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just making sure Justin Bieber doesn’t miss out on the full new zealand outdoor education experience 🇳🇿🫶🏼
19/10/2026

just making sure Justin Bieber doesn’t miss out on the full new zealand outdoor education experience 🇳🇿🫶🏼

ensuring Justin Bieber gets the full new zealand outdoor experience 🇳🇿
19/10/2026

ensuring Justin Bieber gets the full new zealand outdoor experience 🇳🇿

Ella Ashley and Rory Fulton, two of our University of Bath interns at AUT’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health, recent...
18/10/2026

Ella Ashley and Rory Fulton, two of our University of Bath interns at AUT’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health, recently supported the Silver Ferns preparations for the Constellation Cup against Australia.

Working as performance analysts, they filmed training and coded sections of matchplay using Hudl Sportscode, preparing clips for players to review after the session.

“It was very exciting to work in a high-performance environment and getting the opportunity to watch world class players train!”

Over the years, Bath interns have become valued members of our School, contributing to our work while gaining practical experience across sport, exercise and health. Ella and Rory’s morning with the Silver Ferns is one example of what those experiences can involve.

We’re keen to welcome another group in 2027 and continue building these connections between Bath, AUT and our sporting community.

Having completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at AUT’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health, Jasper Wong has...
12/10/2026

Having completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at AUT’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health, Jasper Wong has now submitted his PhD!

When Jasper first arrived at AUT, he imagined a career as a sport scientist working with high-profile teams. A semester at the Hong Kong Sports Institute sparked his interest in injury prevention, while a co-op placement at AUT Sport Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) introduced him to research through A/Professor Kelly Sheerin.

That led to an opportunity with the BNZ Breakers , using wearable sensors for what became his master’s project. After graduating in 2020, Jasper continued into a PhD focused on a familiar question for runners: when does a niggle become something more?

His research explored whether GPS smartwatch data could help us better understand running load and monitor injury risk, taking into account runners’ body size, training habits and biomechanics outside the lab.

Along the way, Jasper worked as a research assistant at SPRINZ and a teaching assistant at AUT . Outside of research, handstands became one of his favourite ways to switch off and keep his sanity throughout the PhD!

His advice to students considering postgraduate study is to get involved beyond their own project.

“Get stuck in with other research projects happening around you.”

He says those experiences build research and communication skills, open up collaborations and create lasting friendships. But it’s the people he’s met along the way who have made the biggest impression.

“The culture and the people I’ve met there have been the best parts of the experience.”

Jasper is now preparing manuscripts for publication and exploring what comes next.

“I’m happy, relieved, and enormously grateful for the support from my supervisory team, colleagues, and friends.”

Congratulations, Jasper!

A huge congratulations to Bachelor of Sport, Exercise and Health student and One NZ Warriors player Ivana Lauitiiti (Kiw...
08/10/2026

A huge congratulations to Bachelor of Sport, Exercise and Health student and One NZ Warriors player Ivana Lauitiiti (Kiwi Fern #188), who has been named in the Kiwi Ferns squad for the Rugby League World Cup 2026

We’re so proud of you, Ivana, and will be cheering you and the Kiwi Ferns on all the way to the Grand Final! 🖤🤍

Want to see Ivana and the Kiwi Ferns in action? There’s just 16 days until the Rugby League World Cup comes to Christchurch, with the Kiwi Ferns taking on France before the Kiwis face the Cook Islands in a massive double-header at One NZ Stadium.

It’s the ONLY opportunity to see both our national teams play on home soil during this World Cup, so get behind them!

