The Waitangi Tribunal has released a scathing assessment of the Crown's performance on te reo Maori in the last 25 years, urging action to halt the decline of the language.

Clever cities, primo parking and a newborn who can boast of knocking 20 years off his age.

For years, we've considered fish to be a healthier, more eco-minded alternative to red meat and chicken, but today this has been called into doubt. Anna Hart finds out how we can enjoy seafood without a side-helping of guilt ...

One in every four women giving birth in NZ will undergo caesarean section surgery, with nearly 15pc booking the operation before going into labour.

Is there an increasing mismatch between science education of today and the demands of the 21st century?

Secondary school sex education lessons have certainly undergone a change over the years.

Bryan Walker blogs on the proposed Global Climate Fund through which developed countries will give financial assistance to developing countries in tackling the impacts of climate change.

How to preserve the planet...and yourself.

NZers are having to dig deep into their pockets to attend mates' weddings, a new survey finds.

A scientific breakthrough has seen genetically engineered silkworms produce extra-flexible and tough spider silk.

The Independent looks at a vanishing breed - the investigative journalist.

The company will make the services available on Airbus A340-500s and A380s and Boeing's 777-300ER models.

No matter what we do, we can never be 100 per cent future proofed against nature.

A person may be missing 10 genes that seem like they do something important – but dozens more are missing the same genes and are perfectly fine.

Digital media means that there are archives of just about anything you can think of - but how long will these actually last?

Scientists believe they have found a simple and efficient way of selecting the best human IVF embryos that are likely to result in viable pregnancies.