Retreating glaciers and thinning snow and ice are the future of New Zealand’s mountains. Climate change is predicted to warm the country’s atmosphere by 1–4°C by the end of the century, altering the ...

A group in Nelson are creating a micro forest. Colin Davis and AJ Clarken decided to embark on the Nelson Whakatu Microforest Initiative after hearing about the micro forest movement spreading around ...

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 ...

Recent research from Victoria University of Wellington has revealed thousands of coastal homes could face huge hikes in insurance premiums, or an inability to get insurance at all, within fifteen ...

As the world waits for a vaccine to end the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ll talk about the father of the anti-vaxx movement. Andrew Wakefield falsely linked the MMR vaccine with autism 22 years ago and the ...

A curious thing happened to Rebekah White this week. While the editor of the New Zealand Geographic was walking up a river she found herself plunging into the ground! Do we have quicksand in Aotearoa?

Scientists have dug a 90m-long trench in Hawke’s Bay in search of evidence of past earthquakes. The Aramoana dig is hoped to provide insights that will help identify the earthquake and tsunami risk ...

An aquifer in coastal Taranaki cannot be used to boost water supplies at Okato because it has been contaminated with an agricultural chemical and is considered a risk to human health. Testing of a ...

New findings from a 35-year research project on Generation X shows hallmarks in their life experiences, including no evidence for a period of mid-life crisis, a ‘delayed adulthood’ and increasing ...

Residents of Tikorangi in rural Taranaki say the volume of oil and gas traffic in the area is becoming dangerous and affecting their quality of life. Traffic volumes have increased about 48 percent ...

The controversial ‘spray and pray’ farming method, being blamed for contaminating waterways in Rangitikei, is being used in Southland. The method uses weed killer to strip hillsides of vegetation ...

In part two of this series about Awahou and the local iwi of Ngati Rangiwewehi, Te Ahi Kaa visits Taniwha and Hamurana Springs. Te Rangikaheke is optimistic about the future of Hamurana Springs, in ...