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A pandemic that won’t go away – as COVID enters its 5th year, NZ needs a realistic strategy
Scholarship Boosts Biodiversity Tech Potential
Half-price fares benefit people experiencing transport poverty – study
Out of the rabbit hole: new research shows people can change their minds about conspiracy theories
Vale Professor Saxon Smith AM
NZ votes the red admiral butterfly ‘bug of the year’ – how to make your garden its home
Urban-rural vaccination divide underscores need for change
Waikato MoU reinforces Govt’s commitment to increase NZ doctors
Sense of smell impacted by vaping
Our ancient primate ancestors had an appetite for soft fruits – and their diet shaped human evolution
High Court Judge appointed 2 February
Archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency discovered
Don’t lower the price: 3 more effective ways to reduce the costs of smoking
Pacific nations tax unhealthy foods to tackle NCD crisis
Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action
Furry fruit improves mental health – fast
Vigilance needed to curb “entirely preventable” road deaths in 2024
Judicial appointments announced
Harnessing the oceans to ‘bury’ carbon has huge potential – and risk – so NZ needs to move with caution
Humans, rats and dogs pushed the takahē into Fiordland – new genetic research maps its dramatic journey
Is assisted dying available equally to all in NZ? Questions next year’s review of the law must answer
Māori suicide rates remain too high – involving whānau more in coronial inquiries should be a priority
What corporations aren’t disclosing about their CO2 emissions
Devil in the detail – What corporations aren’t disclosing about their C02 emissions
Feathery moa’s fossilised footprints, ancient age revealed
Mixed-gender hospital rooms are on the rise in New Zealand, but the practice is unsafe and unethical
Underwater robot updates understanding of ice shelf crevasses
Joint poll: Could pharmacists help bridge the gap in osteoarthritis care?
Researchers trial sustainable biocontrols for food industry
As Antarctic sea ice continues its dramatic decline, we need more measurements and much better models to predict its future
Frogs focus of fitting tribute
CMRF Project Grant success for four University of Otago, Christchurch researchers
Research misses those in need
Thousands of migratory birds will make NZ landfall in spring – will they bring a deadly bird flu with them?
Honorary degree for former Māori Land Court Chief Judge
Understanding environment use key to protection of hoiho
Laboratory research finds gluten caused brain inflammation
Multiple symptoms in veterans could indicate PTSD – study
Screening age needs to be lowered to combat ‘epidemic’
Study findings deliver more certainty for genetic testing diagnoses
Continuity of care needed from the ‘front of the pathway’ to the back
When cheating pays – survival strategy of insect uncovered
Link found between childhood television watching and adulthood metabolic syndrome
Life in maars: why it’s worth protecting a spectacular fossil site NZ almost lost to commercial mining interests
Demand for offsetting low when carbon credit prices are high – report
Otago University-led research delivers more certainty for genetic test diagnoses
Ketamine effective for treatment-resistant depression: clinical trial
Rural residents die at higher rates than those in urban centres – study