Health officials are warning people to stay off Wellington's south coast beaches, due to the infection risks from the Moa Point wastewater plant failure. With untreated wastewater still being pumped ...

People with obesity are 1.7 times more likely to be hospitalised or die from infection, a new overseas study finds, while those with severe obesity face 3 times the risk. The paper in The ...

It could take months before the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant is repaired, with raw sewage continuing to flow into the Cook Strait. Wellington Water is advising that people stay away from local ...

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An equipment failure at the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant last Wednesday sent raw sewage into the sea directly off Wellington's south coast. Since Thursday night, the untreated wastewater has ...

New Zealand is attending international talks in the US this week about a strategic alliance on critical minerals.  Earlier in ...

Trans and cisgender women have comparable fitness despite differences in muscle mass, finds a review of 52 previous studies. The systematic review and analysis by overseas scientists in British ...

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