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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
14 hours ago

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
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27 January 2026

Shifting power use to off-peak hours could save NZ $3 billion

New Zealand Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority
26 January 2026

NZ-UK research deepens understanding of germinal centres for better vaccine design

New Zealand; International Malaghan Institute of Medical Research,Babraham Institute Science Immunology
23 January 2026

Rural nurses want their own testing machines, in order to weather extreme storms

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington,University of Auckland,University of Otago,The University of Melbourne Journal of Primary Health Care
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23 January 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Female scientists spend longer under peer-review

New Zealand; International University of Bath, UK PLOS Biology
16 January 2026

High blood pressure could be linked to brain and breathing, rat study shows

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of São Paulo (Brazil) Circulation Research
13 January 2026

Marine sediments provide clues for future impact of climate change

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Ilfremer, the Alfred Wegener Institute and CNRS Nature Geoscience
9 January 2026

Global ocean heat broke records in 2025

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Chinese Academy of Sciences Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
9 January 2026

Aotearoa's R&D Tax Incentive contributed billions of dollars in economic impact, report finds

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust,University of Otago
23 December 2025

Homophobia takes its toll on the well-being of LGBTQ+ people

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International UNAIDS Nature Human Behaviour
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18 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Whaling impacts live on, even as humpbacks recover

New Zealand; International University of Groningen, Netherlands Science Advances
17 December 2025

Kea show stronger surprise responses than cockatoos

New Zealand; International University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria Royal Society Open Science
17 December 2025

Massive manta rays dive deep during moonlit nights in the Hauraki Gulf

New Zealand University of Auckland,Department of Conservation,Auckland War Memorial Museum,Manta Watch Charitable Trust; Conservation International Royal Society Open Science
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17 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Underwater turbines could one day power Aotearoa, study suggests

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Oxford, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences
16 December 2025

Harnessing the positive health benefits of microbes

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; SA Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide,University of South Australia Microbial Biotechnology
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16 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: NZ may lose 97% of its glaciers by the end of the century

New Zealand; International ETH Zürich, Switzerland Nature Climate Change
15 December 2025

Fisheries danger zones for seabirds across South Pacific Ocean revealed

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast,The University of Queensland Biological Conservation
15 December 2025

How will climate change impact Māori wellbeing?

New Zealand Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Te Arotahi policy paper series, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

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