Scientists are to begin a seafloor probe of what's arguably our biggest natural threat.

Rutherford Medal-winner among 21 researchers honoured at awards event.

Climate change is already transforming our oceans - but there's much more we need to know.

NZ is unlikely to see anything as hellish as 50C days warned for Melbourne and Sydney.

September seemed a perpetual downpour. But was it really?

Could a volcanic eruption in Bali mean a cooler spring and summer for New Zealand?

Scientists find amazing shots in remote and extreme locations

2017 is proving a sizzler for Australia - so where the bloody hell is its climate action?

Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.

Microsoft, Datacom - and a theatre company - have joined NZ's newest charter school.

New Zealand has a high chance of seeing warmer than average temperatures this spring.

Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.

Heavy rain is forecast in some parts of the country from tonight

Tornado killed three people and wrecked houses 69 years ago today.

Kiwi scientists have helped unlock frozen secrets that change what we know about methane.

An East Coast study could make a lucrative, climate-friendly case for more native forest.

Why are power companies exempted from Labour's water tax?

It'll be a warm, wet spring across the country, forecaster says.

NZ salmon study holds possible implications for understanding our own reproduction system.

Niwa warns Auckland may still be in for some heavy weather.

As the country braces for four days of atrocious weather, one person doesn't seem to mind.

Four months after extreme flooding, businesses are still struggling to survive.

"Dangerous" weather is hitting as intense downpours, thunderstorms and hail move in.

Dozens of puffer fish wash up on an NZ beach - prompting warnings over their toxicity.

Researchers have found 'nationally significant' marine habitats at Kapiti Island.

NZ scientists are preparing to probe the France-sized Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

This Piha Beach crustacean shows some creatures can have tide-influenced body clocks.

Northern areas could be hammered by heavy rain next week, while the south could get snow.

New Zealand has joined a sprawling effort to map the ocean floor of the entire world.