Comment: Sunlight is the best disinfectant and that is what Nicky Hager has exposed the work of the Taxpayers’ Union to, says Lianne Dalziel

International relations experts are warning a case claiming New Zealand is not meeting EU trade agreement climate commitments could seriously impact the country's reputation.

Right-wing pollster David Farrar has flatly denied some allegations made against him in Nicky Hager's new book, and dismissed another as "hilarious".

Analysis - If nothing else, the just released Inland Revenue study of the tax rates paid by the wealthiest New Zealanders should put to rest the notion we have a progressive tax system. We don't.

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Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister

MPs seem to have forgotten who pays their salaries and that they should serve the interests of all New Zealanders.

Comment from Auckland University: NZ’s severe late flu surge strained hospitals and exposed falling vaccination rates as public health habits from the pandemic faded

A new report released on Thursday highlights the pros and cons of vested-interest lobbying and spotlights the lobbied, including current and former ministers, MPs and ministerial staffers

National, ACT and NZ First have taken over $1 million in political donations from agribusiness-linked donors since 2022, new Greenpeace analysis reveals. The finding is part of Greenpeace’s 2026 elect...

Sparking an immune response where microbes enter the body should not only stop a person getting sick, but also prevent them spreading the infection to others.

MPs seem to have forgotten who pays their salaries and that they should serve the interests of all New Zealanders.

The podcast host was removed from venue by security and later arrested by police.

In the first project of its kind, scientists are trying to answer if the future of Alaska’s streams and tundra may depend not on survival of the fittest but on how species adapt together

Ahead of the 2026 General Election, scheduled for Saturday 7 November, the Science Media Centre asked political parties about their science policies. Responses to all 12 questions on science policy an...

“People like David Seymour like to frame what we’re doing as selecting medical students based on race. No, that’s actually the issue we’re trying to correct — historically our admissions processes hav...

The widely recited “12-year deadline” is wrong — and right.

There are countless initiatives around the world that can inspire people and spur them into action. Amid the devastation of the climate crisis, our journalists strive to highlight these stories of hop...

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Explainer: RSV may not quite have the name recognition that influenza and Covid do, but it's actually causing more winter illness.

Introducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisations for infants and pregnant women in Aotearoa New Zealand could prevent avoidable hospitalisations, reduce winter pressure on the health system...

An impeccably researched account describes how clinical trials have transformed health and social policy.