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Auckland University is taking aim at New Zealand's biggest cancer killer - by opening the country's first lung cancer organoid bank

18 January 2026

Auckland University is taking aim at New Zealand's biggest cancer killer - by opening the country's first lung cancer organoid bank

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Auckland University scientists have received one million dollars to advance skin cancer treatments
	18 Jan: Auckland University scientists have received one million dollars to advance skin cancer treatments... more

Students are being reminded not to be too harsh on themselves, as NCEA results come out
	17 Jan: Students are being reminded not to be too harsh on themselves, as NCEA results come out... more

State schools can now apply for a one-off grant to help cover asbestos removal costs
	16 Jan: State schools can now apply for a one-off grant to help cover asbestos removal costs... more

Tertiary students can now claim back fees for their final year of study through Inland Revenue
	15 Jan: Tertiary students can now claim back fees for their final year of study through Inland Revenue... more

Rising living costs are driving up both the number of first-time student loan borrowers, and the size of their loans
	12 Jan: Rising living costs are driving up both the number of first-time student loan borrowers, and the size of their loans... more

Otago University is giving high school students a taste of Dunedin student life
	10 Jan: Otago University is giving high school students a taste of Dunedin student life... more

Expressions of interest close today for a new Primary Care Pathway for medical graduates
	9 Jan: Expressions of interest close today for a new Primary Care Pathway for medical graduates... more

Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight
	8 Jan: Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight... more

Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students
	7 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students... more

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