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Expert Reaction
21 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: 4-day workweek makes workers happier and more confident at their jobs

Australia; New Zealand; International Boston College, USA Nature Human Behaviour
16 July 2025

Whether the super rich stash their cash offshore is influenced by politics at home

Australia; New Zealand; International Dartmouth College, USA PLOS One
10 July 2025

Māori less likely to receive best available lung cancer treatment

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland,Waikato Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Psychedelic therapy for depression needs to be equitable - editorial

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Elimbias Health New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Steps towards equitable lung cancer care, but barriers remain

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Most high-risk mental health calls to 1737 come from women and teens

New Zealand AUT University,Whakarongorau Aotearoa , New Zealand Telehealth Services, New Zealand Medical Journal
9 July 2025

More support needed for police mental health

Australia; New Zealand; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS) The Journal of Forensic Practice
9 July 2025

NZ's oldest burial site risks being swallowed by the sea

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Massey University,Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust MAI Journal
7 July 2025

Taking vapes off shelves could avoid deaths and illness in NZ

Australia; New Zealand The University of Melbourne,University of Otago Tobacco Control
7 July 2025

Treating a common bacteria could reduce gastric cancer cases worldwide

Australia; New Zealand; International International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), France Nature Medicine
2 July 2025

Auckland workers trapped in low-paid, unstable jobs

New Zealand Univerza na Primorskem, Slovenia KOTUITUI: NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ONLINE
29 June 2025

Illegal shark product trade evident in Australia and New Zealand

Australia; New Zealand; SA The University of Adelaide Pacific Conservation Biology
26 June 2025

Magpie ancestors lived in NZ 19 million years ago

Australia; New Zealand Flinders University,Canterbury Museum,The University of New South Wales,University of Canterbury PalZ
26 June 2025

NZers are consulting with nurses more

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Journal of Primary Health Care
26 June 2025

The 'double jeopardy' behind pay gaps for Asian women academics

New Zealand University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
26 June 2025

'We witness the aftermath' - NZ trauma experts call to end ‘Run It Straight’

New Zealand University of Otago,Christchurch Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
26 June 2025

Device study in rats finds improvement for spinal cord injuries

New Zealand; International University of Auckland Nature Communications
26 June 2025

Supporting researchers facing online harassment – New resources for institutions

New Zealand Science Media Centre (New Zealand)
25 June 2025

Public housing can help level the playing field for children

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust Motu Working Paper
20 June 2025

New homes for endangered native skink aim to improve survival chances

Australia; New Zealand; SA Flinders University,University of Otago Biology
19 June 2025

Spiders could protect our crops, but research is hanging by a thread

New Zealand Plant and Food Research,Lincoln University New Zealand Journal of Ecology
19 June 2025

Skink size shrinks after storm surge

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Journal of Ecology
18 June 2025

Over half of LGBTIQ+ flatters experience housing discrimination

New Zealand University of Otago Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
18 June 2025

Samoan traditional healers' holistic approach, diet expertise, and spirituality attract patients

New Zealand; Pacific Massey University Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
17 June 2025

Ahi kā keep the home fires burning for and through kapa haka

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Te Pū Oranga Whenua Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
17 June 2025

All we know of Aotearoa's underwater continent, Zealandia

New Zealand; Pacific GNS Science New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Expert Reaction
16 June 2025

Moral panic about ram raids convenient for capitalism, researchers say

New Zealand University of Auckland Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
15 June 2025

Whānau caregivers of kids need support they can trust

New Zealand University of Auckland Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
13 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Plane crash in Ahmedabad

Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC; QLD
12 June 2025

A new approach to tackling gender pay gaps in New Zealand’s public sector

New Zealand Te Pūnaha Matatini,University of Canterbury New Zealand Science Review
12 June 2025

New jumping spider genus in South Island mountains

New Zealand Lincoln University New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Expert Reaction
11 June 2025

Period tracker app users trade privacy for tech

New Zealand University of Waikato Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
11 June 2025

Stop smoking strategies could help NZ vapers quit too

New Zealand University of Auckland,Massey University,University of Canterbury,Flinders University Drug and Alcohol Review
10 June 2025

Wing-ache? There's a drug for that

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Veterinary Journal
10 June 2025

Kiwi farmers unaware of positive public opinion on their environmental performance

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Lincoln University Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
9 June 2025

Bottom trawling threatens sea critters' climate refuges in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Victoria University of Wellington,Department of Conservation,Newcastle University (UK) Ocean & Coastal Management
9 June 2025

More rocket launches could slow the ozone hole's recovery

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Canterbury npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
9 June 2025

Chatbots could aid urban planning, researchers say

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Waikato,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Alta Planning + Design (USA) Nature Cities
9 June 2025

Ship anchors are squashing life on Antarctic seafloors

New Zealand; International National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),KOLOSSAL (US), Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) Frontiers in Conservation Science
Expert Reaction
8 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Dengue in the Pacific region

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific
Expert Reaction
8 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Hopes for UN Ocean Conference

New Zealand; Pacific; International
Expert Reaction
6 June 2025

Coral reefs can't outrun climate change

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Victoria University of Wellington,University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA; University of New Hampshire, USA Science Advances
5 June 2025

Māori communities call for dental care in diabetes management

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Ora Toa Primary Health Organisation New Zealand Medical Journal
5 June 2025

More than half of vape juices have the wrong concentration of nicotine

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
5 June 2025

Not enough research on mental health of ethnic migrant women

New Zealand University of Auckland,Ministry of Health, New Zealand Government,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
Briefing
5 June 2025

BRIEFING ALERT: Record temps and ocean heatwaves across our region - WMO The State of the Climate Report - SW Pacific

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
4 June 2025

Research sheds new light on the allergic response – and how to disrupt it

New Zealand Malaghan Institute of Medical Research The Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Expert Reaction
4 June 2025

'Illusion of certainty' means more Pike Rivers are likely

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
4 June 2025

DNA reveals the history of humans on Papua New Guinea over 2500 years

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD; SA; ACT University of Otago,The University of Adelaide,University of Waikato,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),James Cook University,The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,BioArch South, NZ, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany Nature Ecology & Evolution
4 June 2025

Nature reserves near cities boost mental health for urbanites

Australia; New Zealand; International China University of Geosciences Nature Cities
4 June 2025

Could lighting be the new gambling regulator?

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA Flinders University Nature Scientific Reports
2 June 2025

‘A love affair with the sea’: The NZ scientist who overcame hurdles to dedicate her life to studying the ocean

New Zealand Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability
29 May 2025

A restoration success story for a formerly contaminated Antarctic base

New Zealand; International National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Waikato,University of Canterbury,Antarctica New Zealand Polar Record
29 May 2025

Earth’s seasonal rhythms are changing, putting species and ecosystems at risk

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury Science
29 May 2025

COVID infections tied to rare neurological condition, mRNA vaccines reduce risk

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; WA University of Auckland,Monash University,Murdoch University,National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) Vaccine
27 May 2025

Kava and talanoa as a treatment for PTSD

New Zealand; Pacific University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii Frontiers in Psychology
26 May 2025

Microplastics found in the sand of dozens of NZ beaches

New Zealand Scion,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd) Marine Pollution Bulletin
25 May 2025

Urban rewilding combats global biodiversity decline

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,Macquarie University,RMIT University,World Wildlife Fund Australia Bioscience
23 May 2025

Genetic clocks boost immunity in the daytime

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of Otago Science Immunology
23 May 2025

More can be done to prevent common type of stroke

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Auckland,The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University,Monash University,The University of Queensland,Flinders University,Curtin University,La Trobe University,Charles Darwin University, Federation University, Charles Sturt University, University of Canberra, University of New England, James Cook University, Torrens University, University of Western Australia, University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology, University of Melbourne, Western Sydney University, Baker Institute, Griffith University, George Institute JAMA Neurology
22 May 2025

Liquid smoke fumes keep pesky sparrows out of sanctuaries

New Zealand Wintec,Papawera Geological, Cambridge; Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust New Zealand Journal of Ecology
22 May 2025

Does NZ still have a colonial bias for overseas doctors?

New Zealand Massey University NZMJ
22 May 2025

The history of affirmative entry at Otago Medical School

New Zealand University of Otago NZMJ
21 May 2025

We kicked native NZ gulls down the food chain

New Zealand Unitec New Zealand,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Auckland War Memorial Museum,University of Auckland New Zealand Journal of Ecology
20 May 2025

Thousands of kids are still swallowing magnets despite increased regulations

Australia; New Zealand; International UC Davis Health, USA Injury Prevention
20 May 2025

Humpbacks give birth as far south as Tasmania and New Zealand

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University Frontiers in Marine Science
19 May 2025

Most people trust climate scientists less than other scientists, but not everywhere...

