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.

New movie Hidden Figures tells the story of African-American women who played a crucial role in NASA's early space missions. Does NZ science have its own diversity problem?

A senior theatre lecturer says the historical justifications for casting only men in an upcoming Shakespeare production aren't accurate.

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?

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.

Parts of New Zealand are sinking at faster rates than others and will be subjected to higher levels of future sea level rise, a scientist says.

A student volunteer army set up overnight is already knocking on the doors of quake and flood stricken houses around Wellington's Victoria University.

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.

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.

Whanganui 21-year-old Patrick Richardson has celebrated his formal commissioning as a Royal Navy Officer on parade at Britannia Royal

Labour leader Andrew Little has downplayed his comments that the party could hold a referendum on decriminalising cannabis if in Government.

A new study by Victoria University student Alicia Sudden says Work and Income is pushing many beneficiaries into jobs that don't last.

A leading climate scientist has welcomed a new 20-year Government "roadmap" that singles out climate change as an environmental research priority for New Zealand.

University workers look forward to their community when Casey Meyer is their driver.