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Analysis reveals how the media sees childless people

Australia; New Zealand; International Umeå University, Sweden PLOS Global Public Health

11 March 2026

Why native mountain grasshopper populations grow to different sizes

New Zealand Massey University Royal Society Open Science

10 March 2026

Farmers' environmental management groups provide social connection instead

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute Critical Insights in Agriculture

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10 March 2026

Physical activity is linked to the health of the planet

Australia; New Zealand; International AUT University,The University of Sydney,The University of Texas (USA) Nature Health & Nature Medicine

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7 March 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Humans changed the orbit of two asteroids around the Sun

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Illinois (USA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory (USA), Trans Tasman Occultation Alliance (NZ) Science Advances

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5 March 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Coastal sea levels may be higher than previously thought

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Wageningen University and Research (The Netherlands) Nature Geoscience

3 March 2026

Plant big native trees early to simplify forest restoration in Aotearoa

New Zealand AUT University Ecological Solutions and Evidence

3 March 2026

Breast cancer rates remain high worldwide, but cases in Australia have dropped since 1990

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International The Lancet Oncology

28 February 2026

As whale populations recover, older males sing more

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,Curtin University,University of St Andrews (UK), Opération Cétacés and IRD (New Caledonia) Current Biology

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27 February 2026

New study shows how children in Aotearoa experience music

New Zealand AUT University,The University of Melbourne,University of Waikato Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

27 February 2026

Pest control: NZers more worried about contamination than suffering

New Zealand University of Auckland Biological Conservation

27 February 2026

Mental health ambulance callouts reveal 'unmet health need', researchers say

New Zealand University of Auckland,AUT University,Wellington Free Ambulance, Hato Hone St John New Zealand Medical Journal

27 February 2026

Two-thirds of Canterbury teens have tried vaping

New Zealand University of Canterbury New Zealand Medical Journal

27 February 2026

Marae-led programme shows health benefits of e-biking

New Zealand University of Otago,Tū Kotahi Māori Asthma Trust, Wellington New Zealand Medical Journal

27 February 2026

'Bicycle face', 'telephone tinnitus', and 'railway spine': How anxiety about new tech becomes medicalised

New Zealand University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal

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26 February 2026

Conflict between conservation and offshore oil could worsen, research suggests

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland The Extractive Industries and Society

23 February 2026

NZers often think our environment is doing better than it is

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute,University of Canterbury Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

20 February 2026

Researchers use low sound frequencies to detect South Island avalanches

New Zealand University of Canterbury,University of Otago,Boise State University, USA; U.S. Geological Survey, USA New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

20 February 2026

A new way to judge how the economy performs in booms and busts

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust,Victoria University of Wellington,The Australian National University,Statistics Research Associates Ltd Motu Working Paper

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19 February 2026

CT scans help detect ancient earthquakes in Hamilton

New Zealand University of Waikato,Earth Sciences New Zealand,Royal Society Te Apārangi,University of Auckland,Tonkin & Taylor; I-MED Hamilton Radiology Science Advances

18 February 2026

NZ researchers report promising lab finding for lymphoedema

New Zealand University of Auckland Cell Reports

17 February 2026

New Zealanders may be overestimating food inflation

New Zealand University of the Sunshine Coast,Lincoln University Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

13 February 2026

Colonial bias found in AI-generated images of Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Waikato Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online

13 February 2026

"Returning the Gift": The ethics of repatriating Indigenous blood samples

New Zealand University of Auckland Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online

13 February 2026

Discrimination linked to fewer medical visits for Pacific Rainbow+ patients

New Zealand; Pacific University of Auckland,University of Waikato,Unitec New Zealand,F’INE Pasifika Aotearoa Trust New Zealand Medical Journal

13 February 2026

“Disempowering”, “impossible”: Healthcare provider insights into the welfare system for Māori with long-term conditions

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland,Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora New Zealand Medical Journal

13 February 2026

Vape retailers in NZ respond to restrictions with 'stores within stores'

New Zealand Massey University,University of Otago,AUT University,Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora New Zealand Medical Journal

12 February 2026

Five new wētā species just dropped

New Zealand Massey University New Zealand Journal of Zoology

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12 February 2026

Kiwi kids regularly exposed to alcohol ads despite regulations

New Zealand University of Waikato,Massey University,University of Auckland,University of Otago Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

5 February 2026

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

New Zealand University of Auckland PLOS Global Public Health

3 February 2026

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

New Zealand University of Canterbury Language Learning and Development

30 January 2026

Mapping the toxins in seafood that can cause food poisoning

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

30 January 2026

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

New Zealand Medical Research Institute of New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal

30 January 2026

Ethnicity is an independent predictor of health needs in NZ

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal

28 January 2026

Paracetamol and ibuprofen safe in first year of life

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

27 January 2026

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

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