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University,La Trobe University,University of Otago Environmental Research Letters
Expert Reaction
16 May 2025

How scientists pulled off a rare kākāpō artificial insemination

New Zealand; International Department of Conservation,University of Otago,Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany PLOS One
13 May 2025

This native NZ fish can rapidly change its sex

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Waikato,Deakin University,Lincoln University,Macquarie University Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
12 May 2025

People who swap mundane jobs for meaningful careers still do it tough

Australia; New Zealand; VIC RMIT University,University of Canterbury,The University of Melbourne International Journal of Research in Marketing
Expert Reaction
7 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Report on sexual violence against children finds NZ and Australian rates among the highest

Australia; New Zealand; International University ofWashington, USA The Lancet
7 May 2025

Planting peas and potatoes could help feed Palmerston North in a catastrophe

New Zealand Adapt Research, University of Otago PLOS One
7 May 2025

Screening for hepatitis and linked cancers practical and lifesaving, experts say

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
7 May 2025

The burden of climate change will be felt more by younger generations

Australia; New Zealand; International Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Nature
6 May 2025

Global monitoring stations team up to track human influence on ‘cleanest air in the world’

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International CSIRO
6 May 2025

Community partnership supports dental health study on stranded orca

New Zealand University of Otago,Orca Research Trust, Ōraka-Aparima Rūnaka, Te Kauika Tangaroa Charitable Trust Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
6 May 2025

Aotearoa has 10 million fossil fuel machines

New Zealand Rewiring Aotearoa
6 May 2025

'Nationwide proliferation of vape retailers around schools' in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Auckland Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
6 May 2025

Farm grass discovery nets top award at 2025 NZ Prime Minister's Science Prizes

New Zealand
Expert Reaction
4 May 2025

Financial support needed for caregivers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of Otago Drug and Alcohol Review
Expert Reaction
4 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Tuatara at risk from rat poison as well as rats

New Zealand Massey University,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Veterinary Journal
1 May 2025

Men are more likely to get sick, but less likely to seek care for 3 common diseases

New Zealand; Pacific; International University of Southern Denmark, Denmark PLOS Medicine
1 May 2025

Broken bones on the rise in Wellington thanks to e-scooters

New Zealand Wellington Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
1 May 2025

Equitable approaches to weight management could reduce cancer rates in Aotearoa

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
1 May 2025

We need dedicated health funding for Aoteaora's Asian population, experts say

New Zealand University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
30 April 2025

Does higher alcohol excise reduce our alcohol consumption?

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne,La Trobe University,Massey University,International Agency for Research on Cancer New England Journal of Medicine
30 April 2025

Injury, infection, and starvation threaten Aotearoa's penguins

Australia; New Zealand Murdoch University,Massey University,Department of Conservation,Auckland Zoo PLOS ONE
30 April 2025

Inflammatory bowel disease in world populations follows similar patterns over time

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Otago,University of Calgary Nature
Expert Reaction
30 April 2025

Microplastics, microplastics everywhere

New Zealand; International JAMSTEC (Japan), Aotearoa Blue Ocean Research Nature
Expert Reaction
30 April 2025

Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD University of Auckland,University of Otago,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Canterbury,Australian Synchrotron,Korean Polar Research Institute, INGV (Italy), Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), Columbia University (USA), New Mexico State University (USA), Tonga Geological Services Nature Geoscience
22 April 2025

Common insecticide harms freshwater ecosystems

New Zealand; International Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Leiden University, Netherlands Institute of Ecology Ecology Letters
22 April 2025

What's the difference between last year's NZ bird flu outbreak and the overseas strain making headlines?

New Zealand Massey University New Zealand Veterinary Journal
16 April 2025

Mystery molars lead to discovery of giant crayfish in ancient Aotearoa

Australia; New Zealand Canterbury Museum,Flinders University,The University of New South Wales Alcheringa
Expert Reaction
16 April 2025

Half of NZ vegans aren't getting enough amino acids from their protein

New Zealand Massey University PLOS ONE
Expert Reaction
12 April 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Trust in NZ media stabilises

New Zealand AUT University
10 April 2025

How NZ politicians used tobacco industry arguments after smokefree repeal

New Zealand University of Otago Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
10 April 2025

Health data masking cancer differences between Pacific ethnic groups

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,iNZight Analytics Ltd. New Zealand Medical Journal
10 April 2025

Woman hospitalised with ice burn on throat after 'nang'

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
10 April 2025

NZ doctors push back against Minister's criticism of public health advocacy

New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal; University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
10 April 2025

Experts call for clarity on the role of prescribers under drug driving legislation

New Zealand University of Otago,Ashburn Clinic New Zealand Medical Journal
10 April 2025

Pacific people in deprived areas less likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition

New Zealand; Pacific University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
9 April 2025

Clear link between unhealthy marketing and Kiwi kids' food preferences

New Zealand University of Waikato,Massey University,University of Auckland,University of Otago Health Promotion International
9 April 2025

Studying the "unprecedented" landslides on Maungakiekie

New Zealand University of Auckland,Simon Fraser University, Canada; Geomarine Research, Auckland New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
9 April 2025

Pacific youth perspectives on online gaming

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
9 April 2025

The brain pulses with every heartbeat

New Zealand; International Mātai, University of Auckland’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, GE HealthCare, GhentUniversity Interface Focus
Expert Reaction
8 April 2025

EXPERT REACTION: “I got death threats at the time” - Harassment of NZ’s female MPs is a challenge to our democracy

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
8 April 2025

Floods drive up hospitalisation risks for 7 months

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD Monash University,The University of Sydney,University of Otago,The University of Queensland Nature Water
8 April 2025

Bushfire smoke increases hospitalisation risks more than other types of air pollution

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS Monash University,The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Adelaide,University of Otago,The University of Queensland Nature Sustainability
6 April 2025

More than 5000 farms could be isolated after a big Taranaki eruption

New Zealand University of Canterbury New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
6 April 2025

High-res insights into NZ’s sinking coastal sites

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,GNS Science New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Expert Reaction
4 April 2025

Getting up close and personal with beach gold

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
31 March 2025

No evidence quit smoking treatments increase risk of major birth defects

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD The University of New South Wales,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),University of Otago,Bond University JAMA Internal Medicine
Expert Reaction
31 March 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tonga

New Zealand; Pacific
26 March 2025

Show me the money: NZ primary healthcare not being financially prioritised

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
26 March 2025

New Zealand rig sharks are the first sharks recorded making noises

New Zealand; International University of Auckland Royal Society Open Science
23 March 2025

'Hard wiring' Indigenous values into a genomics platform

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Otago,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),Maurice Wilkins Centre,Ngāti Porou Oranga; Te Whatu Ora Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
21 March 2025

Aotearoa once home to elephant seals

Australia; New Zealand; QLD Griffith University,University of Otago Global Change Biology
Expert Reaction
20 March 2025

Foster homes are the 'backbone' of cat rescue in NZ

New Zealand Massey University New Zealand Veterinary Journal
19 March 2025

How North Island robins hide and seek their snacks

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
17 March 2025

Cancer nanotech nurtures sustainable agriculture innovation

Australia; New Zealand; NSW The University of New South Wales,University of Auckland Nature
13 March 2025

Religion helps Muslims feel like they belong in NZ

New Zealand University of Otago Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
13 March 2025

Māori health professionals' views on psychedelic therapy

New Zealand University of Auckland,Auckland City Hospital NZMJ
13 March 2025

Māori less likely to use ambulances for heart attacks

New Zealand AUT University,University of Auckland,Hato Hone St John, Wellington Free Ambulance NZMJ
12 March 2025

Third NZ weed evolves Roundup resistance

New Zealand AgResearch New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Expert Reaction
6 March 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Manawanui fuel removal operation completed

New Zealand; Pacific
6 March 2025

New discovery to accelerate Strep A vaccine efforts

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; QLD; WA Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,University of Auckland,Griffith University,The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,The University of Queensland,Monash University Nature Communications
3 March 2025

Chatham Rise seafloor may be more resilient than previously thought

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Victoria University of Wellington,University of Waikato,Fisheries New Zealand, Waikato Regional Council, RMA Science New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
3 March 2025

City fires likely to increase with climate change

Australia; New Zealand; International RMIT University,Charles Darwin University Nature Cities
27 February 2025

