Lamb praises Kiwis’ fairtrade takeup [Audio]
Executive director of the United Kingdom’s Fairtrade Foundation Harriet Lamb was in Auckland this week to help celebrate the first anniversary of fairtrade bananas being sold in Kiwi supermarkets. Te...
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Tiny Henderson school dominating Auckland Māori speech contests
A tiny 65-pupil school in Henderson is trouncing far bigger schools at Māori speech competitions – over and over again. Mohi Allen (right) and Teruki Gunn just won several Māori speech competitions....
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Portishead back in Auckland
coming to Auckland Bristol trip-hop pioneers Portishead are gracing Kiwi shores next month for a gig at Vector Arena. Portishead are a three-piece. Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, who...
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Man-made earthquakes, shape-shifting lizards and David Icke
David Icke, who claims the Queen of England is a shape-shifting lizard, will speak in Auckland next month. Photo: Wikimedia commons. Internationally renowned conspiracy theorist and public speaker...
View ArticleKey speaks at opening ceremony (video+audio)
Dignitaries, academics and hundreds of others gathered for the formal opening of AUT’s new, $100m Sir Paul Reeves building this evening. The building provides a coherent and ultra-modern heart to the...
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Listen to Lady Beverly’s speech (audio)
The wife of the late Sir Paul Reeves, Lady Beverly, spoke at the opening of the $100m building named in the former chancellor’s honour. Listen to Lady Beverly’s speech: lady reeves final Chancellor...
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Goff remembers Sir Paul as great old friend (audio)
Phil Goff has described AUT’s newest building as a fitting tribute to a late friend. Back to old ground: MP Phil Goff returns to AUT two decades after he lectured there. The MP and AUT lecturer was a...
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Pasifika community needs more representation, say MPs (+audio)
Almost one in 10 New Zealanders are now of Pacific origin and Pasifika MPs say lawmakers should pay greater attention to that growing community. Samoa's Naomi Mata'afa addressed MPs last month, after a...
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New Zealand journos told to appreciate their ‘media heaven’ (+audio)
As an AUT graduate becomes one of the latest targets of suspected anti-media violence, media rights advocates are calling on journalists in New Zealand to better appreciate their privileged position....
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Freelancing a fun and flexible future, say journos (+audio)
For writers Joanna Mathers and Lucy Mullinger, freelancing is a fun and flexible alternative to the nine-to-five office shift. Read all about it: Joanna Mathers and Lucy Mullinger believe today's media...
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