Sunday 25 October
📍 One NZ Stadium, Christchurch
Kiwi Ferns v France | 4pm
Kiwis v Cook Islands | 6pm

Tickets available now via RLWC2026.com (we know links don’t work in captions so open your own browser lol)

📸 credit: The Coconet TV

When BNZ Northern Kāhu co-owner and General Manager Jo Caird came into our Sport Operations in Practice class to share p...
07/10/2026

When BNZ Northern Kāhu co-owner and General Manager Jo Caird came into our Sport Operations in Practice class to share project ideas, Isaiah Taylor was keen to get involved and contacted her about working with the team this season 🏀

Kāhu is one of our industry partners for our new course (alongside Surf Life Saving New Zealand & Netball Northern Zone . Students choose a project idea and develop an operational plan showing how the organisation could bring it to life, from the people and resources needed through to budgets and delivery.

With the season underway, Isaiah is now leading halftime and between-quarter activations at home games and will soon help lead school visits, with five already booked in!

These activities directly relate to the projects students are developing in class, giving Isaiah the opportunity to apply his learning straight away and see what goes into planning and delivering them.

“It was a good first game and I was a bit nervous being out on the court, but it’s great experience for me.”

Thanks to Jo and the Kāhu team for giving our students opportunities to contribute and learn throughout the season!

07/10/2026

Imagine coming to uni and getting to do Olympic lifting 🏋️👀

Come with us to the Performance Zone at AUT Millennium for an Athletic Conditioning lab with Dr Alyssa Joyce Spence. Students get under the bar themselves, working on their technique and learning how these lifts can be used to develop athletic performance.

It’s all part of our Bachelor of Sport, Exercise and Health. If you love training and want to understand more about what goes into it, this could be your kind of classroom 💪

05/10/2026

What’s it like to be in a Clinical Exercise Physiology class at AUT? 👀

Come along to a practical workshop with Dr Matt Wood, where students are learning how to conduct VO₂ max testing to assess fitness and help guide exercise programmes.

There’s equipment to set up, a test to run and results to make sense of with Matt there to answer questions and work through it together.

It’s a chance to try it, ask questions and get feedback. So when students use these skills with clients, they’ve already had hands-on practice.

A pretty fun way to learn, if you ask us 💡

“Know what you’re editing before you even open the app” 🎥A key takeaway from today’s Sport Operations class with Justus ...
02/10/2026

“Know what you’re editing before you even open the app” 🎥

A key takeaway from today’s Sport Operations class with Justus Leaoseve (SE-VE VISUALS || Justus Leaoseve ): strong content starts with knowing who it’s for, what you want to say and what you want your audience to do next.

From hooks and storytelling to music, captions and pacing, Justus explored how editing choices can give the same footage a completely different meaning. He also encouraged students to look beyond follower counts and consider whether their content builds trust, holds attention and inspires action.

For course lecturer Dr Sarah Wymer , understanding video content and marketing is an important graduate capability: “Whatever role our students move into in sport, they’ll need to communicate ideas, connect with audiences and show the value of their work. Knowing how to create purposeful content is a skill they can take across those roles.”

Thanks so much for coming out and sharing your experience! Plenty of practical insights for our students to take into their own projects. 🙌

Epic few days on Waiheke for our Postgrad Mātauranga in Health & PE noho at Piritahi Marae 🌿One of the special things ab...
02/10/2026

Epic few days on Waiheke for our Postgrad Mātauranga in Health & PE noho at Piritahi Marae 🌿

One of the special things about wānanga is that everyone is a teacher and a learner, with everyone contributing to the pursuit of mātauranga.

AUT is incredibly lucky to have staff who are keen to contribute to the kaupapa, alongside students who are fizzing to learn and deepen their understanding of mātauranga.

On day two, students had a crack at leading their own PE teaching experiences, starting with the environment first and exploring how mātauranga can shape learning from there.

We can’t wait to see the ripples as they take this learning back into their own mahi, give new ideas a whirl and keep growing them in their own contexts.

Keen to explore postgraduate study in Health & PE? Check out AUT’s postgraduate study options online. A great pathway for Heads of Department, teachers and HPE practitioners wanting to deepen their practice, extend their thinking and keep growing in the profession.

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