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7 November 2025

How did Covid tracing tech fare in NZ?

New Zealand Koi Tū: the Centre for Informed Futures,University of Canterbury,University of Otago,Massey University,University of Waikato,Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology New Zealand Medical Journal
6 November 2025

Tropical cyclones likely to lead to greater health impacts as the world warms, with poorest countries hit hardest

Australia; New Zealand; International Monash University,University of Otago,Capital Medical University, China The BMJ
6 November 2025

Access to green spaces is linked with fewer mental health hospitalisations, but not in Australia

Australia; New Zealand; International Monash University,University of Otago The BMJ
6 November 2025

“The doors keep closing everywhere” - researchers look at accessing healthcare with long Covid

New Zealand University of Otago PLOS One
6 November 2025

Large study finds kids with neurodevelopmental conditions have higher risk of death

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Canberra,The University of Queensland,University of Auckland,New Zealand Mortality Review Data Group; Donald Beasley Institute; Starship Child Health JAMA Pediatrics
5 November 2025

New Australian clinical standards for fracture prevention to address the unacceptable crisis in osteoporosis care

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT SOS Fracture Alliance
5 November 2025

NZ researchers highlight human rights violations in this "overlooked" area of ethical investing

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust
4 November 2025

Most adults stay mentally sharp during short-term fasts, but kids still need their breakfast

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Austria Psychological Bulletin
3 November 2025

How do you compare different pay gaps?

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust
Expert Reaction
24 October 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Teen's bowels partly removed after swallowing 100 high-powered magnets

New Zealand Tauranga Hospital NZMJ
23 October 2025

NZ and Australia might have some of the highest PCOS rates in the world

Australia; New Zealand; International Shenzhen Longgang Second People’s Hospital, China Frontiers in Reproductive Health
23 October 2025

Vast disparities in cancer care and treatment for women worldwide

Australia; New Zealand; International London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK The Lancet
23 October 2025

Recycling batteries can both reduce emissions and be an economic win

Australia; New Zealand; International Beijing University of Technology, China Nature
21 October 2025

Kākāpō evade superbugs for now

New Zealand University of Auckland,Department of Conservation,University of Otago,New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine Frontiers in Microbiology
Expert Reaction
21 October 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Rising HIV cases in Fiji

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International
21 October 2025

Obesity-related cancers are on the rise for both young and old

Australia; New Zealand; International Imperial College London, UK Annals of Internal Medicine
21 October 2025

Kauri dieback forests have fewer beetles

New Zealand Scion NZ Journal of Ecology
16 October 2025

Rising house prices worse for renters' wellbeing

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust,Victoria University of Wellington
Expert Reaction
15 October 2025

Manta rays dive to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA Murdoch University,University of Auckland,The University of Western Australia Frontiers in Marine Science
14 October 2025

Minty repellent keeps kea from eating poison

New Zealand Department of Conservation,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Wildlife Surveillance Ltd, Wyndon Aviation Ltd, OSPRI NZ Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
13 October 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Early deaths still on the decline globally as health burden shifts toward preventable diseases

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; TAS Monash University,The University of Sydney,University of Tasmania,University of Washington, USA The Lancet
10 October 2025

Native katipō outdone by invader in the spider Olympics

New Zealand University of Auckland,Massey University,Ecology New Zealand Limited Ecology and Evolution
10 October 2025

Eating disorder patients in Aotearoa need specialist units, not medical wards

Australia; New Zealand; NSW The University of Sydney,Wellington Regional Hospital, NZ; Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia; Sydney Southwest Hospital, Australia New Zealand Medical Journal
10 October 2025

People with severe mental illness need specialist treatment, not Band-Aid solutions, experts say

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
10 October 2025

Whose health will be worst affected by climate change in Aoteaora?

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Oxford, UK New Zealand Medical Journal
10 October 2025

Two in five of Aotearoa's trans youth at risk of eating disorders

Australia; New Zealand; QLD University of Canterbury,University of Waikato,The University of Queensland New Zealand Medical Journal
Expert Reaction
9 October 2025

EXPERT Q&A: Pacific climate adaptation research in focus

New Zealand; Pacific; International
Expert Reaction
9 October 2025

A step towards automated grapevine cane pruning

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Auckland,Lincoln Agritech Ltd, New Zealand Expert Systems with Applications
Expert Reaction
9 October 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Australian wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
9 October 2025

What birds were eating in pre-human Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Otago,Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,BioArch South New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
7 October 2025

NZ State care needs to factor in the impact of trauma on rangatahi, research shows

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,Otago Polytechnic Child Protection and Practice
7 October 2025

Gene therapy may cure diabetic heart disease, mouse study shows

Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC; QLD University of Auckland,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Queensland,La Trobe University,Monash University,QIMR Berghofer Nature Cardiovascular Research
6 October 2025

Past 'treatment' of gender diverse children was 'conversion therapy' which delayed self-acceptance and caused long-term harm

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT La Trobe University,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,The University of Sydney,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Medical Journal of Australia
3 October 2025

Aotearoa's ethnicity wage gaps can't be explained by workplace differences

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust Motu Working Paper
3 October 2025

Native nectars change with climate

New Zealand University of Waikato,AUT University,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Frontiers in Plant Science
3 October 2025

Deep-sea mining threatens sharks, rays, and ghost sharks

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; TAS National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Tasmania,University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA Current Biology

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