Today the Weekend Herald salutes the winners of the annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, which honour one of the country's greatest leaders, the late Sir Peter Blake.

Floods, hurricanes, droughts - will climate change mean more wild weather ahead? That's a risk the insurance industry is taking very seriously, reports Peter Huck.

There's no escaping seduction when the scientist voted Most Trusted New Zealander puts his mind to it.

Score another point for moon man Ken Ring - he picked the latest earthquake for Christchurch.

Speaking two languages from a young age may help protect people from Alzheimer's disease.

More needs to be done during early childhood, write Peter Gluckman and Harlene Hayne.

They have existed for less than a second each, but two new elements have been added to the Periodic Table.

Angel investors' $500,000 aims to boost sales of dairy-based health products.

A handful of visually impaired people in Britain are now using echo-location to help them navigate.

A new Australian discovery could lead to the first ever drug treatment for people battling the most aggressive form of breast cancer.

New elephants are coming to Auckland Zoo - but not everyone is happy about it. We look at the arguments for and against the council's $3.5 million new attractions