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Updates
03.06.2025  

Koi Tū community recognised in King’s Birthday Honours 

Future society
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media release
30.05.2025  
Growing anxious – are preschoolers matched to their futures?
Wellbeing
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update
14.05.2025  
We’re hiring at Koi Tū
Future society
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event
07.05.2025  
Webinar: Science diplomacy in an unstable world
Science diplomacy

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perspective
17.04.2025

Adolescence and the digital disconnect

Youth mental health
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perspective
02.04.2025

As trust and old norms break down, democracy must be defended

Social cohesion & resilience
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perspective
23.12.2024

State of the city: Auckland must foster innovation, economic growth to move forward

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Updates
06.05.2025  
Sir Peter Gluckman welcomes new Chief Science Advisor and looks forward to contributing to PM’s Science Council
Informing policy
Sir Peter Gluckman welcomes new Chief Science Advisor and looks forward to contributing to PM’s Science Council. Sir Peter Gluckman today congratulated Dr John Roche on his appointment as New Zealand’s Chief Science Advisor to...
Teenage school friends smiling to camera, close up
Perspectives
17.04.2025  
Adolescence and the digital disconnect
Youth mental health
Adolescence raises questions about the dangers of a digital disconnect between adults and young people. Is there a gap, and how do we bridge it?
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Speeches
10.04.2025  
Science diplomacy and the global state of affairs
Science diplomacy
This address by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, president of the International Science Council, was presented on 27 March 2025 at the European Union Network of Science Advisors and Science Diplomacy Coordinators in Ministries of Foreign Affairs, a...
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Updates
10.04.2025  
Dr Seungyeon Kim on youth theft
Youth mental health

Wellbeing
Seungyeon Kim, a research fellow at Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures, says the reasons driving young people into stealing branded items could be complex.
Media Releases
02.04.2025  
Koi Tū becomes an independent charitable trust 
Future society
Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures officially became an independent entity on 1 April 2025, following five successful years of incubation within Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland. 
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