Wilding pines are increasingly smothering the scenic landscapes and farms of Aotearoa, shading out native species, and creating fuel for wildfires. Speakers at the Wilding Pines Conference in Twizel ...

The Drug Foundation says our current laws are worsening drug addiction, overdose, deaths and criminalisation. Their report released today, Safer drug laws for Aotearoa New Zealand, concludes that ...

The Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill is due for its third reading in Parliament this week. The Bill extends protections of current marine reserves in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, ...

Top scientists and officials from around the world are gathering in Christchurch, urging action to adapt to cascading risks from climate-fuelled storms, heatwaves, and sea-level rise. The SMC hosted a ...

Ocean life, coastal homes, and kaimoana around our island nation are being impacted by the changing climate, a new report shows. Our Marine Environment 2025, produced by The Ministry for the ...

Tens of thousands of rural New Zealanders could be drinking water with harmful nitrate levels, researchers say. The first-ever national rural drinking water survey found 5% of the private bore samples ...

Government changes to the earthquake-prone building system will remove nearly 3000 buildings from the classification. Following the Seismic Risk Management Review, Building and Construction Minister C ...

We’re edging closer to exceeding 1.5°C of warming globally, and scientists will soon gather to understand the implications of missing our climate change targets. The first-ever Overshoot Conference in ...

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Young contact sports players’ brains can show signs of damage years before symptoms of long-term brain disease appear, a small US study […] ...

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to review childhood vaccine recommendations in the US. The committee has already voted to change current guidance on combined measles, ...