Turtles have a relaxed reputation, but in reality they're quick-moving and aggressive, and are wreaking havoc on our native wildlife

Biosecurity Principal Advisor

Inventory of Auckland’s bird species released for first time.

As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, there is debate about how to support and protect them. As researchers increasingly face many kinds of attack over their work, the...

Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on a strain of avian influenza that is spr...

Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In the handful of human cases seen so far it has been extremely deadly.

What is the Fast Track Approval Bill and why do experts say it's a step beyond even the Muldoon era?

As a surgeon, I volunteered at a Gaza hospital. The conditions were unthinkable. With a ground offensive in Rafah, people have nowhere to go.

A close-knit community in the central North Island is divided over an iwi bid to change its name.

New research shows being a woman or part of a minority as a journalist can increase the likelihood of being targeted with online abuse. The waves of abuse can influence who and what gets covered.

The brushtail possum is loathed as a pest by most Kiwis, but loved as a pet by others. A small number of dedicated possum lovers have invited the marsupials into their homes and their hearts. Katie Fi...