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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It was during his time in Auckland that Dr William Tan says he "blossomed" as a long-distance wheelchair athlete, breaking numerous national records.

More investment needs to go into the country's universities if they're to move higher up a list ranking the world's institutions, the head of Auckland University says.

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.

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.

There is no evidence that antioxidant supplements help to increase a woman's chances of conceiving, a new study has found.

Labor Party politics in Australia can be a nasty and nail-biting business. The final episode between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, played out over the past 48 hours, reveals this to be the case.

The University of Auckland is about to shake up the neighbourhood when staff and students move into Newmarket next year - but neighbours won't feel a thing.

The personal details of more than 4500 past and present students may have been accessed by "unauthorised parties" who allegedly hacked into a University of Auckland server.

Plans for conversion of the former Lion Breweries site in Newmarket into a new campus for Auckland University have been confirmed.

NZ company PowerbyProxi, which develops wireless charging technology, has just closed a $5 million funding round and secured a major new partnership.