A "critical" need for trained principals has spurred a programme to give school leaders key skills for the job.

Regional climate variability caused an unusual period in which some of NZ's glaciers grew bigger, while glaciers worldwide were shrinking, a new study shows.

Whales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.

A world-leading glaciologist says scientists are fast running out of time to fully understand dramatic changes underway in climate change's sleeping giant: Antarctica.

A war-era DC-3 aircraft is playing an unlikely role in a state-of-the-art scientific survey of Antarctica's sea ice.

International scientists have claimed the 7.8 Kaikoura quake has raised the potential threat of another large NZ event - but a Kiwi scientist says that's unlikely.

Comedian Guy Williams says his MCing of the Labour-Greens State of the Nation event was one of his best-ever gigs.

Today marks six months since the Government announced an ambitious plan to rid New Zealand of pest predators by 2050. Is the concept possible, or even safe?

Kiwi scientists have helped gauge the power of a promising new drug to treat a rare, fatal disease in children.

Wellington's Zealandia has just reached another milestone in its efforts to bring wildlife back to the city.

A Kiwi climate scientist says he's been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet's poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record.

How narcissistic are Kiwis?

A researcher who has uncovered new insights into New Zealand's ocean environment says seafloor communities need better protection against any future deep-sea mining.

Changes taking place in Antarctica are significant another to influence those on the other side of the planet, new research co-authored by a Kiwi scientist has found.

New Zealand's new Prime Minister is a former farmer and literature student from smalltown Southland who once described himself as "specialising in being boring".

A prominent NZ scientist explains why we should ignore alarmist claims that climate change will soon kill us all.

A mother of two who defrauded a university of almost $500,000 has been granted home detention.

By noon today, scientists had recorded nearly 5000 aftershocks from last Monday's big shake. But what are aftershocks and what can they tell us? Jamie Morton explains.

As Donald Trump's presidential victory sinks in, Government and experts are starting to count the potential cost to New Zealand's climate change commitments, its defence ties, and even its core values.

Scientists are to harness the power of ultra-fast lasers to finally reveal how an intriguing and complex UV filter within our bodies protect us from the sun.

Ultra-sensitive fibre-optic sensors extending nearly a kilometre below the Southern Alps will transform what we know about one of the biggest earthquake threats facing New Zealand.

Kiwi scientists have brought their pest-busting expertise to a spectacular Pacific atoll formerly owned by late legendary actor Marlon Brando.

Kiwi scientists have helped reveal the universe in glorious technicolour, with incredible new images reflecting on one of the widest-ever radio-wave surveys of space yet.

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours student Lucy French is extending her software engineering knowledge to others by creating an

A New Zealand-based researcher is investigating "moonquakes" - a curious lunar phenomenon first discovered by Nasa's Apollo missions.

Recent controversies over Indian students were just waiting to happen says Victoria University academic.

Victoria University Software Engineering student Liam De Grey has not yet finished his degree, but already his research is being used

Victoria University Bachelor of Engineering with Honours student Jamie Sanson had the opportunity to indulge a life-long interest

Victoria University of Wellington Bachelor of Engineering student, Chelsea Miller spent the summer designing and building special mirrors which only reflect certain colours.

A 30-year study has found European and Polynesian gene pools are different and should be treated separately when matching tissues for transplants or prescribing medicines.