Health projects should involve patients and whānau from the start, experts say

New Zealand Te Tāhū Hauora – New Zealand Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand Medical Journal
27 February 2025

Sepsis survival rates unequal after hospital discharge

New Zealand University of Otago,Auckland City Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
27 February 2025

Protecting Kiwi kids' respiratory health

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland,Starship Children's Hospital, Pacific Health Plus Porirua New Zealand Medical Journal
25 February 2025

Using ethnicity tick-boxes with care

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Waikato Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
24 February 2025

Epilepsy affects 52 million people worldwide, global analysis finds

New Zealand; International AUT University The Lancet Public Health
24 February 2025

Common gynaecological conditions linked to heart disease

Australia; New Zealand; International Western Sydney University,Medical Research Institute of New Zealand,The University of Sydney,The University of Adelaide,Nepean Hospital - Sydney Heart
24 February 2025

Protecting adult pāteke offers the best chance to save the species, research shows

New Zealand Cawthron Institute,University of Auckland New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
24 February 2025

EXPERT REACTION: NZ and Aussie breast cancer rates among the highest in the world

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,Alberta Health Services, Canada Nature Medicine
Expert Reaction
24 February 2025

The science of deep sea mining – Expert Q+A

New Zealand; Pacific
Expert Reaction
23 February 2025

How evolution can improve the ability to evolve

New Zealand; International Max Planck Institute - Germany Science
23 February 2025

Seed bombs from the sky could restore NZ's native plants

New Zealand Department of Conservation,University of Otago,Envico Technologies Ltd, Ōtari Native Botanic Garden New Zealand Journal of Botany
Expert Reaction
23 February 2025

Alcohol policies are better in Australia than in Aotearoa

Australia; New Zealand; International Massey University,La Trobe University Drug and Alcohol Review
21 February 2025

Humans are making the world's rivers grow more algae

New Zealand; International AgResearch,Lincoln University Nature Communications
20 February 2025

Invasive pines tripled their seed supply to spread across Aotearoa

New Zealand Scion New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
20 February 2025

EXPERT Q+A: Pacific tuna on the move

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Pacific Community (SPC)
19 February 2025

Glacier melting is increasing and the ice loss is now double that of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

New Zealand; International University of Zurich, Switzerland Nature
18 February 2025

Better breast screening is possible in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
18 February 2025

Lighting up the womb with lasers

New Zealand University of Waikato Scientific Reports
18 February 2025

Authentic communication reduces risky teen drinking

Australia; New Zealand; SA The University of Adelaide,Massey University Journal of Public Policy & Marketing
Expert Reaction
16 February 2025

Unpaid placements leave teachers and nurses lagging financially

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Victoria University of Wellington Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
13 February 2025

Call for funded annual health check-ups for Kiwis with intellectual disabilities

New Zealand IHC NZ, Kōtātā Insight New Zealand Medical Journal
13 February 2025

Whakaari eruption's emotional impact on health workers

New Zealand University of Auckland,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
13 February 2025

Disability funding cuts causing 'severe harm', say clinicians

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
13 February 2025

Politicians getting run over by Big Road

New Zealand University of Otago Journal of Transport & Health
Expert Reaction
13 February 2025

Noise pollution is messing with the undersea symphony - even in Marine Protected Areas

New Zealand University of Auckland Marine Pollution Bulletin
6 February 2025

Team looks to infant speech development to understand whale song’s language-like structure

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD Griffith University,University of Auckland Science
6 February 2025

Green light for AI remote tech to sort the wood from the trees

Australia; New Zealand; SA Flinders University,Scion and Indufor Asia Pacific Science of Remote Sensing
3 February 2025

More evidence that mobile phones are not associated with cancer

Australia; New Zealand Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA),University of Auckland Environment International
2 February 2025

NZ needs around $20b to make its power grid go green

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
29 January 2025

Can we use AI to better predict fires?

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD Western Sydney University,University of Canterbury International Journal of Wildland Fire
28 January 2025

Home makeovers for skink survival

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Journal of Zoology
28 January 2025

More general practices closing their books in Aotearoa

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Journal of Primary Health Care
27 January 2025

Fat cells more diverse than previously thought

New Zealand; International University of Auckland Nature Genetics
24 January 2025

High protein diet benefits preemies' brains

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of Waterloo, Canada JAMA Network Open
23 January 2025

Diabetes forecast to increase 30% in Aotearoa by 2044

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Waikato New Zealand Medical Journal
23 January 2025

Smokers' survey results 'call into question' repeal of smokefree measures

New Zealand University of Otago,AUT University New Zealand Medical Journal
Expert Reaction
20 January 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Trust in scientists comparatively high in Aotearoa and Australia

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; ACT Macquarie University,The University of Western Australia,The University of New South Wales,Victoria University of Wellington,University of Tasmania,University of Otago,The Australian National University,La Trobe University,University of Waikato,The University of Melbourne Nature Human Behaviour
Expert Reaction
19 January 2025

Secret lives of native bees

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Journal of Ecology
15 January 2025

New links between genes could help obesity treatments

New Zealand; International University of Auckland Science Translational Medicine
Expert Reaction
15 January 2025

Moa used to spread native fungi, fossil poo shows

Australia; New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,The University of Adelaide,University of Auckland Biology Letters
Expert Reaction
13 January 2025

Young NZers need early, culturally safe, period health education

New Zealand University of Auckland,Western Sydney University,Medical Research Institute of New Zealand,Principal World Endometriosis Organisations, New Zealand Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Expert Reaction
13 January 2025

Alpine bugs feeling climate heating squeeze

New Zealand; International Massey University Ecology and Evolution
9 January 2025

Air quality and health impacts worse in densely populated Auckland neighbourhoods

New Zealand University of Auckland Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Expert Reaction
9 January 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Switching up building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 annually

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA University of California, USA Science
8 January 2025

Extinction risk for a quarter of freshwater critters

Australia; New Zealand; International; QLD Western Australian Museum,James Cook University,University of Canberra,International Union for Conservation of Nature, Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia, Auckland Zoo, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Nature
Expert Reaction
8 January 2025

Few male whales becoming dads

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,University of New Caledonia (UNC),University of St Andrews (UK), UMR ENTROPIE (New Caledonia), Opération Cétacés (New Caledonia), Oregon State University (USA) Royal Society Open Science
7 January 2025

Drug-resistant hookworms put pets and people at risk

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,Massey University International Journal of Parasitology
6 January 2025

Brain-inspired nano-tech promises new era for electronics

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; SA Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET),University of Canterbury ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
19 December 2024

Here comes the sun: What would incentivise Kiwis to buy solar panels?

New Zealand Lincoln University Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
19 December 2024

Dark energy doesn't exist, according to new evidence

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Expert Reaction
18 December 2024

EXPERT REACTION:  IPBES (the ‘IPCC for Biodiversity’) says fundamental change is needed to stop biodiversity loss

Australia; New Zealand; International The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
17 December 2024

Filling in NZ’s productivity data gaps

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust Motu Working Paper
17 December 2024

#kai; Celebrating Māori food and identity on TikTok

New Zealand Massey University Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
17 December 2024

Working with non-scientists can double the impact of scientific research

New Zealand AgResearch,Lincoln University,CSIRO,New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
17 December 2024

LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts in NZ workplaces fall short

New Zealand Kāhui Tū Kaha Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
17 December 2024

EXPERT REACTION: IPBES (the ‘IPCC for Biodiversity’) warns of 5 connected global crises - Nexus Report

Australia; New Zealand; International The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Expert Reaction
17 December 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Large earthquake strikes Vanuatu

New Zealand; Pacific
16 December 2024

Just half of rainbow polytech students feel supported on campus

New Zealand Weltec,Unitec New Zealand,Whitireia New Zealand,Toi Ohomai, Otago Polytechnic Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
16 December 2024

Many NZ teens resist the lure of vapes, but it 'smells like fun'

New Zealand University of Otago Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
16 December 2024

Pacific adults have higher levels of psychological distress but lower levels of diagnoses

New Zealand University of Otago Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
15 December 2024

Cost of retail crime up 40 per cent over two years

Australia; New Zealand; QLD Griffith University
15 December 2024

Call for action against key cause of gastric cancer

New Zealand; Pacific University of Otago,University of Auckland,Malaghan Institute of Medical Research,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
12 December 2024

Kindness makes for better healthcare

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Otago BMJ Leader
12 December 2024

New tool supports local input on alcohol licensing decisions

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Expert Reaction
12 December 2024

