New ZealandAcademic celebrated after deathA gifted academic who grew up in Karori has died suddenly in London, devastating her family.25 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldA year of defining eventsThree weeks before the ceremony and the [Olympic Stadium] was packed with thousands of people all doing things impressively.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandMajor leaps in year of discoveryFor more than half a century, scientists have postulated the existence of a subatomic particle that creates an invisible force field permeating the cosmos.23 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldGreed rules over being generousPaying it forward - a popular expression for extending generosity to others after someone has been generous to you.23 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTen big ideas for 2013Isaac Newton would be thrilled. London designers Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves have come up with a light that uses gravity to generate enough power to illuminate an LED bulb.21 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionGwynne DyerFriend or foe, that is the questionIt is quite likely we will one day create a machine - a robot, if you like - that can "think" faster than we do, writes Gwynne Dyer.20 Dec 04:46 AM
OpinionZain Ali: Space for all in religious debateReligious faith undoubtedly has the power to inspire, although in many cases it seems to inspire irrational acts of hatred and violence.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandFrom TV shows to courtroomsImages from a murder scene are beamed straight to a laboratory, and jurors are given a virtual "tour" of a scene, allowing them to get up close .18 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldCall for helium balloon banA British chemist believes helium balloons should be banned to save the scarce resource.11 Dec 05:55 AM
New ZealandToxic end to dream island holidayAs soon as she took a bite of the fish caught and prepared for her by some Fijian locals, Amanda Austrin knew something was wrong.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNZ woman poisoned in paradiseA New Zealand woman has spent more than 30 weeks in hospital and cannot eat properly after she was poisoned while eating fish during a dream holiday in Fiji.09 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldBones from oldest dino yetA set of fossilised bones kept for more than half a century in the dusty storerooms of the Natural History Museum in London belonged to the earliest known dinosaur to roam the land.05 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Endangering animals for recreational gain repellentEditorial: The use of animals in such a context should not win the approval of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee.03 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandParty pill tests on animals in doubtManufacturers of party pills could be prevented from testing their drugs on animals if they cannot prove it is worth the pain they could potentially cause.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandClean up waterways, say scientistsTwo scientists speaking at a major freshwater conference have described reversing the fouling of New Zealand's waterways as our largest environmental problem.02 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Resisting temptation young helps you later onI lost my virginity in my second year at university. Freak eh? It makes me quite the deviant in today's sexy-and-you-know-it world.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandShark takes long way homeA shark that swam from New Zealand to Fiji has returned home for Christmas, rounding off an 11,000km odyssey and amazing the scientists who tracked her journey.28 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: 100 Pure critic needs to be fair and accurateEditorial: Russel Norman is absolutely right to say that scientists must be free to perform their academic duty to report environmental degradation.25 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandEruption response an 'overreaction'Taupo's mayor has criticised the response to Mt Tongariro's eruption this week, calling it an overreaction and saying we need to "learn to live with a live volcano".22 Nov 07:27 PM
EconomySkills crisis: Engineering students get 1000 extra places after Joyce cracks whip22 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandRuapehu a bigger threatAfter Mt Tongariro spewed ash into the sky, scientists are closely watching its potentially more destructive neighbour Mt Ruapehu.22 Nov 04:30 PM
