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 ...

We could be underestimating the global population who'll be affected by sea level rise by almost 70%, a new Dutch study finds. Researchers found that hundreds of past studies on coastal hazards - like ...

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

We now have details of a new Bill which introduces long-awaited reforms to genetic modification rules, reducing restrictions for scientists to work with the technology. The applications for genetic ...

The government has announced the largest reforms to NZ’s science sector in over three decades. The seven Crown Research Institutes will be replaced by three Public Research Organisations (PROs) ...

Amid this year’s science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a gene tech regulator.

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 ...

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The new report, Alt-F ...

An overseas company has announced plans to “bring back” the South Island giant moa. Colossal Biosciences, working with Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and Canterbury Museum, says it expects to “resurrect” ...

Emeritus Professor Ralph Sims, Sustainable Energy and Climate Mitigation, comments: “Well, the emission reduction plan is yet another step forward in meeting targets, but I don’t detect any urgency.