After school the students of Fenua Fala hit the lagoon for some relief from the scorching tropical heat. The lagoon is a balmy 25º degrees or more most days.

A species of native fungi has been photographed glowing with bioluminescence - a fact that has previously eluded mycologists.

Three hundred kauri saplings grown from seeds saved from the Waitakere property of late artist Colin McCahon have been made available to the public to buy as part of the Kauri Ora project. The project ...

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 ...

This week we are taking a look at the mānuka chafer beetle. They are a glorious bright metallic green and were set into jewellery throughout the Victorian era. Māori found that the beetles, known as ...

A group in Nelson are creating a micro forest. Colin Davis and AJ Clarken decided to embark on the Nelson Whakatu Microforest Initiative after hearing about the micro forest movement spreading around ...

New Zealand start-up, Daisy Lab, is making milk proteins from microbes through precision fermentation, a technology which has the potential to be a major disruptor of NZ's multi-billion dollar dairy ...

Auckland-based company Buckley Systems has developed and manufactured a machine which could help treat the most difficult cancers. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) delivers targeted radiation to ...

Alpine plants are at risk of extinction as climate change and tourism spread weeds to higher altitudes, according to new research, and scientists say New Zealand should be worried. A team of ...

Lyttelton was hit harder than most by the Christchurch earthquakes - particularly the Lyttelton Museum. But now it's back - triumphantly, we may say! - with a little help from its friends, past and ...

Kina numbers are exploding on some of our reefs, decimating seaweed habitats. Could this problem be solved by eating them? Kate Evans investigates the potential of kina-nomics.

Eighty percent of the country's native bird species are in bad shape, with some on the brink of extinction, and the environment watchdog is recommending exploring genetic engineering and tourist taxes ...