James Bond might have stubbed out his last cigarette - but the spectre of smoking still lingers over 007's films today, Kiwi researchers say.

Catching up with the nine top scholars from 2015 NCEA exams, a year on from their results.

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.

The product remains a mystery, with the ad saying it was important the "innovative technology" be kept under wraps until the launch.

Many women who do the recommended amount of exercise may be harming themselves by eating too little, a survey indicates.

New research has found babies are safe to sleep in a Maori flax-woven bassinet that was behind a controversial Government policy U-turn

Doctors are at loggerheads over changes to New Zealand's cervical screening programme, with one saying more women will die.

Scientists are seeking to solve one of the most intriguing mysteries of the disease that's killing our kauri - why it's attracted to the native tree's scent like we're drawn to coffee.

One of the most notorious forms of breast cancer is to be targeted in a new study by an Auckland University researcher and cancer survivor.

Leading local family law specialist Fiona Mackenzie was awarded a PhD in law from Otago University yesterday, three decades after

School leavers remarkably unaffected by earthquakes, surprising research finds.

Annual monitor shows child poverty rates are stable but children's commissioner calls for a poverty reduction target to be set.

The more porn a man watches, the less sexually intimate he is with his female partner, a new study suggests.

A University of Otago study found that just four businesses in New Zealand depended solely on sunbeds for income.

New research by Kiwi scientists has revealed how chemotherapy stimulates the release of tiny bubbles from the surface of cancer cells that cause potentially fatal blood clots.

Almost 80 children have died in the care of the New Zealand state in the past 15 years - an average of five a year.

NZ has the fourth-highest rate of child deaths from assault in the OECD. Simon Collins visited three communities to look for the root causes.

Efforts to tackle a major eye problem that can lead to blindness could be boosted by a world-first Kiwi study into newly discovered and potentially game-changing adult stem cells.

Horror parasites brainwash their victims, driving them to kill themselves. And they're in your backyard.

Scientists will reconstruct more than 20,000 years of NZ's ecological history to better understand how our species will respond to climate change.

Kiwi men are doing their bit for family planning, with an increasing percentage having "the snip", while fewer women are having their tubes tied, a new study indicates.

Some of the procedures that medical students admitted to performing unsupervised included cyst removal, puncturing veins and stitching up wounds.

New Zealand is punching above its weight in its output of top-quality research, with a new index ranking the country above larger nations like Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

The cost of housing in Auckland is pushing staff in industries to leave the city, while Auckland businesses must be prepared to pay more to keep staff.

A top Auckland school is losing three science teachers as houses become an "unrealistic" goal for many in the profession.

It's called Squish - and it could mean all the difference in treating millions of people around the world with strawberry birthmarks and other related disfiguring conditions.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

Experts concerned by role of social media

Otago University scientists have taken a first step towards what could eventually be a Keytruda-type drug to fight cervical cancer. They