Drone-mounted lasers could be used to "map and zap" weeds causing farmers a $1b headache.

Researchers seek causes of decline in teens' risky behaviours

A vitamin-mineral treatment could help kids with ADHD, new Kiwi-led research suggests.

Otago University students may face expulsion after "sadistic" flat initiation rituals.

Could a volcanic eruption in Bali mean a cooler spring and summer for New Zealand?

A NZ study bringing augmented reality to spectators could change the way we watch sports.

Fears that spontaneous mountainside collapse would kill hut occupants

Could we breed better bees? That's the goal of a new $6.3m genetic study.

Many general practices, crucial for schooling junior doctors, are at training capacity.

Early man's shift to agriculture led to poorer health for mothers and babies, study finds.

Gas-guzzling bugs in extreme New Zealand environments could help combat climate change.

While too late for Katie Archer, Kiwi research into a rare disease could help other kids.

Tomorrow's genetic testing technology will forever change womens' experience of pregnancy.

Canterbury residents living in quake-damaged homes were at higher risk of heart attack.

The top 1000 universities list is out and Auckland University has tumbled down the ranks.

Kiwi scientists have found an unexpected role played by so-called 'natural killer' cells.

As soon as it gets cold, hospitals struggle with 'waves' of sick children.

Why are our children dying from Third World diseases linked to unhealthy homes?

Cancer survivor bares all to raise testicular cancer awareness.

Does NZ really have the worst record on homelessness in the developed world?

National Standards have transformed school cultures - but are kids learning any better?

Police say the Auckland pastor who wants gay people to be shot is not breaking any law.

Former beauty queen used scholarship to boost website project helping Kiwi students.

The once-cool appeal of smoking to teens now appears to have been stubbed out.

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

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

New Zealand had its own species of black swan - but it was wiped out by hunting.

A new study shows striking similarities in New Zealand and Australia quad bike deaths.

Visitors who have poured into Milford Sound have been surveyed on their impressions.

Anxious staff have been invited to a meeting to outline a new way of working.