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14 August 2026

Have we been giving Kiwi kids too many antibiotics?

New Zealand Massey University,University of Otago
14 August 2026

Meth contamination in Kiwi homes increased after testing requirements changed

New Zealand Unitec New Zealand,University of Waikato New Zealand Medical Journal
14 August 2026

Replace tax-funded healthcare with 'social insurance' for health equity, experts say

New Zealand University of Otago,Bond University New Zealand Medical Journal
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14 August 2026

Medical misinformation putting children at risk

New Zealand Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Waitaha, Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
13 August 2026

Stigma around mental illness may be lower among Aotearoa's Māori and Pacific communities

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Canterbury,University of Waikato,University of Auckland Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
12 August 2026

The strange sex lives of Aussie redback spiders and their NZ katipō cousins

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Hamburg, Germany Biology Letters
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12 August 2026

Ocean warming and fishing rates are impacting global fisheries

New Zealand; International Institut Des Sciences De L'evolution De Montpellier, France Journal of the Royal Society Interface
10 August 2026

Higher doses of common fertility drug linked to pregnancy risks

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA Adelaide University,Boston University Obstetrics and gynaecology
10 August 2026

NZ's plant history captured in DNA clues from the bottom of a lake

New Zealand Earth Sciences New Zealand,Cawthron Institute,Victoria University of Wellington,Lincoln University Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
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10 August 2026

Vaping in pregnancy linked to infant deaths

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Otago Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health Division
10 August 2026

Magnesium sulfate infusion before very preterm proving to lower risk of cerebral palsy

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; SA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Adelaide University,The University of Sydney,Monash University,University of Auckland American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
10 August 2026

Using the Māori concepts of tapu and noa to assess offensiveness of trade marks

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
7 August 2026

New AI models still reproduce racial and gender stereotypes in medicine

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Flinders University Journal of Medical Internet Research
7 August 2026

A major quake could cut off parts of Wellington for months, study shows

New Zealand University of Auckland International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
6 August 2026

Calves are getting bruised in transport trucks, NZ study shows

New Zealand EpiVets; Ministry for Primary Industries; Massey University New Zealand Veterinary Journal
5 August 2026

Meningococcal B vaccine linked to lower gonorrhoea risk

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD; SA; NT Adelaide University,Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales,The Kids Research Institute Australia,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Queensland,University of Auckland Open Forum Infectious Disease
5 August 2026

Tackling the extra environmental impact of cows and sheep during winter

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
4 August 2026

How hidden pressure builds in Whakaari volcano's underground pathways

New Zealand Earth Sciences New Zealand Geophysical Research Letters
3 August 2026

We’re bad at judging how much we’re helping the environment, study shows

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury,University of Geneva, Switzerland; University of Basel, Switzerland Nature Sustainability
31 July 2026

The invisibility of intellectual disabilities in NZ’s mental health roadmap

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Clinical Genetics NZ Ltd New Zealand Journal of Medicine
31 July 2026

Addressing the shockingly low use of defibrillators in NZ

New Zealand Hato Hone St John New Zealand Medical Journal
30 July 2026

Poo testing finds gut bacteria changes in coeliac Kiwi kids

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Otago,The Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia; University of Melbourne, Australia; Frontiers in Microbiology
30 July 2026

Stardust from before our Solar System found in meteorite

New Zealand; International Victoria University of Wellington,California Institute of Technology, USA Science Advances
30 July 2026

Tread softly: a new ‘light touch’ way to detect kauri dieback

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Microbiology Spectrum
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27 July 2026

Oh deer: the threat munching its way through NZ’s native forests

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Bioeconomy Science Institute New Zealand Journal of Ecology
24 July 2026

Clinical trial a step forward in easing kidney dialysis shortfall

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,Western Sydney University,University of Tasmania,University of Otago,Monash University,The University of Sydney,University of Auckland eClinicalMedicine
24 July 2026

Culture shapes the meaning of sustainability, NZ study finds

New Zealand; International Bioeconomy Science Institute Sustainable Development
22 July 2026

Nearly all countries overuse powerful antibiotics

Australia; New Zealand; International Antibiotic Policy Group, Schoolof Health and Medical Sciences,City St George’s, University ofLondon, London, UK The Lancet Public Health
20 July 2026

Study calls for closer scrutiny of claims in NZ's gene technology debate

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Frontiers in Communication
17 July 2026

The future of the New Zealand Medical Journal

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
17 July 2026

Doctors call on health professionals to state 'politically inconvenient' evidence

New Zealand University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
17 July 2026

We need a 'pragmatic approach' to puberty blockers, medical professionals say

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Liggins Institute New Zealand Medical Journal
17 July 2026

The reviews are in: no good evidence of health risks from radio waves

Australia; New Zealand University of Auckland,Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) New Zealand Medical Journal
16 July 2026

What's driving the obesity pandemic?

New Zealand University of Auckland International Congress on Obesity 2026
15 July 2026

Countries with less confidence in their healthcare systems may use AI chatbots more

Australia; New Zealand; International Microsoft AI Nature Health
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15 July 2026

'Sticky floors' slowing women's academic careers, NZ study finds

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Lincoln University,Te Pūnaha Matatini Royal Society Open Science

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