New ZealandED target saves thousands of livesThousands of lives may have been saved by a six-hour wait time target for hospital EDs.11 May 02:01 PM
New ZealandRedbacks' Central Otago invasionRabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.09 May 04:27 AM
EmploymentBosses' right to know about court chargesBosses can have a right to know about criminal cases even if a worker has name suppression09 May 12:27 AM
New ZealandScientists: Moa revival still a no-goerResurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.08 May 10:15 PM
New ZealandStudy suggests 'gaps' in DOC genetics useA survey of 148 DOC staff suggests room for improvement in genetics-based conservation.08 May 12:24 AM
New ZealandWill Cyclone Donna hit NZ?A climate scientist gives a 25 per cent chance of Tropical Cyclone Donna visiting NZ.07 May 01:19 AM
New ZealandStudy explores tensions over sex workersTensions between street prostitutes and communities will be explored in a new study.04 May 06:32 AM
New ZealandScientists struggle to gauge fault's threat to DunedinOne of the closest active faults to Dunedin is not giving up its secrets easily.27 Apr 02:09 AM
New ZealandFish and chips hold human DNA cluesCould our Friday night fish and chips also be a missing piece to the puzzle of human DNA?23 Apr 10:50 PM
New ZealandCould lasers quality-test dodgy fish oil pills?Scientists suggest a laser-based approach could test the quality fish oil supplements.23 Apr 03:52 AM
New ZealandMore job cuts likely at Otago UniversityThe University of Otago's human nutrition department is the latest in the firing line.12 Apr 08:28 PM
KahuCaution over DNA testing to 'prove' raceScientist "concerned" DNA testers claim they can pinpoint a person's racial ancestry.12 Apr 12:59 PM
New ZealandTest could slow spread of antibiotic resistanceUniversity of Otago has received a $150,000 explorer grant.10 Apr 01:26 AM
New ZealandDNA test could solve Nessie mysteryNZ scientist set to test the waters of Loch Ness to determine if Nessie exists.02 Apr 09:48 PM
New ZealandDisobedient teacher broke all the rulesWelby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.02 Apr 03:05 AM
New ZealandOtago Uni's Hyde St Party: 10 arrestsUp to 3600 students were out in force at the event.01 Apr 06:58 AM
New ZealandLead fumes in urban centres pose riskA study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.29 Mar 02:55 AM
New Zealand'Quake brain' affects Cantabrians' memoryResearch showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.28 Mar 09:43 PM
New ZealandLead exposure linked to lower IQ: studyPoorer outcomes for some blamed on NZ's leaded petrol.28 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleKiwi women failing to track fertility timingMany Kiwi women can't correctly pinpoint their fertile window, a new study suggests.27 Mar 01:13 AM
New ZealandMajor win for world-famous Dunedin StudyThe world's most detailed human data collection wins our biggest cash award for science.21 Mar 03:30 AM
New Zealand'Fail grade' for NZ's environmental futureNZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.20 Mar 07:30 PM
New Zealand$1.6 million boost for diabetes studyThe New Zealand Health Research Council has injected $1.6 million into a research project to tackle diabetes.14 Mar 11:56 PM
New ZealandQ&A: Rewiring the brain to ease our painBy better understanding how our brains work, can we change how we feel pain? A world-leading Kiwi neuroscientist, back in New Zealand, talks to science reporter Jamie Morton.14 Mar 06:12 AM
New ZealandStudent raises money by couch surfingA university student is juggling a law degree while remaining technically homeless as she bounces from flat to flat, raising money for a scholarship fund.14 Mar 05:03 AM
New ZealandBroken glass on streets still an issueChildren appeal to Otago students to throw their glass away.13 Mar 06:49 PM
New ZealandResult after decade of work on atomsKiwi scientists have found an intriguing new way to control individual atoms.07 Mar 10:18 PM
New ZealandRevealed: New Zealand's best universitiesNew Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.07 Mar 06:01 PM
New ZealandQuestions over 'click away pain' penA pain which promises to click away pain with the power of rose quartz is under scrutiny from Consumer NZ.04 Mar 06:33 AM
New ZealandHow climate change could put us in dangerTravel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.01 Mar 07:59 AM
New ZealandStudents upset at assaults by non-studentsFour Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.22 Feb 10:03 PM
New ZealandVitamin D reduces colds, fluDaily and weekly doses effective, but not monthly.16 Feb 10:05 PM
WorldClimate change: How our ancestors copedMankind is already adapting to the widespread impacts of future climate change - but how did we do it in the past? A Kiwi researcher has helped explain.15 Feb 02:25 AM
New ZealandWhales, drones and ice: Bold Kiwi studiesWhales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.13 Feb 08:30 PM