Challenges in hearing care for older Māori

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
12 December 2024

Primary health providers could support first trimester abortion care

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2024

Bringing cancer clinical trials closer to home

New Zealand University of Auckland,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority, Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2024

Serious injuries disproportionately affect Māori and men

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
12 December 2024

New Mental Health Bill 'not transformative', say experts

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
Expert Reaction
12 December 2024

EXPERT REACTION: New food standards proposed for lab-grown meat

Australia; New Zealand; WA Science Media Centre (New Zealand),Australian Science Media Centre
12 December 2024

Australia tops the table rates of bowel cancer in the under 50s

Australia; New Zealand; International American Cancer Society The Lancet Oncology
11 December 2024

Tītitipounamu benefit from 1080 drops for two breeding seasons

New Zealand Department of Conservation New Zealand Journal of Ecology
11 December 2024

We are living longer but the gap between our lifespan and our 'healthspan' is getting bigger

Australia; New Zealand; International Mayo Clinic, USA JAMA Network Open
10 December 2024

Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,Griffith University Nature Communications
10 December 2024

Researchers put price tag on ecosystem restoration

New Zealand Eco-Index
5 December 2024

High uptake for HPV self-testing in NZ - but knowledge gaps remain

New Zealand Journal of Primary Health Care
5 December 2024

Micronutrients may help kids manage emotions

New Zealand University of Canterbury PLOS ONE
Expert Reaction
5 December 2024

EXPERT REACTION: NZ and Aus wildlife among most vulnerable to climate-driven extinction

Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC; QLD University of Connecticut, University of Aberdeen Science
3 December 2024

Expanding NZ's seismic network would help better locate earthquakes

New Zealand GNS Science,Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Expert Reaction
3 December 2024

Aotearoa's active faults in high resolution

New Zealand GNS Science,University of Canterbury New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Expert Reaction
2 December 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Negotiators fail to agree on a global plastics treaty

New Zealand; International
2 December 2024

Warming temperatures may shrink wetland carbon sinks

Australia; New Zealand; VIC RMIT University,James Cook University,Western Sydney University,The University of Queensland,University of Auckland,University of Wollongong,Griffith University Environmental Science and Technology
Expert Reaction
28 November 2024

A renewed vision for Mātauranga Māori in research, science, and innovation

New Zealand Rauika Māngai
28 November 2024

Healthcare experiences worse for people with mental health conditions - survey

New Zealand University of Otago,Health Quality & Safety Commission, NZ New Zealand Medical Journal
28 November 2024

Anxiety and happiness in pandemic times

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
28 November 2024

Effective suicide prevention requires targeting structural issues

New Zealand University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
27 November 2024

The deaths of 1.5 million people each year have been linked to air pollution from landscape fires

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Sydney,University of Otago,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania The Lancet
Expert Reaction
27 November 2024

Kākāpō's crusty bums linked to bacteria

New Zealand University of Auckland,Department of Conservation,University of Otago,Auckland Zoo New Zealand Journal of Zoology
26 November 2024

Kea don't care whether 1080 repels deer

New Zealand Department of Conservation,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Wildlife Surveillance Ltd., Wyndon Aviation Ltd. New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Expert Reaction
25 November 2024

A quarter of NZ kids experience online harm by the age of 8

New Zealand University of Canterbury Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
Expert Reaction
24 November 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Final negotiations for a global plastics treaty

New Zealand; Pacific; International
24 November 2024

Zoning reforms increase housing supply

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust
22 November 2024

Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock

Australia; New Zealand; International; QLD The University of Queensland Nature Genetics
Expert Reaction
18 November 2024

Scientists argue natural forests should not count towards climate goals

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Canterbury,The University of Melbourne,University of Oxford, UK Nature
14 November 2024

Measles cases surge worldwide

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Health Organization (WHO) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Expert Reaction
14 November 2024

What to expect from COP29 – Expert Reaction

New Zealand; Pacific; International
11 November 2024

MEDIA BRIEFING: Major Pacific climate report launched at COP29

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; VIC University of Canterbury,The University of the South Pacific,The University of Melbourne
7 November 2024

Support for NZ's coeliacs is missing the mark

New Zealand University of Otago NZMJ
6 November 2024

Falling student success, hot flushes, and drugs from bugs - the latest research funded by NZ

New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi
5 November 2024

New Zealand's pest possums could develop poison resistance

Australia; New Zealand Massey University Journal of Comparative Physiology B
4 November 2024

Niue imports a beetle to keep weeds under control

New Zealand; Pacific Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,SPREP
4 November 2024

What do alcohol ads look like in the metaverse?

New Zealand Massey University,University of Auckland Drug and Alcohol Review
4 November 2024

Developing a metric scale to attract marathon runners

Australia; New Zealand; International Edith Cowan University Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Expert Reaction
31 October 2024

How NZ avoided a 'triple-demic' of RSV, COVID-19, and influenza

New Zealand University of Auckland,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Otago The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Expert Reaction
31 October 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Manawanui cleanup resumes

New Zealand; Pacific
Expert Reaction
30 October 2024

DNA evidence reveals bat box success

New Zealand AECOM, Wilderlab New Zealand Journal of Zoology
29 October 2024

Ancient gene offers new clue to disease susceptibility for First Nations people

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; VIC; QLD; NT The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,Menzies School of Health Research,Griffith University Cell
Expert Reaction
29 October 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Commonwealth Ocean Declaration

New Zealand; Pacific
28 October 2024

How far south did Polynesian seafarers sail?

New Zealand; Pacific The Australian National University,University of Wollongong,The University of New South Wales,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Archaeology in Oceania
Expert Reaction
24 October 2024

Human deforestation made native bugs change colour

New Zealand University of Otago Science
Expert Reaction
24 October 2024

Watch out for birds: challenges for offshore renewables in Aotearoa

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Plant and Food Research,University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
23 October 2024

Unidentified bystanders in warzones are seen as guilty until proven innocent

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury,University of Southhampton PLOS ONE
23 October 2024

Rock wrens safe from 1080

New Zealand Department of Conservation New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
23 October 2024

Pest monitoring is creating microplastics, but doesn't need to

New Zealand Lincoln University New Zealand Journal of Zoology
17 October 2024

Pacific children in NZ live nearer to vege stores, but also fast food

New Zealand; Pacific University of Otago,University of Canterbury,University of Auckland New Zealand Population Review
Expert Reaction
17 October 2024

Google Street View a quick way to assess fall risk

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Auckland,AUT University New Zealand Population Review
17 October 2024

Deprivation in Aotearoa worsened through the 1980s

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Otago New Zealand Population Review
17 October 2024

Healthy environments for tamariki and rangatahi Māori

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Otago,University of Auckland,Starship Children's Hospital New Zealand Population Review
17 October 2024

Medicinal cannabis getting stronger, more commercialised

New Zealand Massey University NZMJ
17 October 2024

The next pandemic is inevitable. Will NZ be ready?

New Zealand ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),University of Otago NZMJ
17 October 2024

Suicide after drinking disproportionately affects Māori and Pacific women

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,The University of Melbourne New Zealand Medical Journal
16 October 2024

Alcohol causes cancer

New Zealand
16 October 2024

Less sodium in fast foods could cut heart disease risk for over-salted Kiwis

New Zealand University of Auckland,Pinnacles Midlands Health Network Journal of Nutritional Science
14 October 2024

Aotearoa New Zealand could work with other countries to accelerate global climate progress

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust
Expert Reaction
12 October 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Why do so many New Zealanders avoid the news?

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Otago Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
10 October 2024

Algorithms to help forecast big quakes

New Zealand; International GNS Science,GFZ Potsdam, Germany Seismological Research Letters
10 October 2024

How rock climbers think

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Expert Reaction
10 October 2024

What is second chance education like for New Zealanders?

