KahuHaka, powhiri lack authenticity: historianThe performance of Maori haka and powhiri in everyday life lacks authenticity and has become a corrupted spectacle, according to a leading historian.27 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionJennifer Curtin: Australian Labor leadership dramas leave lessons for NZLabor 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.27 Jun 10:00 PM
New ZealandUniversity challengeThe 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.14 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandUniversity database hackedThe 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.23 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandUni brewery buy endorsedPlans for conversion of the former Lion Breweries site in Newmarket into a new campus for Auckland University have been confirmed.22 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessWireless firm links with US tech giantNZ company PowerbyProxi, which develops wireless charging technology, has just closed a $5 million funding round and secured a major new partnership.16 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandAuckland Uni staffer murderedA woman that worked at Auckland University and her husband have been found slain in Canada and their son is charged with murder.05 Apr 04:30 PM
KahuMaori, Pacific kids at risk on roads: studyMaori and Pacific Island children are more likely to be injured in a crash on Auckland roads than anyone else, research reveals.02 Apr 08:52 PM
OpinionJane Kelsey: Long way to go yet for mega trade dealJapan has reportedly accepted the same terms as Canada and Mexico, writes Jane Kelsey.That means they cannot reopen any text that is already agreed.20 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandUniversities face copyright actionAll eight of New Zealand's universities are being taken to the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal for refusing to agree to an increased annual licence fee which allows lecturers to copy authors' work for students.09 Mar 09:05 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: King Lear - Summer Shakespeare, University of Auckland<i>King Lear</i> is a fine choice for a celebration of Summer Shakespeare's 50th year, and a production featuring some of our most distinguished practitioners delivers a stirring tribute.03 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleTeachers' voices sufferingThousands of Kiwi teachers are at risk of developing serious voice problems because of high noise levels and poor acoustics in classrooms.23 Feb 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Pakeha' not a dirty word - surveyThe results of a new survey are challenging the myth that New Zealanders use "Pakeha" as a derogatory term.05 Feb 04:26 AM
New ZealandStudy helps calm extinction fearsA New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.24 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCelebrity honours cost $250,000New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.27 Dec 04:54 AM
OpinionObama ploy could avert fiscal cliffEconomists and psychologists have long been engaged in understanding behaviour when compromise and self-interest collide, writes Ananish Chauduri.19 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessTranscription start-up gets $1.2m boostLocal transcription service TranscribeMe has received a $1.2 million cash injection from New Zealand and Silicon Valley investors.28 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Anti-trade camp running debateThe real issue - which is not adequately debated - is the intellectual property component of the TPP, writes Fran O'Sullivan.27 Nov 04:30 PM
Freight and logisticsGreen economy could pay for NZMandatory emissions standards for new vehicles and an electrical "smart grid" are among a raft of ways New Zealand could tap into a global green economy.14 Nov 04:30 PM
