Negotiators have failed to agree on a legally-binding global plastics treaty at the UN. The treaty was an attempt to curb the ...

This week, the US Health Department announced the cancellation of several mRNA vaccine development contracts. The cuts and ...

Surveys of over 20,000 UK adults show that childhood verbal abuse is associated with similar risks of poor adult mental ...

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Details of new changes to research funding under sweeping science sector reforms have been released today. The briefing ...

An analysis of over 6.5 million cardiovascular disease hospitalisations in six countries, including NZ, finds a persistent ...

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A new proposal would replace NCEA Level 1 with a foundational award, and change the assessment system for Levels 2 & 3. The ...

NZ's four major electricity generators are establishing a "strategic energy reserve" – a ten-year stockpile of fuel. The ...

The 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration is facing a repeal, with part of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill due for its third reading in Parliament today. A last-minute amendment passed on ...

An estimated magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast has resulted in tsunami warnings across much of the Pacific. New Zealand’s coasts may experience “strong and unusual currents and ...