New Zealand12 finalists in KiwiNet awardsThere are 12 finalists for the KiwiNet awards.17 May 05:00 PM
KahuNZ ranked 158th of 165 on child rightsA European advocacy group has ranked NZ 158th out of 165 nations on children's rights.16 May 06:01 AM
New ZealandScientists: Moa revival still a no-goerResurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.08 May 10:15 PM
New ZealandStudents travel moon distance to top schoolsChristchurch students travel the distance of a trip to the moon to get to top schools.08 May 05:12 AM
New ZealandJumping spiders to be imported into NZJumping spiders are to be imported into New Zealand for world-leading research.03 May 03:24 AM
OpinionUber goes to school of hard knocksCOMMENT: Driverless cars should learn lessons from crashes, writes Sean Welsh.16 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland eruption: What would happen?Around 435,000 residents would be forced to flee in an Auckland eruption scenario.11 Apr 02:56 AM
New Zealand'Student cheated three times and passed'A former MIT lecturer said he resigned in protest when the student was not disciplined.29 Mar 06:08 AM
New ZealandYoung criminals using more violenceThe severity of the crimes being committed by youth in Christchurch is escalating.26 Mar 05:54 PM
New ZealandMajor win for world-famous Dunedin StudyThe world's most detailed human data collection wins our biggest cash award for science.21 Mar 03:30 AM
New ZealandQ&A: Can we keep global warming to 1.5C?A Kiwi scientist meeting in Brazil with world climate experts discusses a new report assessing what an extra 1.5C of warming would mean for the planet.11 Mar 08:48 PM
New ZealandRevealed: New Zealand's best universitiesNew Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.07 Mar 06:01 PM
New ZealandDrones could be used in disastersChristchurch and Japanese academics are developing new drone technologies that would be able to locate people buried in wreckage following natural disasters.12 Feb 06:12 PM
New ZealandWatch: Drones spy on NZ volcanoesKiwi scientists could soon have a new way to safely get an up-close look at erupting volcanoes: send in the drone.09 Feb 05:21 AM
New ZealandHigh-tech task for Antarctica's WWII-era DC-3A war-era DC-3 aircraft is playing an unlikely role in a state-of-the-art scientific survey of Antarctica's sea ice.09 Feb 01:13 AM
New ZealandCanterbury Uni reveals new campus designThe University of Canterbury has revealed its new post-earthquake design.23 Jan 12:55 AM
New ZealandScientists study struggling riversCreating "designer" ecosystems for degraded waterways could boost river restoration efforts around the country.01 Jan 03:07 AM
New ZealandThe 10 biggest science stories of 2016As 2016 draws to a close, the NZ Science Media Centre picked some of the biggest national and international science stories that made headlines13 Dec 02:51 AM
New ZealandExperts warn whitebait fishery threatenedA licence to fish for whitebait, much like the Fish and Game sports fishing licence, has been suggested as one way of managing the fishery.08 Dec 01:22 AM
Kahu'He passed that hell down to his children'Tanya Quedley, 48, was sexually abused by her own father from age 9 or 10 until she ran away at 14.29 Nov 06:15 PM
New ZealandDramatic quake pics: Great wall of WaiauScientists working in North Canterbury have captured incredible images showing the fractures in the landscape wrought by this month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake.28 Nov 09:22 PM
Small BusinessStudent spins yak wool into businessCompared to other fibres, yak wool is more sustainable because yaks aren't farmed specifically for wool.28 Nov 07:36 PM
New Zealand'Mean as f***' comment: teenager chargedA teenager faces a court hearing for allegedly saying "this teacher is mean as f***" in a public place.28 Nov 08:06 AM
New ZealandWatch: 'Magic' bubbles in sea post-quakeA stream of bubbles is rising out of the sea around the Kaikoura peninsula as newly formed cracks in the seabed release gases into the water.23 Nov 02:13 AM
KahuMaori and Pacific women less hooked on smokingStudy finds behavioural, social or cultural influences are important in maintaining smoking behaviour for Maori/Pacific females.21 Nov 12:49 AM
EnvironmentQ&A: Studying the quake's impact on marine lifeCanterbury University marine ecologist Dr Sharyn Goldstien has been on the ground investigating what the freshly-raised coast at Kaikoura has meant for ocean ecosystems.20 Nov 08:39 PM
New ZealandRanui abduction: What made him do it?While child sex offenders are often attracted to children, that is not the only cause for their offending, a forensic psychologist says.19 Nov 03:32 AM
New ZealandTsunami highlights importance of evacuationsWater flooded 140m inland south of Kaikoura, damaging one home at Little Pigeon Bay.18 Nov 04:27 AM
New ZealandChild abducted: Inside mind of predatorCriminologist Greg Newbold said the fact the boy was abducted was very uncommon.17 Nov 09:27 PM
New ZealandEnergy could have powered city for yearThe energy unleashed in the Kaikoura earthquake was equivalent to what could power Christchurch for an entire year.14 Nov 09:54 PM
New ZealandEarthquake can trigger trauma - expertToday's earthquake can trigger emotional trauma for Cantabrians even though there's been little physical damage in Christchurch, a psychologist says.14 Nov 02:53 AM
New ZealandBugs that won't die as drugs don't workKiwi experts are on the front lines fighting the "antibiotic apocalypse".13 Nov 04:00 PM
EducationCanterbury uni hikes parking chargesUniversity of Canterbury students and staff will have to fork out a lot more for parking following a sharp increase in fees.26 Oct 07:52 AM
New ZealandKiwi writes paper using autocompleteA Kiwi academic who jokingly wrote a research paper written by Apple's iOS autocomplete has been accepted to present his findings at a nuclear physics conference.23 Oct 07:49 PM
