NZ company PowerbyProxi, which develops wireless charging technology, has just closed a $5 million funding round and secured a major new partnership.

A woman that worked at Auckland University and her husband have been found slain in Canada and their son is charged with murder.

Maori and Pacific Island children are more likely to be injured in a crash on Auckland roads than anyone else, research reveals.

Japan has reportedly accepted the same terms as Canada and Mexico, writes Jane Kelsey.That means they cannot reopen any text that is already agreed.

Thousands of Kiwi teachers are at risk of developing serious voice problems because of high noise levels and poor acoustics in classrooms.

The results of a new survey are challenging the myth that New Zealanders use "Pakeha" as a derogatory term.

A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.

New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.

Economists and psychologists have long been engaged in understanding behaviour when compromise and self-interest collide, writes Ananish Chauduri.

Local transcription service TranscribeMe has received a $1.2 million cash injection from New Zealand and Silicon Valley investors.

A man caught posing as a medical student at Auckland University is said to be so distressed there are concerns for his health.

A man caught posing as a medical student for two years went to "great lengths" to hide what he was doing from his classmates, staff and his family.

The explosion in the top salary rates has left too many in the lower income brackets searching for a living, writes Tim Hazeldine.

Good policies require good information, not prejudices and ill-informed judgments expressed from the sideline, writes Michael O'Brien.

Would-be trainee doctor attended lectures, talked to patients and could access dissection labs - for two years.

A support organisation for migrant parents in Auckland is experiencing a baby boom because of a surge in the number of dragon babies born to Chinese parents.

The University of Auckland is investigating how someone was able to pose as a medical student for two years without being detected.

A new tool to help diagnose sleep disorders without the need for expensive sleep lab tests has been developed by a team of young Auckland engineers.