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Did you know Māori-led aquaculture is a thriving and growing sector?
Image by Ewen Hill, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. 'Māori are already leaders in the aquaculture sector, driving innovation, and seeking opportunities to grow the industry. The Crown has a settlement obligation to provide Māori with assets representative of 20% of all new...
Sustain: How can we boost the use of climate-friendly technology?
Image used is as solar firmengebaude by ChristofferRiemer. Used under CC BY 3.0 In the face of climate change, people around the world have developed innovative new technologies to mitigate or adapt to its impacts. Despite their work however, adoption has proved more...
Did you know Aotearoa is home to the world’s first electric jetboard?
Image by PublicDomainPictures, used under CC0 1.0. ZeroJet’s on a mission to eliminate combustion engines on water, and their team of engineers have built the highest performance, low weight EV powertrains the world has ever seen. Take a look here. Since...
EU Ambassador to Open Blue and Green Technology Conference 2025
We are thrilled to announce that the European Union Ambassador to Aotearoa New Zealand, H.E. Mr Lawrence Meredith, will be joining us as a special guest speaker to open the Blue and Green Technology Conference 2025. Ambassador Meredith’s participation signals a shared...
Ngā Ara Whetū Submission on Proposed Amendments to the Ministry for the Environment’s Freshwater National Direction
Image used is Oakley Creek in 2009 by russellstreet, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 On 29 May 2025, the Government put out a public call for submissions on their proposed amendments to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 and the Resource Management...
Repair Café: Call for Volunteers!
The Faculty of Engineering and Design Sustainability Committee, CIRCUIT Centre, Ngā Ara Whetū, and Sustainability Hub and other faculties are collaborating with Repair Network Aotearoa to host our own Repair Café at the University for our staff and students! Repair...
Hidden treasure: saving precious minerals from the e-waste landfill
By Benjamin Dekker. Image used is Electronic waste at Agbogbloshie Ghana by Muntaka Chasant, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Can green chemistry drastically reduce our mining and landfilling needs? Chemists at the University of Auckland are pioneering new methods for dealing...
Ngā Ara Whetū Submission on the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Litter Act 1979
On 22 April 2025, The Ministry for the Environment put out a public call for submissions on proposed amendments to the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Litter Act 1979. We support some of these changes, and are critical of others. In this submission, we identify a...
Can we buy time to save our native trees?
Myrtle rust poses a threat to pōhutukawa and 14 other native trees. Myrtle rust poses a risk of wiping out New Zealand’s Christmas tree, the pōhutukawa, and could harm manuka honey production, says Dr Mark Harvey from the University of Auckland. “It’s destroying whole...
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