Are New Zealand's upcoming predator free goals on the right track? Should we stick with the current target species list as is ...

The government is asking for public feedback on proposed changes to how we can create more housing in Aotearoa, such as ...

The Cook Islands declared a dengue outbreak in Rarotonga last week. Other Pacific nations including Sāmoa, Tonga, and Fiji ...

The new national Science Curriculum is expected to become available later this year, after a rewrite was paused in 2024. The ...

The third UN Ocean Conference in France next month will focus on the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. ...

A teenager has died after suffering a head injury while playing a private "run it straight-style" tackle game in Palmerston ...

Amid this year’s science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a gene tech regulator.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the new Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr John Roche. Members of the newly established Prime Minister’s Science and Technology Advisory Council ...

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The new report, Alt-F ...

Pollution in our water, land, and air are all coming under the microscope in a major report from the Ministry for the Environment. Our environment 2025 is a three-yearly report highlighting the ...

Julia Palmer, Research Associate at Plant & Food Research, comments: “Although not technically a ‘bug,’ the Peripatus (or Ngāokeoke, the New Zealand Velvet Worm) is a top contender for Bug of the Year ...