Sustainable impact
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Sustainable impact
- [## Free public transport could be the smarter reflief package
24 March 2026
The Green Party’s proposal to make public transport free for three months would cost a fraction of current fuel relief spending, while cutting reliance on imported oil, says Dr Timothy Welch.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/24/free-public-transport-could-be-the-smarter-reflief-package.html) - [## Covid lessons point to need for better modelling
24 March 2026
Analysis: In the next pandemic, we'll need improved modelling to help policymakers weigh health, social and economic impacts together, says Paula Lorgelly.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/24/covid-lessons-point-to-need-for-better-modelling.html) - [## Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa designated WHO Collaborating Centre
24 March 2026
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global health has officially been designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and Climate Change.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/24/te-poutoko-ora-a-kiwa-designated-WHO-collaborating-centre.html) - [## TOKTALK returns to spotlight Māori and Pacific research
23 March 2026
A lively evening of presentations will showcase the diverse Māori and Pacific approaches shaping research at Waipapa Taumata Rau, while strengthening connections across the Moana.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/23/TOKTALK-maori-pacific-2026.html) - [## Oil shock lessons for New Zealand
23 March 2026
Analysis: The current fuel crisis should be seen as a strategic policy opportunity, with lessons drawn from the 1973 oil crisis, writes Basil Sharp.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/23/oil-shock-lessons-for-new-zealand.html) - [## 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) - [## Maurice Wilkins Centre launches strategy for Pacific peoples
20 March 2026
The Maurice Wilkins Centre launched its inaugural Pacific Strategy, it provides a commitment to Pacific leadership, partnership and excellence; ensuring biomedical research delivers meaningful outcomes for Pacific peoples.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/20/pacific-strategy-launched-by-maurice-wilkins-centre.html) - [## Reclaiming Siva Sāmoa through queer, Sāmoan scholarship
19 March 2026
Dance Studies doctoral candidate Iatua Felagai Taito pushes the boundaries of academic scholarship and cultural storytelling, reclaiming Siva Sāmoa through a Sāmoan, New Zealand queer lens.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/19/reclaiming-siva-samoa-through-queer-samoan-scholarship.html) - [## Oceanic Diplomacy reveals longstanding ancient Pacific practices
19 March 2026
New book reveals systems to maintain peace, facilitate negotiation, and ensure balance between communities, having existed for centuries. These are not informal traditions says co-editor Associated Professor Gordon Nanau, they are sophisticated diplomatic practices.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/19/oceanic-diplomacy-reveals-longstanding-ancient-pacific-practises.html) - [## University of Auckland to support geothermal energy exploration in Whakatāne
17 March 2026
The University's Geothermal Institute has received $3 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund to investigate geothermal heat resources beneath the Whakatāne area.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/17/university-of-auckland-support-geothermal-energy-exploration-whakatane.html) - [## Climate in the courtroom – where to from here?
16 March 2026
Around the world, climate lawsuits are reshaping environmental law. Experts in Auckland are examining what this means for New Zealand.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/16/climate-in-the-courtroom---where-to-from-here--.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)
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