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Historic plant library, a record of biodivesity

Over 40,000 dried and pressed plants neatly filed in the University of Canterbury Herbarium make up a vital botanical library that dates back over 150 years.... Read More

Digital infant in world-first psychology research

Meet BabyX, a digital infant looking for someone to play with. BabyX is a hyper-realistic computer-generated simulation of a human infant. In a world first,... Read More

What's on: markets, cross country, YouthFest

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day ahead, apart... Read More

Sevens teams named for winner takes all finale

The All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens will travel to Spain this weekend with their focus set on the winner-takes-all Final tournament in Madrid. While... Read More

Whakaari/ White Island alert drops to Level 2

GNS Science has dropped the Volcanic alert level for Whakaari/White Island back to Level 2 following a ‘minor' eruption on Friday. The aviation status... Read More

One dies following crash in South Waikato

One person has died following a crash on State Highway 3, Ōhaupō in South Waikato on Friday afternoon. The crash, involving two vehicles, was reported to... Read More

The need to prepare for megathrust earthquake

Whakatāne needs to prepare for a megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami similar in size and strength to the 2011 Japan event, local GNS researcher Dr Mawera... Read More

NZ Blood workers plan 24-hour strike

More than 290 lab workers, scientists, technicians, and administrators at New Zealand Blood Service have voted to strike after more than seven months of stalled... Read More

New social housing places to support families

New social housing funding in Budget 2024 will ensure the Government can continue supporting more families into warm, dry homes from July 2025, Housing Ministers... Read More

Golf NZ refreshes talent development programme

Golf New Zealand's 2024 Talent Development Programme roster is being refreshed after several of New Zealand's leading young golfers have moved into different... Read More

Tauranga City Council election hopefuls confirmed

Tauranga will soon have its say on who will be running their city for the first time in nearly five years. Candidates for the Tauranga City Council election... Read More

First RMA amendment Bill introduced to Parliament

The coalition Government has on Thursday introduced legislation to slash the tangle of red and green tape throttling some of New Zealand's key sectors, including... Read More