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The dominant Covid subvariant has mutated, giving rise to several new lineages, known as "FLiRT".

A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence for "provoking trouble".

Bird flu, the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, was top of the agenda at the International Poultry Council's annual meeting in Argentina last week.

The memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute is expected to foster cooperation between the two polar science bodies.

In its latest surveillance report, the country's health ministry says the dengue-like illness count remains high.

In its latest surveillance report, the country's health ministry says the dengue-like illness count remains high.

A Pacific regionalism expert has called out New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters for withholding information from the public on AUKUS military pact. Audio

Images of small rodents were captured on Rakiura-Stewart Island during a routine surveillance operation last year.

The Northern Mariana's Legislature is implementing a security enhancement plan following a vandalism incident at the office of Senator Celina Babauta last year.

Parents of the 16-year-old charged in relation to an attack of a Sydney bishop painted a picture of a vulnerable child with serious anger management issues and mental health issues.

Saturday Morning - A first of its kind one-to-one support programme for pre-school children showing signs of autism is about to be trialled in Wellington. Audio

The bill gives TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, nine months to sell its stake or the app will be blocked in the US.

One of the girls allegedly attacked by a group of six was left with a broken nose and the other was bruised.

Opinion - The incident of a woman misidentified by facial recognition technology at a Rotorua supermarket should have come as no surprise, Mark Rickerby writes.

An international forestry auditor has spoken out about a visit to the slash-damaged East Coast region last year.

Two Gisborne forestry companies have lost their sustainability certifications within two months.

The deaths of two hunters who ate meat from deer infected with chronic wasting disease has scientists arguing over whether it can spread to humans.

Anchoring has been restricted around most of the island to help stop the spread of the invasive seaweed caulerpa. Audio

The current law isn't fit for purpose, a clinical psychologist says. Audio

It comes as new data shows a dramatic increase of dolphin captures and other fish and seabirds by the commercial fishing industry. Audio

New Caledonia's capital was on Saturday flooded by two simultaneous waves of French and Kanaky flags as part of two demonstrations in downtown Nouméa.

Frank McCourt Jr wants everyone to stop thinking about data as something that does not matter. Audio

It was not clear how the dog got infected, with no links to the border yet established.

The French Senate endorsed a move from the French government to allow French citizens to vote at local elections provided they have been residing for at least an uninterrupted ten years.