New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting ...

A new modelling study says global plastic waste will double by the middle of the century if we stick to business as usual.

Impact on mood and lack of trust are key reasons some Kiwis avoid the news, according to a new study. The […] ...

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference begins today. Key issues to be discussed in the annual two-week conference include ...

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The largest Pacific climate adaptation study is being launched by NZ and Pacific researchers, right as the COP29 global ...

The next step in clearing the Manawanui wreck from a reef in Sāmoa is to remove the fuel from the sunken NZ Navy ship. The NZ Defence Force plans to engage a company to carry out the "complex and ...

It is the first such gathering since parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity committed to developing new strategies and targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 under the ...

Police will attend fewer mental health callouts that aren’t associated with a crime or high level of risk from November. It’s the first stage of their planned withdrawal from mental health 111 ...

Commonwealth nations including Aotearoa and Pacific Island states have adopted the Apia Commonwealth Ocean Declaration. The declaration includes commitments to increasing marine protected areas, ...