The Science Media Centre held a media briefing with Professor Tony Blakely to discuss Phase One of the Royal Commission of ...

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into lessons learned from NZ's response to the Covid-19 pandemic has released the first phase ...

Negotiators around the world are convening in Busan, South Korea this week for the final round of negotiations to end plastic ...

A New Zealand Herald investigation has focused attention on a new storage facility for New Zealand’s radioactive waste in ...

An upcoming symposium in Rotorua will bring together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the ...

Wealthy countries have committed to spend more than NZ$500 billion (US$300b) annually by 2035 to help poorer countries cope ...

After reviewing the evidence around puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria, the Ministry of Health is taking ...

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New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting birds and mammals around the world hasn’t reached Aotearoa and its Pacific ...

The largest Pacific climate adaptation study is being launched by NZ and Pacific researchers, right as the COP29 global climate conference officially opens. The mammoth Pacific Ocean Climate Crisis ...

A new modelling study says global plastic waste will double by the middle of the century if we stick to business as usual. However, a mix of policies could slash it by 90%. The final round of ...