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Many parts of New Zealand are in for an "absolute scorcher" this weekend, a meteorologist says – and drought-hit areas will...
Possums, stoats and rats have been singled out as conservation's public enemies – but a leading scientist has pointed out...
New Zealand has had a fleeting taste of summer weather this weekend, with many eastern spots seeing temperatures soar over...
Scientists have defended the warning system used for volcanic risks, pointing out that the alert level had been at its highest,...
It happened in a matter of seconds: a supersonic release of pressure that sent volcanic ash 3.6km skyward and blasted White...
A volcanologist has described the quick-fire type of eruption at White Island today as "basically instantaneous". "One minute...
Booze is a factor in nearly one in 10 cases dealt with by Auckland City Hospital's emergency department, new research shows. A...
An air quality scientist said Auckland's strong winds would help dissipate the smoke from the major SkyCity Convention Centre...
Tens of thousands of children are again taking to the streets over climate change action - and this time, they want Kiwi...
Is it spring? Is it winter? Call it "sprinter". After a burst of thunderstorms tracked across Northland and Auckland early...
All of us are eating a lot of plastic without knowing it – maybe as much as a credit card amount each week, one recent report...
Move over, mega parrot: scientists have just revealed that a giant species of penguin – about 1.6m tall – once lived in New...
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake that sent debris rolling down South Island mountains struck on a "dog's breakfast" of tectonic...
Five days after a giant gas explosion reduced a Christchurch home to ruins, experts outside an official investigation are...
Several Department of Conservation staff have been assaulted on the job this year, amid a growing wave of anti-1080 hostility...
The Government will pump more than $200 million into a new programme aimed at cleaning up waterways. Today's Budget included...
A sweeping audit has revealed an environment under attack from virtually every direction – with climate change also now adding...
A leading climate scientist says more pressure needs to be put on the transport sector if New Zealand wants to fulfil its...
New Zealand just sweltered through its second hottest March on record – prompting scientists to highlight the looming hand...
A New Zealand couple who have just biked through 28 countries in 21 months say they've never encountered as much hostility...
A world-renowned charity founded by Hollywood star and Parkinson's sufferer Michael J Fox has put its weight behind a pioneering...
Bike lanes have become a source of tension between motorists and cyclists – so much so that the boil-over effect has been...
Locals were left so spooked by weird tides at a Canterbury beach yesterday that GNS Science experts were asked to look into...
A controversial Chinese experiment aiming to produce HIV-immune children has prompted New Zealand scientists to call for...
