NGĀ ARA WHETŪ
Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society
Transdisciplinary innovation and collaboration in research, education, and engagement
for thriving peoples and planetary wellbeing
Our vision
Named for the journeys of our collective ancestors to the shores of Aotearoa, New Zealand, Ngā Ara Whetū (“Star Paths”), responds to challenges of attaining sustainable futures and collective wellbeing through enabling and enhancing collaborative research and training.
Ngā Ara Whetū is networked with local and global communities of purpose, practice and understanding, who share aspirations for accelerating actions that promote lasting protection of the planet, its natural resources, and peaceful, just and inclusive societies.
News and events
Public lecture: The consequences of public investments following coastal climate disasters
15 October 2024, 5-6pm EVENT SUMMARY Governments provide the leading and largest responses to climate-change-related coastal disasters. They decide whether to reinvest and rebuild, to what degree, and in what ways. Public post-disaster investment shapes the future of...
Project transforming waste into electricity wins prestigious IChemE award
A project capturing landfill gases and turning them into renewable energy, by the team from the Circular Innovations Research Centre (CIRCUIT) at the University of Auckland and Enviro NZ, has brought home the prestigious IChemE Australasia Sustainability Award 2024....
Apply now for PhD scholarships in climate, biodiversity and society
Our centre is offering two PhD scholarships to undertake world-class research that drives just and ethical action on climate change and the environment for thriving peoples and planetary wellbeing. Please share this opportunity on your networks. We are accepting...
Climate adaptation project receives Horizon Europe funding
An international project to improve disaster and climate resilience, with sixteen partners including the University of Auckland, has received funding through Horizon Europe, the EU’s largest research and innovation programme. The project called Minority Report will...
Seminar: Teaching and learning for the end of the world as we know it
1 November 2024, 1-2pm NZST EVENT SUMMARY This event is the seventh in the Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World seminar series hosted by the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau. In this talk, Dr Stein will share...
Sustain Episodes 9 & 10: Inclusive capitalism? Inequality and environmental degradation through an economics lens
Ngā Ara Whetū - Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society co-hosted a symposium on the challenges of inequality and environmental degradation with Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism, a research centre based in the Business School at the University of...
Join Ngā Ara Whetū
Be a part of our vision and join Ngā Ara Whetū as an affiliate. This role is open to all researchers based at The University of Auckland and select research centres. As an affiliate, we will amplify and support your research, give you access to funding opportunities, and invite you to tailored Ngā Ara Whetū events.
Contact us
Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland
Auckland 1010, Aotearoa New Zealand
