Severe respiratory illness rates are now the highest they've been in the last decade, mostly due to very high rates of flu.

A bill preventing courts from finding certain types of liability for greenhouse gas emissions has passed its final reading.

Tauranga City Council has released its external review into the Mount Maunganui landslide, finding that the hazard was known ...

The government has released the new Science and Social Sciences curriculums for Years 0-10. The Science Media Centre ...

NZ is not adapting fast enough to growing climate risks, leaving communites exposed to damage and costs, says a new report ...

Researchers have used AI to create a new phage (a virus that exclusively kills bacteria) that can kill resistant strains of E ...

The fine print on Wegovy billboards will have to be bigger after a recent complaint, but the ad wouldn't exist at all if not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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