026
Our digital lives are powered by energy-hungry infrastructure running around the clock.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/25/jamie-morton-planetary-solutions-invisible-emissions-behind-ai.html) - [## Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery launches Pacific Strategy
24 February 2026
Tautai fa’atonutonu folau 'Take the lead, set the course' is the Maurice Wilkins Centre's Pacific Strategy launching 27 February to strengthen Pacific leadership, participation and excellence across biomedical research, while deepening partnerships with Pacific communities.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/25/maurice-wilkins-centre-for-molecular-biodiscovery-launches-pacific-strategy.html) - [## 'Biopharming' with plants
22 February 2026
Commentary: The genetic engineering of 3000 sheep in NZ in the 1990s didn’t end well. The ‘biopharming’ of plants, however, has a lot more potential says Lauren Baal.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/22/biopharming-with-plants.html) - [## Landmark Pacific Academy of Sciences inaugural Congress in Sāmoa
16 February 2026
University of Auckland delegation attends the inaugural Pacific Academy of Sciences Congress in Apia, bringing together scientists, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders and early-career researchers.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/15/landmark-pacific-academy-of-sciences-inaugural-congress-in-samoa.html) - [## Partnership to advance Pacific science and environmental leadership
16 February 2026
MoU signed to strengthen collaboration in Pacific-led science, research and capacity-building between the University and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/16/partnership-to-advance-pacific-science-and-environmental-leadership.html) - [## The robots are coming, so let's preserve our people skills
12 February 2026
Commentary: People bring context, empathy, cultural understanding and ethics. As Shahper and Alex Richter point out, AI doesn’t.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/12/the-robots-are-coming-so-lets-preserve-our-people-skills.html) - [## Great balls of fire – over Wellington
10 February 2026
Opinon: On January 30 a fireball streaked across the sky above the capital. What was it? And why did this one hit us? Richard Easther explains.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/10/great-balls-of-fire-over-wellington.html)
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