Pacific reefs lost nearly a fifth of their living coral in the last four decades, mostly from warmer oceans causing 'coral ...

We're set to overshoot the 1.5°C of global warming we agreed not to go over, and will need to cool it down ASAP, finds a UN ...

Tauranga City Council has released its external review into the Mount Maunganui landslide, finding that the hazard was known but never addressed. It says the failure was not the fault of one person, ...

A bill preventing courts from finding certain types of liability for greenhouse gas emissions has passed its final reading. The government says this is in response to the Smith vs Fonterra and others ...

An 'ice avalanche' from a glacier is thought to have triggered flash flooding at the Nepal-Tibet border. Over 160 people are ...

NZ will use environmental DNA in an insect biosecurity response for the first time, to check Auckland waterways for signs of ...

NZ has not fully implemented part of a WHO treaty designed to keep tobacco industry interests out of health policy, finds a ...

The government is introducing an Online Safety Bill to make social media companies verify user ages and assess their risks to ...

A new NZ report says microplastics are found through every part of the environment, posing a risk to ecosystems and human ...

The government has released the new Science and Social Sciences curriculums for Years 0-10. The Science Media Centre asked experts to comment. Feel free to use these comments in your reporting or ...

Medical misinformation may delay treatment for children, a case report warns. The NZ study describes the case of a 9-year-old girl who developed serious complications when her parents didn’t follow ...

An increasing proportion of unexplained infant deaths are happening while bed-sharing with parents, and a study suggests vaping has a role to play. Researchers looked at 66 detailed records of sudden ...