Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) (formerly AIS St Helens; Māori: Te Whare Wānanga ki Hato Herena) is the leading privately owned tertiary institute in Auckland, New Zealand.

It moved into the former St Helens Maternity Hospital in Mt Albert, Auckland in 1993, after converting it into a tertiary residential campus.

The institute is closely affiliated with the Centre for Research in International Education (CRIE).

AIS has strategic alliances and articulation agreements (see MOU) with the following education institutions in New Zealand and overseas: The institute has strong links within the hospitality industry which facilitates internship and job placement opportunities for hospitality students.

AIS offers internship opportunities in various industries to graduates and current students via a specialist organisation Intern NZ [1].