An Auckland university has 'unreservedly' apologised for how it handled claims of sexual harassment made by a former academic against their colleague. In 2020, a Stuff report revealed that Dr Marisa Paterson, now a politician in Australia, had laid a complaint against AUT's pro vice chancellor Max Abbott about alleged stalking and harassment. Despite Paterson providing extensive evidence of Abbott's behaviour, AUT refused to investigate for almost a year. Eventually, a major review was then ordered by the university into its own culture.

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