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Why record immigration should be a hot election issue
Analysis - Record immigration will put pressure on New Zealand's population, infrastructure and productivity - where's the election debate?
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How a Age of Empires could help to save native Australian ants
Once upon a time, back in the halcyon days of the late-90s, breakfast cereal companies used to give out free copies of video games in their cereal boxes.
Now, more than 20 years on, that game is… Audio
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Hastings' new water treatment plant to service 20,000 households
A new water treatment plant has opened in Hastings as part of the council's plan to safeguard the city's water supply.
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Norway's Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize for voicing 'unsayable'
Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the award-giving body said.
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National to establish a minister for space if elected
The National Party wants to establish a minister for space to streamline and speed up regulation for the sector. In a new policy announced at Rocket Lab yesterday, the party also promised to… Audio
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Otago science communicator taking on the world.
Dunedin science communicator is on top of the world after winning entry in a prestigious global science engagement competition. Andrew Mills from Tuhura Otago Museum will be presenting his space… Audio
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What would a minister for space do?
National leader Christopher Luxon has promised that, if elected, his government will commission a brand-new minister for space. But what would a minister for space do, for example? What sort of clout… Audio
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Massey science students stressed about proposed cuts say 'timing couldn't be worse'
Students affected by proposed cuts to science courses at Massey University say they're stressed about their futures, at a time when they should be preparing for exams. Audio
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Proposed cuts have Massey Uni students stressed about future
Students affected by proposed cuts to science courses at Massey University say they're stressed about their futures, at a time when they should be preparing for exams. Last night we heard from… Audio
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Watch: Luxon announces space policy
National is promising a Minister for Space, a Prime Minister's Space Prize for school students, and two new sites for aerospace and space testing, if elected.
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Decision looms over Auckland storm-damaged homes buyout process
Auckland Council will decide at a private meeting on Friday how it will buy homes damaged in recent severe storms. Audio
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Cash-strapped Massey University proposing to slash science jobs
There are fears the plan puts the university into a death spiral, with the loss of expertise and courses meaning fewer people will want to study there. Audio
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Police trial DNA tool for two high-profile cold case murders
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy testing is being trialled in a bid to solve the murder cases of Mellory Manning and Alicia O'Reilly.
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Muscles young and old
What happens to our muscles as we age? Claire Concannon finds out why muscles get weaker as we get older, and speaks with a researcher investigating why Olympic athletes live up to three years longer… Audio
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Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet. Audio
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Hope and false hope for Alzheimer's sufferers
Scientists have worked out how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease, but there's caution over starting the celebrations just yet.
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Muscles young and old
What happens to our muscles as we age? Claire Concannon finds out why muscles get weaker as we get older, and speaks with a researcher investigating why Olympic athletes live up to three years longer…
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Cash-strapped Massey University proposing to slash science jobs
There are fears the plan puts the university into a death spiral, with the loss of expertise and courses meaning fewer people will want to study there. Audio
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Cash-strapped Massey University proposing to slash science jobs
Cash-strapped Massey University is wielding the axe, proposing to slash jobs and courses. Students and staff say the plan puts the university into a death spiral. If courses are cut expertise will be… Audio
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Temporary fix to 'pretty significant' landslide expected in one week - permanent repair expected to be pricey
Engineers have been assessing a massive landslip that's cut off more than 1500 residents from Gisborne, unless they want to take a significant detour. The slip has swept away a section of Tiniroto… Video, Audio
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New marine science base in Pitcairn hopes to attract scientists from around the globe
A new marine science base has been opened in the Pitcairn island group, with hopes it will attract scientists from around the world to conduct research there.
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Independent review finds farm pollution management tool fit for purpose
Overseer helps farmers use fertiliser and other inputs more efficiently, estimates nutrient loss and is used by regional councils to help inform regulations around water quality.
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Our Changing World – Cerebral palsy and muscle development
Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in children in Aotearoa. We meet a scientist researching how muscle symptoms progress in children with cerebral palsy, hoping to find… Audio
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What is 'race-baiting' and who decides?
Analysis - A policy is labelled racist. Then that accusation is itself called racist. Are we getting anywhere with any of this?
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Research into police bias looks at recruit training
Researchers looking into bias among police have followed a wing of recruits through training.
