# Sustainable impact

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# Sustainable impact

- [## 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)
- [## Electric vehicles could reduce NZ’s fossil fuel dependence – but is our grid ready?

  16 March 2026

  Fuel market volatility is highlighting the risks of New Zealand’s dependence on imported fossil fuels and the need to accelerate EV‑ready infrastructure, says Professor Nirmal Nair.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/16/electric-vehicles-could-reduce-nz-fossil-fuel-dependence-but-is-grid-ready.html)
- [## New research partnership set to ignite Pacific‑led collaborations

  16 March 2026

  New award designed to spark sustained, Pacific‑led research partnerships between University's Pacific scholars and Pacific‑based collaborators across the region and Australia.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/14/afi-pacific-research-partnerships-ignores-pacific-led-collaborations.html)
- [## Shifting the dial for Māori and Pacific learners

  15 March 2026

  The University's UE Success partnership has seen first-year pass rates improve over the last two years with a further four Auckland high schools joining the programme.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/14/dial-slowly-shifting-for-maori-and-pacific-learners.html)
- [## 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)
- [## Auckland’s love affair with lawns has a hefty bill

  13 March 2026

  Lawns are expensive and time-consuming to maintain, they’re sources of carbon emissions, and they make up an astonishing proportion of N ew Zealand cities.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/13/rebekah-white-planetary-solutions-newsroom-lawns-olivia-rooke-devoy.html)
- [## Insolvency spikes put company law in spotlight

  12 March 2026

  Analysis: Insolvencies have spiked, Benjamin Liu explores whether a law change might let more businesses trade their way out of trouble.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/12/insolvency-spikes-put-company-law-in-spotlight-.html)
- [## Indigenous tools help whānau understand assisted dying

  11 March 2026

  Senior Research Fellow Dr Tess Moeke Maxwell and the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group have launched new Indigenous tools and conceptualised an assisted dying framework.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/10/indigenous-resources-to-support-whanau-understanding-of-assisted-dying.html)
- [## Rising house insurance costs raise tough questions

  11 March 2026

  Analysis: New Zealand's rising house insurance premiums warn of a system under strain, writes Rohan Havelock.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/11/rising-house-insurance-costs-raise-tough-questions.html)
- [## Volatile oil prices show why renewables can't wait

  10 March 2026

  Sharp swings in global oil prices highlight the risks of relying on fossil fuels and the urgency of scaling up renewable energy, says Associate Professor Sadiq Zarrouk.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/10/volatile-oil-prices-show-why-renewables-cant-wait.html)
- [## Building more sustainably in the wake of cyclones

  9 March 2026

  A new University of Auckland project aims to turn about 1200 Auckland houses destroyed by cyclones into a resource for a more sustainable future.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/09/michael-davis-recycling-building-materials-from-red-sticked-houses-mapihi.html)

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