Six children's coloured sand products are being recalled after they were found to be contaminated with asbestos. The ...

Native creatures and habitats across Tongariro National Park have been disrupted by a massive 3,000 hectare blaze. The ...

People are more likely to age faster if they only speak one language, a new study shows. Researchers looked at data from over ...

Among several changes announced last night, the Government says the Climate Change Commission won't be required to advise on ...

Beech forests flowering this spring are expected to drop trillions of seeds later in the autumn — producing a feast both for Aotearoa’s native species and for the predators that eat them. The ...

A panel of representatives from the Asia-Pacific region will discuss how to scale up solutions to an alarming surge in HIV cases, during a WHO session this week.

With measles spreading in the community and vaccination coverage too low to stop it, a national immunisation week starting on Monday aims to raise vaccination rates. Immunisation coverage of 95% is ...

Fire crews are racing to put out vegetation fires in Kaikōura before this week’s extreme winds pick up again. Eleven crews, including heavy machinery and dangerous tree fellers, are across Kaikōura ...

The new national science curriculum up to Year 10 has been released for consultation. It divides teaching into two ‘strands’: Physical Science, which focuses on matter, energy, Earth & space; and ...

A 13-year-old in New Zealand has undergone major surgery after swallowing 80–100 small neodymium magnets purchased on Temu. That’s despite the high-powered magnets being banned for sale for personal ...