As a professional boardsailor, Tom Ashley was used to setting the performance bar high. These days, he's still looking to raise the bar but in a different way.

A team of Auckland University students have won first place in the innovation category, a $50,000 cheque and the experience of a lifetime at Microsoft's Imagine Cup World Finals.

A man with a foot fetish has been kicked out of the University of Auckland after taking illicit photos of female students' feet.

Nearly 40 per cent of Auckland University students in a survey had significant sleep problems, with depression and anxiety the leading causes.

As a young child growing up in the UK, Hong Kong and the US, Dr Michelle "Nanogirl" Dickinson was fascinated by science and superheroes.

Students' needs increasingly met online but printed books still seen as key

Calls are being made to remove dissections from first-year courses as the killing of animals at universities comes under fresh scrutiny.

In a series of interviews with University of Auckland alumni, Xero’s Chief Marketing Officer Andy Lark talks about what motivates him and why everyone in business needs to find their passion.

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A researcher has been shocked by the racist attitudes of the teachers she interviewed for a study looking at expectations for students' success.

Dampness in three historic Auckland houses on the University of Auckland's campus was so severe that some staff refused to work there.

In the first of a series of interviews with University of Auckland Business School alumni, Peter Cullinane talks about how the MBA programme removed ‘the mystery of business’ and led him to found premium dairy producer Lewis Road Creamery.

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A ranking of 800 international universities by discipline has placed five New Zealand universities in its top 50.

For the first time since 1995, Valentine's Day will fall on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, or "Yuan Xiao Jie" - a day commonly also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

The Chinese New Year has become another event that adds a jovial and exotic cultural element to an already cheerful Auckland, writes Prof Manying Ip.

Safety barriers have been installed in the Auckland University building where two people have fallen to their deaths.

Genetically modified organisms were illegally sent out of the country by University of Auckland staff.

In 1981, Nintendo broke into the arcade game market in North America with one of the first platform video games, Donkey Kong.

Auckland Council is paying $60.7 million for Auckland University's home for cricket and rugby.

The rate of babies dying prematurely or from sudden unexpected death in infancy has dropped sharply - but it's still too many, say child health experts.

A New Zealand city has been ranked among the top cities in the world for students to pursue a university education.

Nearly 100 graduates have missed out on jobs in Auckland hospitals because of a recruitment drive by northern health boards to attract foreign doctors.

New Zealand's sole representative on an international list of the top 200 universities has slipped, rankings show.

Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.