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5 February 2026

From 'symbols of colonisation' to a 'decolonising tool': how vaccine delivery in NZ could make the switch

New Zealand University of Auckland PLOS Global Public Health
3 February 2026

NZ adults absorb the sounds and structure of te reo Māori words

New Zealand University of Canterbury Language Learning and Development
30 January 2026

Mapping the toxins in seafood that can cause food poisoning

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW Cawthron Institute,NSW Government,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Institut Louis Malardé, French Polynesia, Kōrero O Te `Ōrau, Cook Islands, Mauke, Cook Islands PLOS One
30 January 2026

Ethnicity information ‘inadequate’ in NZ clinical trials, researchers say

New Zealand Medical Research Institute of New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
30 January 2026

Ethnicity is an independent predictor of health needs in NZ

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
28 January 2026

Paracetamol and ibuprofen safe in first year of life

New Zealand University of Auckland,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Massey University,University of Otago,Medical Research Institute of New Zealand The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
27 January 2026

A lost world: Ancient cave reveals million-year-old wildlife

Australia; New Zealand; SA Flinders University,Canterbury Museum,University of Auckland,Victoria University of Wellington Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
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27 January 2026

Shifting power use to off-peak hours could save NZ $3 billion

New Zealand Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority
26 January 2026

NZ-UK research deepens understanding of germinal centres for better vaccine design

New Zealand; International Malaghan Institute of Medical Research,Babraham Institute Science Immunology
23 January 2026

Rural nurses want their own testing machines, in order to weather extreme storms

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland,University of Otago,The University of Melbourne Journal of Primary Health Care
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23 January 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Female scientists spend longer under peer-review

New Zealand; International University of Bath, UK PLOS Biology
16 January 2026

High blood pressure could be linked to brain and breathing, rat study shows

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of São Paulo (Brazil) Circulation Research
13 January 2026

Marine sediments provide clues for future impact of climate change

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Ilfremer, the Alfred Wegener Institute and CNRS Nature Geoscience
9 January 2026

Global ocean heat broke records in 2025

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Chinese Academy of Sciences Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
9 January 2026

Aotearoa's R&D Tax Incentive contributed billions of dollars in economic impact, report finds

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust,University of Otago
23 December 2025

Homophobia takes its toll on the well-being of LGBTQ+ people

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International UNAIDS Nature Human Behaviour
Expert Reaction
18 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Whaling impacts live on, even as humpbacks recover

New Zealand; International University of Groningen, Netherlands Science Advances
17 December 2025

Kea show stronger surprise responses than cockatoos

New Zealand; International University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria Royal Society Open Science
17 December 2025

Massive manta rays dive deep during moonlit nights in the Hauraki Gulf

New Zealand University of Auckland,Department of Conservation,Auckland War Memorial Museum,Manta Watch Charitable Trust; Conservation International Royal Society Open Science
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17 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Underwater turbines could one day power Aotearoa, study suggests

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Oxford, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences
16 December 2025

Harnessing the positive health benefits of microbes

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; SA Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide,University of South Australia Microbial Biotechnology
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16 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: NZ may lose 97% of its glaciers by the end of the century

New Zealand; International ETH Zürich, Switzerland Nature Climate Change
15 December 2025

Fisheries danger zones for seabirds across South Pacific Ocean revealed

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast,The University of Queensland Biological Conservation
15 December 2025

How will climate change impact Māori wellbeing?

New Zealand Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Te Arotahi policy paper series, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
12 December 2025

Parenthood vs longevity: lives of zoo animals reveal inner workings of ageing

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW University of Otago,The University of New South Wales Nature
12 December 2025

The rise and fall of the Therapeutic Products Act, reviewed

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,Flinders University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Melbourne New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2025

Aotearoa didn't meet its Smokefree 2025 goal - how can we get tobacco control back on track?

New Zealand University of Otago,Flinders University New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2025

Delays in lowering bowel cancer screening age for Māori are costing lives, cancer leaders say

New Zealand AUT University,University of Auckland,University of Otago,Hei Āhuru Mōwai Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa New Zealand Medical Journal
11 December 2025

Smaller fruits, skinnier kererū in North Island forests

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute,Umeå University, Sweden; Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust; Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whare; New Zealand Journal of Ecology
11 December 2025

Shared genetic patterns found across common psychiatric conditions

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA University of Otago,The University of Sydney,QIMR Berghofer,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA),The University of New South Wales,Curtin University,The University of Queensland,University of Western Australia, University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute Nature
11 December 2025

Mānuka honey production may cost NZ ecosystems, study suggests

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute New Zealand Journal of Ecology
11 December 2025

1 in 8 NZ teens have had unwanted sexual experiences

New Zealand University of Auckland Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
10 December 2025

More than 1 billion women and children across the world are exposed to violence

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,Western Sydney University,Curtin University,Charles Sturt University,The University of Newcastle,James Cook University, La Trobe University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, Monash University, Macquarie University, Flinders University, Griffith University,University of Washington, USA The Lancet
9 December 2025

Seeking solutions to mine site waste, from the ground up

Australia; New Zealand; SA; WA Flinders University Environmental Geochemistry and Health
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2 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: WHO recommends Ozempic-style weight loss drugs for obesity

New Zealand; International World Health Organization (WHO) JAMA
1 December 2025

Battery blazes in rubbish trucks risk health and environment

New Zealand University of Auckland,Auckland Council Environmental Pollution

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