Most childcare centres that feed their children are not meeting nutrition guidelines.

Awards for Maori New Year celebrate outstanding commitment to Aotearoa and kaupapa Maori.

Bug kills about 500 New Zealanders, with Maori, men and the poor at greatest risk.

A name that matches your mug could be an odd secret ingredient to success in politics.

A high-level scientific panel has again urged NZ to save the Maui dolphin from extinction.

NZ universities are climbing in world rankings.

Where did your science teacher hail from? Hundreds of students are about to find out.

It's believed students climbed on the sculpture, damaging its base.

A link discovered between young women with breast cancer and their DNA.

Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.

"Psychiatrists are far more accepting... that ADHD can exist in adulthood."

National icon headed for extinction on mainland- unless we act now.

COMMENT: Global migration is becoming a deeply contentious, even toxic, issue.

University of Otago plans to place 60 cameras around the campus for students' safety.

Thousands of lives may have been saved by a six-hour wait time target for hospital EDs.

Rabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.

Bosses can have a right to know about criminal cases even if a worker has name suppression

Resurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.

Tensions between street prostitutes and communities will be explored in a new study.

One of the closest active faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily.

Could our Friday night fish and chips also be a missing piece to the puzzle of human DNA?

Scientists suggest a laser-based approach could test the quality fish oil supplements.

The University of Otago's human nutrition department is the latest in the firing line.

Scientist "concerned" DNA testers claim they can pinpoint a person's racial ancestry.

University of Otago has received a $150,000 explorer grant.

NZ scientist set to test the waters of Loch Ness to determine if Nessie exists.

Welby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.

Up to 3600 students were out in force at the event.

A study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.

Research showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.