An Hauraki Gulf island takes conservation to the sky, becoming a sanctuary for stargazers.

The act of writing a long letter has been replaced by text messages.

US scientists have suggested a link between changes in temperature and voting behaviour.

They've arrived home with a gold, two silvers and nine bronzes - have you heard of them?

Watch: Japanese primatologists have proven that chimps understand and can play the game.

Should all pregnant women start taking B3 supplements? Not so fast.

Scientists have figured out how to trick your memory into remembering things.

We've all said silly things on the internet. Unfortunately for this mum, hers went viral.

A just-described shark species glows in the dark and weighs less than 1kg at full growth.

Closure may be the only option as one in five kauri now infected with deadly pathogen.

A conspiracy theorist claims Earth is about to be destroyed by a rogue planet

A buoy measuring waves in the southern ocean has gone rogue and headed on a new journey.

It will take two or three months of testing before the farms are declared disease free

COMMENT: So many in the West are depressed because they're expected not to be.

Japanese scientists have created the recipe using a secret strawberry extract.

Researchers have calculated the odds of falling in love and how to improve your chances.

Stressed? Silently talking to yourself in the third person may help your control emotions.

Bombastic President Trump's tweets show he's a creative, competitive and a rule-breaker.

Thanks to recent advances in technology, you, too, can grow a coral reef in your basement.

Crew left "buzzing" after spotting the world's largest animal feeding in the Hauraki Gulf.

Thousands more people will die from air pollution unless the world tackles climate change.

A seafloor study has revealed an underwater orchestra below the Hauraki Gulf's surface.

COMMENT: That iced cake you love may impact mental health.

Since 2000, New Zealand households have received over $1.4 billion in insurance compensation, related to extreme weather events such as landslips, storms, and floods.

Myth-busting review on caffeine is the news coffee lovers have been waiting for.

The deprived and young women feature predominantly in self-poisoning cases in EDs.

Could this be the solution to cure all hard nights on the drink?

NZ salmon study holds possible implications for understanding our own reproduction system.

Peter Dunne wants the Chief Coroner to release information on a "killer drug"

Scientists set sail to unlock secrets of 'lost continent' Zealandia.