New Zealand's own Forrest Gump sets out to run across America

A cordon has been lifted on wide area of Wellington following a bomb scare.

Demand partly fuelled by not enough supply in the community, managers say.

However, the school says it has not made cuts to its counselling service.

Some expat Kiwis will now have to wait up to 10 years to get Australian citizenship.

Food is always important for a relationship, but particularly for New Zealand robins.

Expert art criminologist believes thieves could use $1m stolen paintings for cash ransom.

Tuatara at Nga Manu Nature Reserve embark on new adventure.

Scientists says new study results encouraging when climate research faces fresh threat.

That's the goal of a bold new project between Kiwi researchers and the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

A researcher says it's embarrassing our country hasn't yet made the move.

The impact quakes can have on city structures has been made frighteningly clear over recent years.

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

NZ-led study's findings bring new hope that the species may be more resilient than originally thought.

Top marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer

For every sanitary product bought by a company, another will be given to a high school for free.

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.

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.

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?

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.