A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged as part of an investigation into allegations of fraud at an Auckland hospital. (File image) Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Earlier this month, po… [+688 chars]
How do we make medicine last the extreme conditions of space exploration? How would you manage a headache while flying to Mars? You might try the Earth remedy of taking a painkiller. But on a 2-yea… [+4647 chars]
PM Jacinda Ardern says embattled Labour Party MP Dr Gaurav Sharma has been suspended after a special caucus meeting. Video / Mark MitchellOPINION: Hamilton West MP Gaurav Sharma has found out the ha… [+4338 chars]
The UK has become the first country to approve an Omicron-specific booster jab for Covid-19. The recently approved vaccine, made by Moderna, targets two different coronavirus variants the origina… [+4644 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load NEW YORK Todays sharks have nothing on their ancient cousins. A giant shark that roamed the oceans millions of years ago could have devoured a creature the siz… [+2456 chars]
Enlarge/ An artist's impression of Rocket Lab's proposed mission to Venus. 21 with 20 posters participating, including story author Never let it be said that Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck lacks a f… [+4433 chars]
NASAs new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad on Thursday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks. The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard stands on pad 39B at the Kenned… [+2438 chars]
The doomed SOFIA observatory has made an earlier-than-planned return from New Zealand as the Boeing 747-based platform prepares to enter its final month of operations. The Stratospheric Observatory … [+2033 chars]
A new anti-aging project is gaining ground and could eventually help dogs live longer. The Dog Aging Project is a somewhat new and ambitious research effort that wants to track the aging process of … [+2002 chars]
You wont believe how many other foods with non-English names there are in New Zealand supermarkets. Following the shocking news that Whittakers has renamed its creamy milk chocolate using one of the… [+3567 chars]
Labour MP Gaurav Sharma remains under threat of expulsion, 'atmospheric river' hits South and Scott Morrison's 'bizarre' ministerial self-appointments in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Vide… [+5196 chars]
Nearly 2,000 professional firefighters will walk off the job for the first time in New Zealands history, citing a crisis within the sector and ongoing problems with poor pay, understaffing and unreli… [+2681 chars]