PŪTAHI RANGAHAU/AUT RESEARCH CENTRE

Our eventsHui

We host a range of events (online and in-person) about issues of importance to Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.

Past events

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Inaugural International Conference: Rethinking Tomorrow: Emerging Research for Social Change

1-2 December, 2025

We live in a time of precarity, uncertainty and unrest: the climate emergency is escalating, far-right ideologies are mainstream, political and social systems and society is becoming increasingly post-digital and artificially intelligent.

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Symposium: Framing the Emergency: Climate Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand

29 May, 2025

The climate emergency challenges how we understand the relationship between our economy, environment, and society.

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Roundtable: Media Futures

In New Zealand, and globally, news about broadcasting, media, and political and social change shows that the fourth estate and capacity to hold powerful people to account is being threatened.