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.

Mandatory emissions standards for new vehicles and an electrical "smart grid" are among a raft of ways New Zealand could tap into a global green economy.

The wages which need to be reduced are those of the CEOs and other high-level management positions, writes Ryan Wood. "A maximum wage also has a trickle-down effect."

Alexander Gillespie says we need to know that our politicians and public officials are trustworthy. Corruption 'hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority."

What sort of country will New Zealand be halfway through this century? Here’s a snapshot of what Godzone could be like.

Three of the best from this year's Green 50 list.

A person's height and body mass should be used to measure a nation's wealth and wellbeing, says a researcher. Professor Les Oxley

Peter Boxall asks: What makes the workforce happy, and how can we build on it?

Are the raft of employee 'engagement' surveys that show New Zealand workers are unhappy with ther work really accurate?

A small depot left by a 1930s United States expedition has been found by a New Zealand research team in Antarctica.

Events aim to encourage university researchers and companies to start talking to each other.

Universal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.