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Beaches still risky, health officials warn

Public health officers are warning parents to closely watch children - and look out for toxic sea slugs - on Hauraki Gulf beaches.

Move over accountants - here come the scientists to save us

Sun may help battle skin cancer, studies find

Sunbathing is known to cause skin cancer - but it may also help people survive when they get it, scientists are reporting.

Rat poison discovered in dead penguins

Traces of the rat poison, Brodifacoum, have been found in two little blue penguins that died in the Hauraki Gulf.

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Wellington's 'big one' likely to take some time

Boy or girl? The baffle of the sexes

The gender row over South African runner Caster Semenya shows the line dividing males from females is far from clear.

DoC looked at delaying poison drop

The head of the Department of Conservation said rat poison drops on two Hauraki Gulf islands should be delayed over public concerns.

Maori legend of man-eating bird is true

Scientists capture galaxy in act of cosmic cannibalism

DoC looking deeper into dolphin deaths

Marking tool can catch burglars blue-handed

A new marking device that invisibly codes property could see burglars caught blue-handed.

Biologist urges closer look at dolphin deaths

Colour Dino...iridescent

Niwa purchases supercomputer

Science exposes unreliable evidence

Tiny focus yields big rewards