Auckland's sun-loving leopard seal Owha has a new mate to share the summer with.

Protection for the pristine Ross Sea is a dream realised for Kiwi film-maker Peter Young.

Parts of the South sweltered for a second day today.

Ocean drones will probe the wild Cook Strait in new study dubbed "Project Cookie Monster".

We look at 10 of the most exciting new science projects just awarded Marsden Fund grants.

The year's wet weather brought with it more need for cold and flu meds

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Researchers building a business case for a bond used to fund permanent native forestry.

Divers around the world offer insights into how climate change might affect our oceans.

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.

Scientists have built a detailed picture of "extreme waves" that strike off our coasts.

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.

Wellington could end up with a climate closer to Sydney's, if nothing is done.

Thousands more people will die from air pollution unless the world tackles climate change.

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

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