New Zealand Manukau Institute of Technology; Academic Colleges Group, NZ Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
10 October 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Reef damage and small oil leaks from Manawanui wreck

New Zealand; Pacific Science Media Centre (New Zealand)
Expert Reaction
10 October 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Court of Inquiry launched into Manawanui sinking

New Zealand; Pacific Science Media Centre (New Zealand)
Expert Reaction
9 October 2024

Humans have made Aotearoa's rainy days rainier

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Victoria University of Wellington,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Bodeker Scientific, Alexandra Weather and Climate Extremes
7 October 2024

Earthquake forecast tool gets a glow up

New Zealand; International GNS Science Seismological Research Letters
Expert Reaction
7 October 2024

Climate change increases ship threats to whale sharks

Australia; New Zealand; International James Cook University,The University of Queensland,University of Auckland,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),The University of Western Australia,Murdoch University,University of the Sunshine Coast,The Australian National University,Marine Biological Association, UK, Biopixel Oceans Foundation, ECOCEAN Inc., Sundive Research Nature Climate Change
7 October 2024

Help shape the future of bone marrow transplants

Australia; New Zealand; International Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
Expert Reaction
7 October 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Manawanui sinks off coast of Samoa

New Zealand; Pacific Science Media Centre (New Zealand)
Expert Reaction
2 October 2024

Banning tobacco sales for young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths

New Zealand; International University of Otago,Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain The Lancet Public Health
1 October 2024

Demonstrating how GBR water quality targets can be achieved through gully remediation

Australia; New Zealand; QLD Griffith University,University of Canterbury International Soil and Water Conservation Research
Expert Reaction
30 September 2024

Intense marine heatwaves disrupt fish populations and fisheries in NZ

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Otago Science of The Total Environment
30 September 2024

Globally, most young kids aren't exercising and sleeping enough and spend too much time on screens

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA University of Wollongong,The Kids Research Institute Australia,Deakin University,The University of Queensland,University of Otago JAMA Pediatrics
Expert Reaction
30 September 2024

Higher chance of depression in pre-teens who experienced multiple risk factors in pregnancy and early life

New Zealand University of Auckland,Starship Children's Hospital Journal of Affective Disorders
26 September 2024

'Ethnicity is an evidence-based marker of need', public health physicians say

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
26 September 2024

Lung cancer diagnosis inequities in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland,Breast Cancer Foundation NZ New Zealand Medical Journal
24 September 2024

Heat, animal illness, and erosion risks to affect NZ agriculture with changing climate

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Plant and Food Research,AgResearch,Ministry for the Environment Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
23 September 2024

Local extinction likely for a South Island robin population

New Zealand University of Otago,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Journal of Ecology
22 September 2024

Improving rural health research and training in NZ

New Zealand University of Otago Journal of Primary Health Care
19 September 2024

Exploring Tonga's underwater volcano from 16,000 kilometers away

New Zealand; Pacific; International GNS Science Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
19 September 2024

Love island: Bird’s refusal to leave resort life leads to genetic change

Australia; New Zealand; International; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast,Griffith University,University of Otago Nature Scientific Reports
18 September 2024

High temperatures and air pollution driving increase in strokes

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International AUT University The Lancet Neurology
Expert Reaction
18 September 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Exploring genetic diagnostic options for autism in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Auckland,Auckland City Hospital Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
17 September 2024

'Urgent need' to promote resilience among young NZers, paper says

New Zealand Koi Tū: the Centre for Informed Futures
16 September 2024

New Australian guidelines for dealing with unexplained infertility

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA Monash University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide,University of Auckland Medical Journal of Australia - MJA
16 September 2024

Medicinal cannabis use by children may have an increased risk of diarrhoea and sleepiness

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Manitoba, Canada JAMA Pediatrics
16 September 2024

Questioning the evidence for repetitive head impacts and CTE

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Sydney,Monash University,New Zealand Rugby Sports Medicine
16 September 2024

Australasia missing a trick on core technologies

Australia; New Zealand Australian and New Zealand Optical Society (ANZOS)
15 September 2024

Southern Alps geckos likely killed by scrub fire

New Zealand University of Otago,Department of Conservation New Zealand Journal of Ecology
13 September 2024

Rates of IVF twins and triplets hit record low

Australia; New Zealand; NSW The University of New South Wales
11 September 2024

An ancient Neanderthal community was isolated for over 50,000 years

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; SA Southern Cross University,The University of Adelaide,Université Toulouse, CNRS, France, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Syft Technologies Ltd., New Zealand Cell Genomics
11 September 2024

High screen time, more parental stress, and low income related to childhood behaviour problems

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust
10 September 2024

Kākāpō changed colour to avoid Haast's Eagle

New Zealand; International University of Otago,University of Auckland,Department of Conservation,Plant and Food Research,Genomics Aotearoa,Dodd-Walls Centre PLOS Biology
8 September 2024

Farming at the edges of nature reserves is helping exotic species invade

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Journal of Ecology
6 September 2024

Bat boxes a hit with bugs and birds

New Zealand Department of Conservation New Zealand Journal of Zoology
5 September 2024

Taonga or 'weed'? Contrasting views on karaka

New Zealand; Pacific Department of Conservation,Wellington After Hours Veterinary Clinic, Wellington City Council, Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, Massey University, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa New Zealand Journal of Ecology
5 September 2024

The case for Māori hospitals

New Zealand University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
5 September 2024

COVID-19 vaccines protect against hospitalisation and death longer than they protect against infections

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),Massey University New Zealand Medical Journal
Expert Reaction
4 September 2024

How a mountain stream moves a landslide

New Zealand University of Auckland,Victoria University of Wellington,GNS Science Science Advances
Expert Reaction
4 September 2024

'Green' claims on seafood packaging are too vague

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,University of Otago Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Expert Reaction
3 September 2024

How NZ deer farms could reduce emissions

New Zealand AgResearch New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
3 September 2024

Do kids really need to avoid all screens 2 hours before bed?

New Zealand University of Otago JAMA Pediatrics
Briefing
Expert Reaction
3 September 2024

NEWS BRIEFING: WHO commissioned review confirms mobile phones not linked to brain cancer

Australia; New Zealand; VIC Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA),University of Auckland Environment International
Expert Reaction
2 September 2024

Avoidable deaths in NZ linked more with ethnicity and deprivation than with local health system performance

New Zealand University of Auckland Public Health in Practice
2 September 2024

Kākāpō - not Kiwi - are the true ancient species of Aotearoa

Australia; New Zealand Canterbury Museum,University of Canterbury,Flinders University Geobios
30 August 2024

Public perceptions on the use of gene tech

New Zealand New Zealand's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge
29 August 2024

TB under the sea: A marine sponge microbe provides insights into the evolution of tuberculosis

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; QLD The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Bio21 Institute,The University of Queensland,University of Otago,Institut Pasteur, UK Health Security Agency, WEHI PLOS Pathogens
26 August 2024

Radiographer reports could help emergency doctors

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
26 August 2024

Coastal cities are slow to adapt to climate change

Australia; New Zealand; International Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany Nature Cities
26 August 2024

Are Earth’s missing millions of undescribed insect species extinction-prone?

Australia; New Zealand; QLD Griffith University,Scion Insect Conservation and Diversity
22 August 2024

Focus on nutrition and equitable healthcare needed for Asian people in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Otago,AUT University New Zealand Medical Journal
22 August 2024

Bowel screening success lower for more vulnerable people

New Zealand Eastern Institute of Technology,Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldier's Memorial Hospital, The University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
22 August 2024

Investing 'intelligently' in the health of New Zealand

New Zealand Association of Salaried Medical Specialists NZ Medical Journal
19 August 2024

Weaving Māori values into hearing support

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
19 August 2024

Traditional Māori fishing method effective for monitoring streams

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
16 August 2024

Hidden volcanic glass in Australian wetlands may be from a NZ supereruption

Australia; New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Forest Practices Authority, Hobart Quaternary Science Reviews
Expert Reaction
15 August 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Alcohol and gambling risks may be higher among NZ's pro rugby players

New Zealand Capital Sport Medicine, NZ; Axis Sports Medicine Specialists, NZ BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Expert Reaction
15 August 2024

Tiny Indo-Pacific islands home to millions of seabirds

New Zealand; Pacific; International University of Auckland Nature Ecology and Evolution
13 August 2024

Aussies are more likely to live longer than our English-speaking peers

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Southern California, USA BMJ Open
13 August 2024

Wairua, sleep, and health: the important links between spirituality and sleep

New Zealand Massey University Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
13 August 2024

Sense of belonging and parental support protect against being bullied

New Zealand Massey University,University of Tasmania Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
13 August 2024

Youth want to integrate their 'African-ness' and 'Kiwi-ness', but face obstacles

New Zealand Southern Cross University,Unitec New Zealand Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
11 August 2024

Carbon-negative power stations possible in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Ngawhā Generation Ltd, New Zealand Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
9 August 2024

Ships in whale waters

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of Environmental Management
8 August 2024

Moon phase during birth influences fish sex

New Zealand; Pacific Victoria University of Wellington Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
8 August 2024

Pedestrian-friendly streets help Pacific elders make the most of their neighbourhoods

