The new national Science Curriculum is expected to become available later this year, after a rewrite was paused in 2024. The ...

The third UN Ocean Conference in France next month will focus on the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. ...

A teenager has died after suffering a head injury while playing a private "run it straight-style" tackle game in Palmerston ...

NZ Food Safety has proposed changing the residue limits allowed in food for several agricultural compounds. The proposed amendments change or set maximum residue levels in food sold in NZ for 14 ...

The government is investigating a ban on those under 16 using social media. The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and ...

A global pandemic treaty is expected to be adopted by the World Health Assembly, which starts next week.  Governments from ...

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Crayfish are the “great creators and cleanup crew” of their freshwater homes, in this piece which weaves together great photos, human stories, facts and mātauranga. This story’s nominator said it’s ...

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