Native creatures and habitats across Tongariro National Park have been disrupted by a massive 3,000 hectare blaze. The Department of Conservation says its staff will assess the site when safe to do so ...

People are more likely to age faster if they only speak one language, a new study shows. Researchers looked at data from over ...

Among several changes announced last night, the Government says the Climate Change Commission won't be required to advise on ...

With measles spreading in the community and vaccination coverage too low to stop it, a national immunisation week starting on Monday aims to raise vaccination rates.  Immunisation coverage of 95% is ...

The Government will consolidate decision-making for New Zealand’s science research funding as part of its new science system strategy. Research Funding New Zealand will be a new independent board that ...

The government will shrink its 2050 methane emissions targets to a lower range of reduction than what’s currently legislated, and it will not pursue a tax on agricultural methane emissions. New ...

Tens of thousands of rural New Zealanders could be drinking water with harmful nitrate levels, researchers say. The first-ever national rural drinking water survey found 5% of the private bore samples ...

Government changes to the earthquake-prone building system will remove nearly 3000 buildings from the classification. Following the Seismic Risk Management Review, Building and Construction Minister ...

The Government will be changing aspects to New Zealand’s higher education system, informed by a recently released report by the University Advisory Group. Changes include a new strategy for all of New ...

An open letter signed by more than twenty AI experts calls on the government to better regulate the new technology, pointing to low trust and possible harms. The Science Media Centre asked the authors ...