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A mass of humid air is set to make for uncomfortably sticky days and nights this weekend.
Experts warn Kiwis to take extra care in the sun as UV levels rise
A UV index of three is enough to cause skin damage, we are already at eight, Niwa warns.
Explained: Pfizer seeks NZ approval for BA.5-targeted vax
Pfizer's seeking provisional approval for its latest Omicron-targeted vaccine. What is it?
Hunga eruption: NZ team finds new activity at nearby volcanoes
Hunga has quietened after its monster blast, but activity's increased at nearby volcanoes.
Covid-19: NZ's third Omicron wave a 'puzzling picture'
Expert says third Omicron surge may peak smaller than last wave, but uncertainty abounds.
Extreme weather: Insurers' damage claims leap by third
Weather claims up 34 per cent amid slew of events in warmest, wettest winter.
Covid-19: 14,311 new cases in past week; five questions about third Omicron wave
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From cancer-killing cells to fake burgers - is NZ ready for genetic modification?
After 20 years of debate, scientists say it's time for meaningful reform of our GM laws.
Is it time New Zealand re-examined its relationship with genetic modification?
Science Digest explores the contentious area of genetic modification.
Explained: The 'summer switch' about to bring warm days to NZ
After a chilly start, the back-half of October marks a slide into summery temperatures.
Marine heatwave: Models point to major event this summer
Seven of eight models now point to abnormally warm waters around NZ this summer.
Another wave risks hundreds more Covid deaths this year, expert warns
Third Omicron wave may cause hundreds more virus deaths before 2023, epidemiologist warns.
Covid-19: Half of eligible Kiwis know little about antivirals
More than half of surveyed eligible Kiwis know little about potentially life-saving pills.
Siouxsie Wiles' case against uni continues as other academic's action ends
One of NZ's best-known scientists is pushing on with legal action against Auckland Uni.
Scientists implanted human brain tissue into rats - the results are encouraging
Most successful attempt yet to add human neurons to animals’ brains.
Severe marine heatwave looming: The alarming trends for NZ's marine life
A major new stocktake reveals more alarming trends for NZ's under-pressure marine estate.
Wet summer? Why NZ faces slightly higher cyclone risk
Another La Niña has nudged up NZ's risk of visits from ex-tropical cyclones this season.
Explained: How the Govt wants to price farm emissions
After decades of debate, farmers will be priced for emissions from 2025. How will it work?
Omicron outbreak: BA.5 will soon be gone - what comes next?
The subvariant behind our winter Covid-19 wave is likely to be overtaken within weeks.
Another 250 whales reportedly stranded at Chatham Islands
Hundreds more pilot whales are reported to have beached themselves on remote Pitt Island.
What we're learning about NZ's biggest quake-maker
Scientists investigating subduction zone's quake-making potential from multiple angles.
Explained: Why it's freezing in Auckland and snowing almost everywhere else
What's going on with the weather? Blame a weird sequence that began in the Indian Ocean.
'Flood of Noah-like proportions': The studies revealing Long Covid's hidden toll in NZ
Health researchers are shining crucial new light on long-haulers.
Covid-19: New wave could begin before Xmas - modeller
Professor Michael Plank urges eligible Kiwis to get boosted if they haven't been.
Shaky Isles: The NZ areas where earthquake ground-shaking has increased
Scientists have just revised NZ's ground-shaking risk, with hazard doubling in some areas.
Why NZ's quirky kākāpō is just as special on the inside
Scientists discover kākāpō's gut microbiome is unlike that of any other bird on Earth.
Explained: What will power NZ's next Covid-19 wave?
New strains may be setting up major Covid-19 waves overseas. What does that mean for NZ?
Climate change: Million-dollar study to build local forecasting risk tool
How will climate change hit home at your place? This new tool will help forecast shifts.
After 700 quakes, what happens next at restless Taupō supervolcano?
It's possible unrest at Taupō supervolcano could rumble on through summer, scientists say.
Covid-19: NZ analysis reveals vax's life-saving difference
Analysis reveals life-saving difference of vaccination in NZ - but also tragic inequities.
Wet to dry: What's in store for the rest of 2022
Meteorologists will be watching for a southern dry-out - even after NZ's wettest winter.
Alzheimer's drug shows promise in early results of study
Drugmaker's potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease in a late-stage study.