Among several changes announced last night, the Government says the Climate Change Commission won't be required to advise on ...

With measles spreading in the community and vaccination coverage too low to stop it, a national immunisation week starting on ...

November local time in Belém, Brazil. Key issues for COP30 include limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C, climate finance ...

The new national science curriculum up to Year 10 has been released for consultation. It divides teaching into two 'strands': ...

The Gene Technology Bill continues to make its way through Parliament following feedback from the Health Select Committee. The long-awaited report, published last Friday, makes several recommendations ...

The Government will consolidate decision-making for New Zealand’s science research funding as part of its new science system strategy. Research Funding New Zealand will be a new independent board that ...

The government will shrink its 2050 methane emissions targets to a lower range of reduction than what’s currently legislated, and it will not pursue a tax on agricultural methane emissions. New ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Government will be changing aspects to New Zealand’s higher education system, informed by a recently released report by the University Advisory Group. Changes include a new strategy for all of New ...