MOTAT is striking a balance between the past and the present with a new exhibition called Hautū Aunoa Autopilot.

For 10 years, Tatsiana Chypsanava has been documenting Tūhoe life in Te Urewera, with an intimacy and understanding that comes from feeling like family. On August 22, 2014, at a ceremony in Tāneatua, ...

Non-sugar sweeteners like stevia are becoming increasingly common in New Zealand, according to a new study from the University of Auckland. Dr Leanne Young from the University of Auckland School of ...

A species of native fungi has been photographed glowing with bioluminescence – a fact that has previously eluded mycologists. A Mycena roseoflava was recently found during the annual “fungal foray” on ...

Gibson’s and Antipodean albatrosses are citizens of no one nation. They are ocean birds, living on the wind and waves, travelling massive distances, passing back and forth over the high seas and the ...

Auckland-based company Buckley Systems has developed and manufactured a machine which could help treat the most difficult cancers. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) delivers targeted radiation to ...

Two tracks in the Waitākere Ranges in West Auckland are reopening today after being closed to protect the region’s kauri forests. The Ōmanawanui Track and the Puriri Ridge Track have also been ...

Kina numbers have exploded as we’ve eaten too many of their predators – like big snapper and crayfish – that usually keep them in check. The urchins munch through kelp and seaweed, leaving bare rock ...

A ‘shellfish tower’ is being touted as showing great potential for sustainable offshore marine farming. To tell us more we’re joined by aquaculture scientist Kevin Heasman from the Cawthron Institute.

Routine checks of Gisborne’s inner harbour have revealed the return of the Mediterranean fanworm. The marine pest is a known threat to native marine species. A dive team from the Bay of Plenty ...

Author and documentary filmmaker Bill Morris takes us back in time in his new book The Road to Gondwana – in search of the lost supercontinent. Aotearoa New Zealand is just one fragment of this giant ...