As the price of petrol continues to rise, experts weigh in on fuel saving methods, how to know if the nation still has a 50-day supply, and reducing dependence on fossil fuels overall. Officials are ...

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A data centre being described by the company behind it as an "AI factory" is set to become NZ's second-biggest electricity user.  Resource consent was approved for Datagrid's Data Park in Southland, ...

The Royal Commission on COVID-19 has outlined more lessons on "making the best decisions in the worst of circumstances". The ...

Nominations for the 3rd annual Science Journalism Awards are open until the end of this week. The awards celebrate excellent ...

New powers will enable police to require people to leave a public area for up to 24 hours. In an amendment to the Summary ...

Travellers to Rarotonga will experience temperature checks and bug-spraying stations on arrival. Several Pacific countries are experiencing outbreaks of dengue, including Samoa where the death toll ...

Health officials are warning people to stay off Wellington’s south coast beaches, due to the infection risks from the Moa Point wastewater plant failure. With untreated wastewater still being pumped ...

Since the 1st July 2025, six of New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes are merging into four Public Research Organisations (PROs). The PROs will continue to operate as Crown entity companies but with ...

New Zealanders are not yet in the clear when it comes to the dangers posed by landslides following the recent severe weather events that hit the upper North Island, according to NEMA. The agency says ...

Two Bills to replace the Resource Management Act are being introduced to Parliament today by the Government. The Planning Bill is to “enable development and regulate land use”, while the Natural ...