New Zealand; Pacific AUT University,University of Auckland,Massey University,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Dovetail Consulting, Fealofani Samoa Sports Club Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
7 August 2024

Embracing gender diversity reaffirms Māori cultural norms

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington MAI Journal
7 August 2024

Using mātauranga Māori to ‘convey us into the future’

New Zealand University of Auckland MAI Journal
Expert Reaction
7 August 2024

Cultural connection key to wellbeing for Pacific diaspora youth

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific AUT University,University of Waikato MAI Journal
Expert Reaction
7 August 2024

Disaster resilience education lacks Māori focus

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Canterbury MAI Journal
Expert Reaction
7 August 2024

Balancing financial wellbeing with the Tongan way of life

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland MAI Journal
Expert Reaction
7 August 2024

Tamariki Māori need safe ways to travel to school

New Zealand University of Auckland MAI Journal
7 August 2024

Soaring food costs take toll on NZ kids

New Zealand University of Auckland,AUT University,Massey University Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
6 August 2024

Going, going, dugong: shrinking dugong populations are losing genetic diversity

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International University of Auckland,University of Oslo, Norway Royal Society Open Science
5 August 2024

COVID-19 still increases your risk of dying in ICU

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; ACT Monash University,St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne,Australian Government - Dept of Health and Aged Care,Centre for Outcome and Resource Evaluation, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Medical Journal of Australia
1 August 2024

Warning issued as superbug resistant to last-line antibiotics found in all six WHO Regions

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Health Organization (WHO)
Expert Reaction
1 August 2024

When glaciers melt, new life moves in

Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC Lincoln University,University of Canterbury,Monash University Nature
1 August 2024

Increased speed limits 'hard to defend,' say researchers

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Auckland,Moana Connect New Zealand Medical Journal
1 August 2024

High patient satisfaction doesn't guarantee quality care

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa, Tongan Health Society, Pinnacle Incorporated, Hauora, Northland DistrictHealth Board, Ngāti Porou Hauora, University of Otago, Centre, University of Waikato, The Fono, Middlemore Clinical Trials New Zealand Medical Journal
31 July 2024

Who would AI vote for?

New Zealand Otago Polytechnic PLOS ONE
31 July 2024

Penguin wing fossil shows importance of Zealandia in penguin evolution

New Zealand; International University of Otago,Ashoro Museum of Paleontology, Japan Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
30 July 2024

Skin may hold key to neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International The University of Adelaide,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,The University of Sydney American Journal of Human Genetics
30 July 2024

Injury dressings in first-aid kits provide a new technique to reveal shark species after bite incidents

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Flinders University Forensic Science International: Genetics
29 July 2024

Teen girls in relationships are experiencing shocking rates of intimate partner violence

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Health Organization (WHO) The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
29 July 2024

Shy stoats avoid tripping traps

Australia; New Zealand; NSW Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,The University of Sydney Journal of Applied Ecology
29 July 2024

New insights into delayed climate recovery following mass extinction event

New Zealand; International University of Waikato,Universität Hamburg, Germany PNAS
29 July 2024

Obesity in mums linked to sudden unexpected infant deaths

New Zealand; International Microsoft Corporation, USA JAMA Pediatrics
29 July 2024

We don't know enough about eye-health in the Pacific

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,Fiji National University (FNU),The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, Pacific Eye Institute Fiji, National Prevention of Blindness Committee PNG, International Centre for Eye Health UK, Ebeye Hospital The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
25 July 2024

Researchers test new way to remove carbon dioxide from air

New Zealand; International MacDiarmid Institute,Victoria University of Wellington,Newcastle University, UK; University of Strathclyde, UK; University College London, UK; University of Oxford, UK; Imperial College London, UK Nature Energy
25 July 2024

Aquaculture opportunities for seaweeds

New Zealand Massey University,University of Auckland,Premium Marine Technology Ltd, Invercargill, New Zealand New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
25 July 2024

The rust fungus among us

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Journal of Botany
24 July 2024

Retracing the last places moa lived

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; SA; ACT The University of Adelaide,The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne,University of Auckland,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Nature Ecology & Evolution
23 July 2024

Mice can be a silent spreader of leptospirosis

New Zealand; International Massey University,University of Auckland Journal of Applied Ecology
22 July 2024

Making NZ's aerospace sector more sustainable

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Expert Reaction
18 July 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Stressed out birds will push their fruit-eating abilities to the limit

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury,See paper PDF for full list of organisations. Science
18 July 2024

Reforms needed to help GPs open books

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Medical Journals
18 July 2024

Many Kiwis aren’t getting the best option to treat their migraines

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
17 July 2024

Keeping an eye (and ear) out for possums

New Zealand University of Canterbury New Zealand Journal of Ecology
17 July 2024

The ‘broken gate’ causing unstoppable brain signals in severe childhood epilepsy

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; ACT Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,The Australian National University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),University of Otago Brain
16 July 2024

Small 'exercise breaks' in your evening routine may help you sleep longer

New Zealand University of Otago BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Expert Reaction
16 July 2024

VIDEO EXPERT REACTION: How much green hydrogen could NZ need?

New Zealand University of Canterbury Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
14 July 2024

“Two years have gone, and we are still in the line:” Migrant mothers’ healthcare experiences in NZ

New Zealand AUT University Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
14 July 2024

The race to prevent the spread of the Gold Clam

New Zealand Cawthron Institute,University of Otago,University of Auckland New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
13 July 2024

Unequal access to school grounds after hours

New Zealand Massey University Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
10 July 2024

Phage discovery a step towards using viruses to fight bacteria

New Zealand; International University of Otago Nature
10 July 2024

At-risk islands are missing from climate change models

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW; VIC The University of New South Wales,CSIRO,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),École Nationale de la Météorologie, France,CNRM, France, Université de Toulouse, France, Université de la Nouvelle Calédonie, New Caledonia, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica Nature Climate Change
Expert Reaction
9 July 2024

EXPERT REACTION: NZ academic harassed during the pandemic wins in court

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; SA Australian Science Media Centre
9 July 2024

Māori, Pacific, and Asian young people in NZ experience higher rates of racism

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Auckland,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,Medical Research Institute of New Zealand Journal of Adolescent Health
5 July 2024

A new step towards busting myrtle rust

New Zealand Plant and Food Research,Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia Phytopathology
4 July 2024

New NZ guidelines for using screens in schools

New Zealand University of Auckland,Massey University,AUT University New Zealand Medical Journal
2 July 2024

New Zealand’s wettest and driest spells to become more extreme

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Canterbury,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Environmental Research Letters
1 July 2024

Building a jungle gym for kea? Use wood, not metal.

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Canterbury,Johns Hopkins University, US Applied Animal Behaviour Science
1 July 2024

Racism against Māori medical students and professionals widespread

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Otago JAMA Network Open
25 June 2024

Urban fish are being fed a plastic diet

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
25 June 2024

Healthy eating is getting pricier in NZ

New Zealand Lincoln University Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Expert Reaction
24 June 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Ketamine in tablet form shown to reduce symptoms of severe depression

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW The University of New South Wales,University of Otago,George Institute for Global Health Nature Medicine
21 June 2024

Rare Sāmoan discovery offers clues to the origins of hierarchical society

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,National University of Samoa,University of Canterbury,The Australian National University PLOS One
20 June 2024

Iodine levels not sweet as? Don't be sour, use iodised salt!

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
20 June 2024

Rongoā Māori and Western medicine could work together in a surgical outpatient setting

New Zealand North Shore Hospital, Whakauae Research Services for Māori Health & Development, Whanganui New Zealand Medical Journal
19 June 2024

'Christchurch mutation' may protect people at risk of early-onset Alzheimer's disease

New Zealand; International Massachusetts General Hospital, USA New England Journal of Medicine
18 June 2024

Paranoid people may be more likely to think others share their beliefs

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University College London, UK Royal Society Open Science
17 June 2024

NZ's ultra-rare limestone plants need native bees

New Zealand University of Otago,Department of Conservation New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Expert Reaction
14 June 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer

New Zealand; International University of Southern California, USA Geophysical Research Letters
13 June 2024

Herbal smells tell shoppers it's thyme to eat their veg

New Zealand AUT University Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
13 June 2024

Medicine could be helping bubs with low blood sugar sooner

New Zealand University of Auckland,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Canterbury JAMA Network Open
13 June 2024

Politicians use simple language on hot days

New Zealand; International Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany iScience
13 June 2024

Highlighting trajectory challenges for women in elite football

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA Edith Cowan University
12 June 2024

Kiwi mums escape to virtual beaches during labour

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington PLOS One
Expert Reaction
11 June 2024

EXPERT REACTION: NZ's wild birds have been safe from severe bird flu so far

New Zealand University of Auckland,Massey University,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Ministry for Primary Industries PLOS
10 June 2024

Globally, 1 in 5 kids are now overweight or obese

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Sichuan University, China JAMA Pediatrics
6 June 2024

Long Covid keeping kiwis out of work

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Medical Journal
6 June 2024

Most vape stores aren't checking ID or following new regulations

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
6 June 2024

Magnesium sulphate reduces risk of cerebral palsy and death for very preterm babies

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,The University of Melbourne,University of Auckland Obstetrics & Gynecology
5 June 2024

Maps of heavy metals in Wellington's soils show impacts of urbanisation

New Zealand GNS Science
31 May 2024

Lack of local context led to gaps in implementing COVID-19 policies across the Indo-Pacific

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific The Australian National University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney PLOS ONE
26 May 2024

Huhu grubs: a protein-packed future food for Aotearoa?

