Non-sugar sweeteners like stevia are becoming increasingly common in New Zealand, according to a new study from the University of Auckland. Dr Leanne Young from the University of Auckland School of ...

Gibson’s and Antipodean albatrosses are citizens of no one nation. They are ocean birds, living on the wind and waves, travelling massive distances, passing back and forth over the high seas and the ...

An iwi-led Southland environmental charity is helping rangatahi into new careers and turning its attention to large-scale restoration projects. Te Tapu o Tāne is owned by Ki Papatipu Rūnanga o ...

Kina numbers have exploded as we’ve eaten too many of their predators – like big snapper and crayfish – that usually keep them in check. The urchins munch through kelp and seaweed, leaving bare rock ...

This week’s critter is the mysterious Takitimu gecko that lives in the scree slopes and subalpine forests of Southland’s mountains. Its scientific name, Mokopririrakau cryptozoicus means ‘secretive ...

Coromandel's Eastern Peninsula community is outraged commercial fishing boats, donning pirate flags, are harvesting scallops in a rāhui zone. They were spotted in the area yesterday, which has been ...

The fifth planet from the sun - Jupiter - is the closest it's been to earth since 1963. And, Nasa's Dart spacecraft has crashed into an asteroid that was travelling at 22 and a half thousand ...

Emperor penguins spend part of the year huddled together on the ice, keeping eggs and then chicks warm. But where do they go once breeding season is over? This week we’re starting a mini rerun of ...

A biotech start-up with a whimsical name is moving to shake up New Zealand's reliance on cows for milk protein. Auckland-based Daisy Lab is raising seed funds to scale up its work on producing casein ...

A human clinical trial of a potentially life enhancing gene therapy has started thanks to some very special sheep from Lincoln University. Batten disease is a devastating neurological condition which ...

Some Countdown supermarkets are ditching plastic bags from the produce department in a sprinkling of stores country-wide. It means shoppers will have to bring their bags, boxes, buckets and baskets ...

Crackle, pop, woof, crunch, click. In the ocean, an undersea orchestra is in full swing. Journalist Kate Evans discovers who’s playing in it and why, and what happens when human noise drowns out this ...