New ZealandClimate Change: Insurer eyes risk-pricing for coastal erosionA major insurer is eyeing risk-based pricing for coastal erosion in another symbolic step.18 Aug 03:34 AM
PremiumPremiumVideoHow we learn to read - and how it changes our brainsReading utilises several key areas of the brain in unison, and learning to read actually alters the way our brain works in interesting ways. Video / Ben Cummins / NZ HeraldWatch17 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHow many Kiwis have escaped Covid's clutches?Managed to avoid Covid-19 so far? You're likely among 'significant minority', expert says.16 Aug 11:33 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDelta's dawn a year ago today: The day NZ's Covid elimination dream diedWhen do we mark the death of NZ's elimination dream? One year ago this week, perhaps.16 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe extreme 'atmospheric river' behind this week's heavy rainMeteorologist says weather event is in-line with the expected effects of climate change.16 Aug 05:39 AM
New ZealandWhy NZ's annual population growth is slowest in 36 yearsNew Zealand's population growth slowed to its lowest rate in decades over year to June.16 Aug 01:21 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldShark or orca: Which should you fear more?New York Times: Swimmers often worry about attacks by certain marine predators.15 Aug 10:07 PM
New ZealandSolved: Mystery of wattle bird evolutionWhy kokako and tieke split from their South Island kin about three million years ago.11 Aug 06:58 PM
New ZealandStatue stolen from memorial site recovered after police officer jumps into river following man'To see the memorial damaged in such a senseless way was extremely upsetting ...'08 Aug 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWhat a major IVF study says about child developmentMajor IVF study drawing on data from thousands of NZ kids allays development concerns.07 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand3302 cases today as Covid becomes one of NZ's biggest killersOne in seven recent NZ deaths were from Covid-19. So why are we growing indifferent to it?07 Aug 01:20 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplained: What a third La Niña means for your summerNZ's likely to see a third La Niña summer: a rare 'triple dip'. What's that mean for you?06 Aug 11:26 PM
PremiumPremiumWorld'Completely unexpected': Fossil find tantalises Loch Ness monster fansNew York Times: Paleontologist makes surprise find in the back room of a shop.04 Aug 09:43 PM
New ZealandOmicron wave: Modellers confident peak has passedAfter weeks of falling case counts, modellers are confident we're over this wave's hump.04 Aug 05:47 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Why a coming drop in NZ's vax rates is good newsExperts are welcoming data improvements that'll see NZ's overall vax rates fall next week.04 Aug 04:07 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Review confirms 'limitations' in Health Ministry's datasetsStats NZ recommends raft of improvements to Health Ministry's own population dataset.03 Aug 11:46 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplained: Why NZ needed a climate adaptation planWhat's in Govt's plan to adapt to climate impacts? What's missing? Jamie Morton explains.03 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Occupational hazard': The teachers battling Long CovidTeachers have told of debilitating health problems months after contracting Covid-19.02 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Freight train of low pressure': New Zealand's 10 wettest spots this monthA 'freight train of low pressure' has helped deliver NZ one of its soggiest months ever.28 Jul 04:46 AM
WorldHepatitis in children: Scientists have found a possible cause for mystery outbreakOver 1,000 severe cases without any explainable cause have been reported so far this year.28 Jul 04:39 AM
WorldMysterious holes discovered on ocean floorAnd scientists are asking the public for help to solve the puzzle.27 Jul 06:36 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOmicron wave: Why NZ hasn't seen a worst-case scenarioExperts give one big reason why this wave hasn't reached a worst-case peak: immunity.27 Jul 05:26 AM
WorldStudies bolster theory Covid-19 emerged from the wildThese two studies really provide compelling evidence for the natural origin hypothesis.27 Jul 04:00 AM
New ZealandMore than 300 quakes under Lake Taupō since MayScientists observe spate of Taupō quakes but the supervolcano isn't any closer to blowing.27 Jul 03:15 AM
WorldExistence of Loch Ness Monster is 'plausible' after fossil discoveryRiver system dig in modern-day Morocco offers a 'controversial' new perspective.27 Jul 12:00 AM
WorldHow likely would Britain's 40C heatwave have been without climate change?Opinion: Days over 40C have become ten times more likely to happen in the UK.26 Jul 11:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ's 1400 Covid-linked deaths likely a 'conservative' count - expertNearly 1400 NZ deaths have been tied to Covid-19 - but the true picture may be more grim.26 Jul 04:49 AM
New ZealandWhat we've just learned about NZ's Covid deathsNewly-updated data has given a clearer picture of how Kiwis have been dying with Covid-19.26 Jul 01:00 AM
New ZealandPrincipal says Govt should take clearer position on masks in schoolsAuckland principal worries new Govt guidance on masking leaves schools in tricky position.25 Jul 07:08 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJarrod Gilbert: Police, meth - and the fight to reduce demandOPINION: A revolution is unfolding inside the police - and it's one we should support.24 Jul 08:43 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCovid-19: Building immunity against virus will take years - expertExpert warns of 'washing machine-like' process over coming years as we build up immunity.24 Jul 07:00 AM
New ZealandQuake early warning system: Would Kiwis use it properly?Quake early warning systems give crucial seconds to prepare. Would we do the right thing?24 Jul 04:35 AM
New Zealand5535 new Covid cases, 14 further deaths; wastewater results releasedJust-released, searchable wastewater data adds fresh perspective to NZ's Omicron wave.24 Jul 01:05 AM
New ZealandFour-fold jump: Border reopening will seed many more Covid cases, study findsReopened borders may see rate of foreign-seeded cases in our communities jump four-fold.23 Jul 10:17 PM