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
26 May 2024

What makes a 'good farmer' in Aotearoa?

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Our Land and Water National Science Challenge,University of Otago Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
23 May 2024

Masks work and we should use them more, say researchers

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Otago,The University of New South Wales,University of Calgary, University of Toronto, University of Oxford Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Expert Reaction
23 May 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Little bush moa genome shines a light on NZ's extinct native birds

New Zealand; International Harvard University, USA Science Advances
21 May 2024

Big personalities make big bucks

New Zealand University of Canterbury Royal Society Open Science
Expert Reaction
21 May 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Will greenhouse gases be ruled 'pollution' when it comes to the Law of the Sea?

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW Australian Science Media Centre
17 May 2024

Artificial intelligence and the future of surgery

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Scripps Research Translational Institute, University of Edinburgh Nature Medicine
16 May 2024

NZ melanoma deaths drop by a third over the past decade

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Waikato,Clinical Trials New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
16 May 2024

Almost one in five ED presentations are by current or former mental health clients

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
16 May 2024

Trans teen attempts mastectomy on self

New Zealand Wellington Regional Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
16 May 2024

Scrapping the Māori Health Authority is a breach of Te Tiriti, say researchers

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Medical Journal
16 May 2024

Fees-free prescriptions save millions in hospital costs, say researchers

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Medical Journal
15 May 2024

Philosophers can bridge the gap between science and policy

Australia; New Zealand; International; QLD; WA Murdoch University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Nature Human Behaviour
15 May 2024

Singing researchers investigate cross-cultural patterns in music and speech

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW University of Auckland,Victoria University of Wellington,The University of Sydney Science Advances
Expert Reaction
14 May 2024

New rheumatic fever treatments hurt less and last longer

Australia; New Zealand; WA University of Otago,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Western Australia,University of Auckland PLOS ONE
14 May 2024

Heatwaves lead to more than 150,000 deaths a year

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; VIC Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) PLOS Medicine
14 May 2024

Wind farms quickly offset their emissions

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Expert Reaction
12 May 2024

Study finds quick wins for climate adaptation

New Zealand University of Waikato,Lincoln University Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
10 May 2024

Can an app help prevent diabetes? Yes, but maybe not for long

New Zealand PLOS One
9 May 2024

Too much screen time causing problems for Kiwi kids

New Zealand AUT University,University of Auckland,Massey University New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
9 May 2024

Can environmental carers agree on the best way to look after nature?

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Waikato,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research PLOS One
8 May 2024

Processed meats most strongly linked to a higher risk of death among ultra-processed foods

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA The BMJ
8 May 2024

Are wild pigs spreading kauri dieback disease?

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research New Zealand Journal of Zoology
7 May 2024

VIDEO EXPERT REACTION: Auckland schools are surrounded by junk food and fizzy drink ads

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
2 May 2024

First head knock-linked brain disease in NZ rugby league player

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland NZMJ
Expert Reaction
2 May 2024

Tenfold increase in ADHD meds in NZ still not enough

New Zealand University of Otago NZMJ
1 May 2024

Volcanoes and music feature in 2023 Prime Minister's Science Prizes

New Zealand
30 April 2024

NZ's media laws are out of date and bad for democracy

New Zealand Koi Tū: the Centre for Informed Futures
26 April 2024

The pressures of COVID-19 science communication

New Zealand University of Auckland ESCMID Global Congress
24 April 2024

More than half of branded plastic pollution linked to 56 companies

Australia; New Zealand; International CSIRO Science Advances
24 April 2024

Tongan volcano may have exploded because it couldn't pass gas

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific GNS Science,The Australian National University Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
23 April 2024

Australian regions needing cardiac arrest education revealed

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT Monash University,Curtin University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) PLOS ONE
23 April 2024

It’s not too late to save the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

New Zealand; International GNS Science,Victoria University of Wellington,Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA; Nature Communications
22 April 2024

Digital alcohol marketing reinforces harmful gender norms

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom Drug and Alcohol Review
21 April 2024

What keeps NZ’s conservation volunteers motivated?

New Zealand Massey University Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
18 April 2024

Can tree microbiomes help trees survive a warmer future?

New Zealand Scion,Western Sydney University,Wright State University, USA Trends in Plant Science
Expert Reaction
18 April 2024

VIDEO EXPERT REACTION: Space volcanoes older than we knew

New Zealand; International GNS Science,California Institute of Technology, USA Science
16 April 2024

Food and fibre sector boost needed to support NZ’s ageing population

New Zealand New Zealand Institute of Economic Research; Helen Clark Foundation
Expert Reaction
15 April 2024

Climate change is putting NZ’s own alpine grasshoppers at risk

New Zealand Massey University Diversity and Distributions
12 April 2024

Polyester pollution is disrupting life on the seafloor

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of Otago,University of Florida, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of Cape Town Marine Pollution Bulletin
12 April 2024

Beep boop (signed)! Underwater robots can speak sign language now

Australia; New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Zagreb, Croatia Computer Networks
Expert Reaction
11 April 2024

Trouble on the horizon: how to make an impact based warning

New Zealand; International GNS Science,Massey University International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
11 April 2024

Post-Covid kids aren't walking to school like they used to

New Zealand University of Otago,AGILE Research Ltd., Auckland University of Technology, Journal of Transport & Health
11 April 2024

Ketamine hurts your bladder, makes you pee more

New Zealand Canterbury District Health Board (CHDB) NZMJ
11 April 2024

Older people often taking more meds than needed

New Zealand University of Auckland NZMJ
11 April 2024

Vaping took our youth by storm - will we let snus do the same?

New Zealand University of Otago NZMJ
11 April 2024

Young drinkers are ending up in ED less

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
10 April 2024

New approach needed to save Australia’s non-perennial rivers

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT Flinders University,Edith Cowan University,Monash University,Southern Cross University,The University of Melbourne,Lincoln University, Macquarie University, The University of Newcastle, University of Western Australia, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, The University of New South Wales, Griffith University, Victorian Government, James Cook University, RMIT University, University of New England, Charles Darwin University Journal of Hydrology
10 April 2024

UK and NZ EXPERT REACTION: Is it time to revisit guidelines for young people's gender-affirming care?

Australia; New Zealand; International University of York, UK Archives of Disease in Childhood
9 April 2024

Hepatitis deaths are increasing across the world

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Health Organization (WHO)
8 April 2024

Aussie and New Zealand risky drinkers more likely to booze at home than at the pub

Australia; New Zealand La Trobe University,Massey University Drug & Alcohol Review
7 April 2024

Interest in news is high in Aotearoa, but trust has rapidly declined

New Zealand AUT University
4 April 2024

Pandemic motherhood and mental overload in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Waikato Frontiers in Sociology
2 April 2024

DNA from carrion flies reveals which animals live nearby

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; WA Curtin University,University of Otago Royal Society Open Science
1 April 2024

Pregnant runners' pains differ by childbirth history

New Zealand; International Auckland University of Technology, University of Canterbury, University of Western Australia, University of Waikato Sports Medicine
28 March 2024

Mobilising the private sector to help fund the restoration of Aotearoa’s coastal and marine environments

New Zealand Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge
26 March 2024

Wine growing regions at risk with climate change

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; TAS Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Villenave d’Ornon, France Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
26 March 2024

Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR),Curtin University,CSIRO,University of Canterbury Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
25 March 2024

‘Urgent and sustainable’ action needed to safeguard health: MJA-Lancet Countdown

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Sydney,Macquarie University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,Curtin University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research, The University of Tasmania, Australian National University, The ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEX), The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, The University of Queensland, The University of Auckland MJA
25 March 2024

We're wasting over half our supply of this non-renewable fertiliser ingredient

New Zealand; International Our Land and Water National Science Challenge,AgResearch,Lincoln University,Lancaster University, UK Nature Food
25 March 2024

Micro-Lisa! Low-power light laser makes it mark in low-cost polymer

Australia; New Zealand; SA Flinders University Angewandte Chemie International Edition
22 March 2024

Deadline for global pandemic agreement looms

Australia; New Zealand; International World Health Organization (WHO)
21 March 2024

Motorcycle injuries on the rise, bicycle injuries falling

Australia; New Zealand Monash University,Deakin University,Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission NZMJ
21 March 2024

"I still have to show up and drug up" - Migraines take a toll on Kiwis' work and home lives

New Zealand University of Otago,Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand NZMJ
21 March 2024

Should the coroner collect menstrual cycle data during suspected suicide autopsies?

