Alumni
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Alumni
- [## Alumni recognised at Kiwibank's New Zealander of the Year Awards
20 March 2026
University alumni were winners at the 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, with Hazel Kerr named Senior New Zealander of the Year alongside her husband Dr Alan Kerr, and Craig Piggott taking out the Innovator of the Year category.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/20/2026-nzoty-alumni.html) - [## Climate solutions in focus as election approaches
16 March 2026
A new collection of local voices explores where we are now – and where we need to go – on climate mitigation and adaptation.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/16/climate-solutions-in-focus-as-election-approaches.html) - [## Innovation needs more than founders
16 March 2026
Alumna Gemma Bell reflects on how her experience in the Velocity programme shaped her career helping companies at the forefront of technology and innovation navigate emerging law, regulation, and growth.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/16/innovation-needs-more-than-founders.html) - [## “The best of what a physician can be”
16 March 2026
Teenage Wayne Cutfield wanted to be a politician, but decided he could make a bigger difference as a doctor. Now he has been awarded the top annual prize for physicians in Australasia.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/16/best-of-what-a-physician-can-be.html) - [## Hitting the high notes: opera graduates off to world-leading UK schools
11 March 2026
Four University of Auckland opera graduates have been accepted into four of the world’s most prestigious music conservatoires and are fundraising to support their studies.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/11/auckland-opera-grads-win-spots-at-world-leading-uk-schools.html) - [## When will the price be right for green hydrogen?
3 March 2026
New modelling suggests green hydrogen will play a very limited role in cutting New Zealand’s industrial emissions before 2050.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/03/when-will-the-price-be-right-for-green-hydrogen-.html) - [## Katalina Ma: strength in numbers
2 March 2026
A passion for maths propels Katalina Ma as she helps the next generation of students make the leap to university.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/02/Katalina-Ma-profile.html) - [## Thirty years of transforming Māori enterprise
27 February 2026
Alumni have returned to celebrate 30 years of a programme that has propelled Māori into CEO, chair and senior leadership roles across Aotearoa, with a refreshed version now on the way.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/27/thirty-years-maori-development.html) - [## Auckland wins Paris mediation contest
26 February 2026
The University of Auckland triumphed at the 2026 ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, taking first place against teams from around the world.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/26/auckland-team-triumphs-in-paris-mediation-contest.html) - [## The superconductor technology set to advance Japan’s space industry
16 February 2026
Born out of the University of Auckland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, venture Zenno Astronautics has partnered with Mitsubishi Electric to develop a high-fidelity simulator of its fuel-free satellite control system.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/16/the-superconductor-to-advance-japans-space-industry.html) - [## Obituary: University pays tribute to Pip Cheshire
13 February 2026
Respected architect Pip Cheshire, CNZM, a distinguished alumnus and former staff member, has passed away after a short illness.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/13/pip-cheshire-obit-school-of-architecture.html) - [## The journey to becoming a professional content creator
12 February 2026
Mitchell Carlyle is turning storytelling into a profession through his own video content business.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/12/journey-to-becoming-a-professional-content-creator.html)
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