Siloed thinking' is holding back solutions to biodiversity, human health, climate change, water, and food security, according ...

This year saw massive policy changes in New Zealand's science sector, with the coalition government changing tack on gene ...

New Zealand species are among the most vulnerable to extinction in a warming world, according to a global analysis of 30 years of research. The author finds that under a projected 2.7°C rise above ...

Humanities and social science funding has been cut from the Marsden Fund, the main fund for 'blue-skies' research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The areas that have been cut include research in subjects ...

We now have details of a new Bill which introduces long-awaited reforms to genetic modification rules, reducing restrictions for scientists to work with the technology. The applications for genetic ...

With humanities and social sciences removed from the “blue-skies” research fund, many Māori-led research projects will no longer be funded. “Core” scientists have also voiced opposition to the move, ...

Several strains of highly pathogenic bird flu have been found around the globe, and now in New Zealand. The virus found on Otago egg farms is the H7N6 strain.

The Climate Change Commission/He Pou a Rangi recommends New Zealand set more ambitious carbon targets. The Commission says the current greenhouse gas targets are realistic and achievable, and that a ...

A large magnitude shallow earthquake has caused strong shaking and fatalities from widespread destruction in Vanuatu. The quake struck 37km from the capital, Port Vila, and an initial tsunami warning ...

Cocaine and methamphetamine have been detected at their highest ever rates in New Zealand’s wastewater. Wastewater testing data show the volume of drugs consumed within a given period but don’t show ...