The latest emissions reduction monitoring report says we're running out of time to meet our targets. Farming, electricity, ...

A strong earthquake last night near Te Anau was followed by a tsunami warning and aftershocks. The tsunami warning, issued ...

The kāhu (swamp harrier hawk) - found in the Wairarapa - is the second case of bird flu in NZ and the first in a native bird.

The Australian Prime Minister has announced a new 'Office of AI' that will develop a single, national framework for the ...

Researchers from around the world will meet in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland next week to discuss the threats facing coral reefs ...

In a small European study, people who'd suffered a serious heart attack were more likely to have micro- and nanoplastics in ...

A single ocean-going seabird has tested positive for bird flu, after being found on Petone beach in Wellington. It's NZ's ...

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Even nitrate levels well below the regulatory limit may slightly increase the risk of preterm births, a large NZ study finds. For over 700,000 births in NZ between 2008 and 2021, researchers looked at ...

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