New Zealand University of Otago NZMJ
20 March 2024

Tweeting about your science paper might not give it the citation rate bump you were hoping for

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA Curtin University,University of Canterbury,University of Washington, USA PLOS ONE
20 March 2024

1 in 5 autistic Kiwis, and 1 in 6 autistic Aussies feel that society accepts them as an autistic person

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of Birmingham, UK; see paper for full list of author affiliations PLOS One
Expert Reaction
19 March 2024

New Zealand’s tertiary education ‘deserts’

Australia; New Zealand Swinburne University of Technology,Wintec,Griffith University,Kowhai Health Associates, New Zealand; Te Mana O Ngāti Rangitihi Trust, New Zealand Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
17 March 2024

EXPERT REACTION: It's now cheaper to run a fully electric home and car in NZ - report

New Zealand
15 March 2024

NZ scientists develop a low-cost way to scan animal brains

New Zealand Dodd-Walls Centre,University of Auckland Neurophotonics
14 March 2024

New ‘microcombs’ dreamt up under lockdown

New Zealand; International Dodd-Walls Centre,University of Auckland Nature Photonics
13 March 2024

Snow-go areas: ski fields in NZ and Australia will be drastically affected by climate change

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany PLOS One
13 March 2024

Emperor penguin populations are in decline

Australia; New Zealand; TAS University of Canterbury,Australian Antarctic Division Proceedings of the Royal Society B
11 March 2024

COVID-19 dropped global life expectancy by 1.6 years

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales,Charles Darwin University,Menzies School of Health Research,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Australian National University, University of South Australia, Murdoch University, Western Sydney University, University of Newcastle, Monash University, University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide, University of Queensland, Charles Sturt University, La Trobe University, University of Canberra, University of Tasmania, Federation University, University of New England, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, University of Sydney, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flinders University, James Cook University, Australian Catholic University, Burnet Institute, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, Telethon Kids Institute, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Torrens University Australia, Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, Southern Cross University, University of Wollongong, University of Newcastle, University of Washington The Lancet
11 March 2024

Hauraki Gulf saw heatwave conditions for 85% of 2022

New Zealand University of Auckland,University of Waikato,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
10 March 2024

New Zealand bottlenose dolphins have regional accents

New Zealand Massey University,University of Otago New Zealand Journal of Zoology
7 March 2024

Air rifles can reliably cause lethal injuries

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley; Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
7 March 2024

Most GP practices in NZ have “closed books”

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Medical Journal
4 March 2024

Economic abuse affects one in seven Kiwi women

New Zealand University of Auckland Journal of Interpersonal Violence
3 March 2024

Few hospitals include stop smoking services in their lung cancer care

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA Curtin University,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales,The University of Queensland,University of Auckland Respirology
1 March 2024

The Covid-19 pandemic put Antarctic research on ice

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury,British Antarctic Survey, University of Johannesburg SCIENCE ADVANCES
29 February 2024

1 billion people are now obese, and Aussie rates are on the way up

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Imperial College London, UK The Lancet
29 February 2024

NZ politicians might under-estimate the influence of gifts

New Zealand International Journal of Drug Policy
29 February 2024

Shackleton's milk: not too different from today's

New Zealand Fonterra Research and Development Centre Journal of Dairy Science
28 February 2024

Climate change could affect wine's microbial make-up

New Zealand Lincoln University,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research PLOS ONE
27 February 2024

Largest crab claw ever found near Taranaki

New Zealand Utrecht University, Llorenç de Villalonga New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
22 February 2024

Friend or foe, how do food inspectors maintain safety standards in Australia?

Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC; SA Flinders University,La Trobe University Food Control
22 February 2024

Fitter female Aussie rules footy players may be more skilful, but not less likely to be injured

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; QLD Bond University,AUT University,Victoria University PLOS ONE
22 February 2024

Experts warn of 'short term gain and long term pain' in public-private partnership hospitals

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
21 February 2024

Newly discovered prehistoric dolphin may have used its jaw to imprison fish

New Zealand University of Otago,Moulton College, UK Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
21 February 2024

Youth community spaces help make cities mental health friendly

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; VIC The University of Melbourne,Orygen,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Nature
Expert Reaction
21 February 2024

Mating strategies of male Wellington tree wētā

New Zealand Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada Royal Society Open Science
16 February 2024

Turning health research into health gains

New Zealand Healthier Lives National Science Challenge
16 February 2024

Most people's conspiracy beliefs stay the same

Australia; New Zealand; VIC Massey University,Deakin University,University of Otago,La Trobe University Scientific Reports
16 February 2024

People were less stressed after NZ's successful Covid-19 response

New Zealand University of Auckland Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
14 February 2024

This hot spring bacteria may be endemic to NZ, 'like a microbial kiwi'

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Waikato,University of Otago,AUT University,University of Glasgow, UK; Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands; Portland State University, US; Montana State University, US; Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, US Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
14 February 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Smoking has a lasting effect on immunity

New Zealand; International Institut Pasteur, France Nature
Expert Reaction
14 February 2024

Wētā use wood to cross the ocean and settle on sub-Antarctic islands

New Zealand; Pacific University of Otago,Massey University Royal Society Open Science
13 February 2024

High-tech spray prevents and cures rusty plant threat

Australia; New Zealand; QLD The University of Queensland,The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland. Communications Biology
Expert Reaction
12 February 2024

Online cancel culture is fueled by strongly-held political beliefs

New Zealand; International AUT University Acta Psychologica
12 February 2024

Overpressured fluids played large role in Kaikōura quake

New Zealand GNS Science,University of Otago,Victoria University of Wellington,Tohuku University of Japan, Kyushu University of Japan, Kyoto University of Japan, University of Wisconsin-Madison Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
12 February 2024

New sun safety advice tailored for Australia’s diverse population

Australia; New Zealand; QLD QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
8 February 2024

Climate change keeps NZ agriculture leaders and experts up at night

New Zealand Our Land and Water National Science Challenge
Expert Reaction
8 February 2024

Teaching Indigenous knowledge alongside science in the classroom

New Zealand Lincoln University,University of Canterbury,Bioprotection Aotearoa Science
Expert Reaction
8 February 2024

EXPERT REACTION: Icelandic magma moved at unprecedented speed

New Zealand; International GNS Science,University of Iceland, Iceland; Iceland Meteorological Office, Iceland; University of Leeds, UK; Uppsala University, Sweden Science
Expert Reaction
8 February 2024

EXPERT REACTION: New insight into ancient Earth's climate

New Zealand; International University of Waikato Science
Expert Reaction
7 February 2024

EXPERT REACTION: No single solution for changing people's climate beliefs and behaviours

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; ACT University of Canterbury,University of Auckland,Macquarie University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Deakin University; Australian National University (ANU); University of the Sunshine Coast; University of Queensland; La Trobe University Science Advances
Expert Reaction
6 February 2024

Covid-19 vaccines saved thousands of lives in Aotearoa

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Canterbury,Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,University of Auckland,Precision Driven Health, NZ; iNZight Analytics Ltd., NZ Vaccine
5 February 2024

COVID-19 researchers discover hidden natural immune defence pathway

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA Murdoch University,Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland,Werner Siemens Imaging Center - University Hospital Tübingen - Germany Journal of Proteome Research
4 February 2024

Te Puninga Fault can cause infrequent but large earthquakes in Hauraki Plains

New Zealand GNS Science,University of Waikato New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
1 February 2024

Policy shifts a big concern for Māori health - Editorial

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal

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