Innovation experts welcome new govt's high R&D target - but say it won't be easy to meet.

A2 milk prevents some symptoms of dairy intolerance and eases others, Kiwi research shows.

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

It began as a cosmic collision but ended in a chirp in an underground laboratory.

New Auckland study shows benefits of marine protected areas extend past their boundaries.

Auckland University is raising fees and cutting staff to meet a budgetary squeeze

Kiwi honours students head to New York to fundraise for spinal cord injury research.

A new tool allows Aucklanders to work out how much rooftop solar panels could save them.

Artweek tours show institutions can be more like art galleries than we imagine.

A native wasp has been named after an atoning Harry Potter villain to help its reputation.

Brad Smeele took a two week social media holiday. He thinks you should too.

Drone-mounted lasers could be used to "map and zap" weeds causing farmers a $1b headache.

Kiwi scientists have hailed the Nobel-winning team behind a landmark cosmic discovery.

Progesterone does not prevent preterm births, a new study has found.

A researcher is reaching out to gamblers for her study on social anxiety.

John McCall MacBain has donated $275m to education, health and climate change since 2007.

Scientists have built a stunning 3D model to capture a live heart suffering an attack.

Why are our kea so curious? Researchers think they might be learning - just as infants do.

When it comes to forecasting major quakes, the answers might lie hidden in our past.

Ice Fernz captain Dr Helen Murray is determined to keep up both research and sport

Could our desire for that evening glass of wine be linked to our brain's immune system?

Many general practices, crucial for schooling junior doctors, are at training capacity.

Jacinda Ardern wants to "sit down" with leaders of a study scaled back by a funding cut.

Sacha French's $41k student loan has become $80k; now her workmates have paid it off.

How to tackle the touchy issues that the PFNZ mission throws up? A new panel will try.

The death of Nasa's Cassini read like the glorious finale of a Hollywood movie hero.

Where the education system has room to improve

Nasa's Cassini, soon to perish, has made an incredible contribution to science, Kiwis say.

Confused by this election's poll swings? Professor Thomas Lumley answers some questions.

Driving an EV that charges as it moves around city streets could soon be reality.