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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 may be cannier 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
Expert Reaction
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
Expert Reaction
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

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

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

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
Expert Reaction
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
26 November 2025

Kids’ reading apps failing to deliver educational value

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; SA Flinders University,University of Canterbury,La Trobe University Early Childhood Education Journal
25 November 2025

Anti-depressants can dull a psychedelic trip, so are people taking bigger risks?

New Zealand; International Victoria University of Wellington Psychedelics
Expert Reaction
21 November 2025

NZ's rooftops could one day produce affordable green hydrogen

New Zealand University of Canterbury Energy Conversion and Management
21 November 2025

Medical testing kits should be regulated in Aotearoa, experts say

New Zealand Pathology Services Te Tai Tokerau Northern Region, Whangarei Hospital, LabPlus, NZ Point of Care Testing Network, NZ Point of Care Testing Advisory Group New Zealand Medical Journal
21 November 2025

Hearing screening almost twice as likely to miss Māori and Pacific preschoolers, study suggests

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
20 November 2025

The rate of violence against women has barely changed in 25 years

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Health Organization (WHO)
19 November 2025

Social media use soars as kids drop sport, reading and the arts

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA University of South Australia JAMA Open Network
14 November 2025

Combination immunotherapy shows improved efficacy and survival rates in rare cancer study

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS La Trobe University,Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,The University of Sydney,Melanoma Institute Australia,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,Deakin University,The University of New South Wales,Monash University,Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals, Calvary Mater Hospital, Orange Base Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, Bendigo Health, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Queensland Health, Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Royal Hobart Hospital JAMA Oncology
14 November 2025

Tiny sea creatures spread around the world by ships

Australia; New Zealand; International Geomarine Research (NZ), PERM (Australia) Micropaelontology
Expert Reaction
13 November 2025

Six key factors divided opinion on health issues during COVID

New Zealand; International University of Cádiz (Spain) Science Advances
12 November 2025

Leading through crises: Key lessons from school principals

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific Edith Cowan University School Leadership and Management
10 November 2025

Climate’s impact on earthquakes

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Earth Sciences New Zealand,Syracuse University, USA Scientific Reports
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

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

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

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