NZ's on cusp of Herald campaign's Xmas target: vaccinating 90 per cent of eligible Kiwis.

It is still unknown whether Omicron spreads faster than Delta or makes people sicker.

Music video features a number of familiar faces, from leading scientists to politicians.

Are Auckland case numbers tapering off? What happens next? A Covid-19 modeller explains.

Dr Joel Rindelaub debuts Vax the Nation music video with Randa and Siouxsie Wiles plus cameos from politicians Chlöe Swarbrick and David Seymour. Video / Dr Joel Rindelaub

Arrival of La Niña means summer may be even stickier and hotter than normal in Auckland.

The massive Haast's eagle gulped down the guts of its prey, and may have even been bald.

We built living robots from stem cells - now they have started to reproduce.

Models show how unvaccinated people bring much higher risk of seeding new NZ outbreaks.

Fears NZ's meagre support for PhD researchers could drive brightest young minds offshore.

Michael Baker says NZ can curb Covid-19's 2022 death toll, but it depends on four factors.

Researcher's modelling suggests unvaccinated also three times more likely to catch Covid.

Mysterious, "slow-slip" quakes may be having a hidden influence on NZ volcanic activity.

Detectives are working through new leads following news of killer's DNA discovery.

"Clear discrepancies between ingredients listed and what we detected in the lab."

'It's the age-old advice, eat a balanced diet and reap a multitude of health benefits.'

Scientists investigating new genetic tech they say could help rid NZ of possums by 2050.

Groundbreaking work that's helped make Kiwi homes healthier earns NZ's top research medal.

Covid-19 experts have welcomed the rollout of booster vaccination shots.

EXPLAINER: Several potential at-home and outpatient Covid treatments are in development.

The potentially scandalous incident was solved by New Zealand and Austrian scientists.

Analysis of moa skeleton discovered on Stewart Island points to lost local population.

Researcher fears early move to traffic light system may put 'hidden' communities at risk.

Around 15,000 quakes are recorded in NZ every year. What more can we learn about them?

Researchers to track Kiwis' conspiracy theory beliefs over two years in major new project.

UN summit ends in pledges to ramp up climate action, but advocates aren't hailing victory.

A video animation has shown in striking simplicity how the mRNA vaccine works.