Science & Environment

An organisation of obsessed enthusiasts known collectively as Fireballs Aotearoa is launching a nationwide search for New Zealand's tenth meteorite. Retired farmer and meteorite enthusiast Steve Wynn… Audio

Oliver Steeds began his career as a journalist and documentary filmmaker, gaining a public profile for his adventurous spirit. Audio

Data released by Inland Revenue shows a new multi-million dollar technology upgrade is making a big difference in curbing tax fraud.  Audio

New Zealand engineers and researchers have been in Shanghai to test low-impact solutions for earthquake resilience.  Audio

Climate change is no longer a 'strategic priority' under the government's new draft policy statement on land transport.

This means that once in force, Waka Kotahi and other decision-makers would not… Audio

Visitors to Hamilton gardens can go reptile spotting at Turtle Lake, so named after its population of abandoned pet red-eared slider turtles.

Unfortunately, they are one of the world's worst invasive… Audio

The plumes of ash that can accompany volcanic eruptions are spectacular, but often damaging, in multiple and surprising ways. Most people think what comes out is like fire ash, but volcanic ash is… Audio

All ice is not created equal, and the ice created by Conor Whale is top-shelf stuff. Audio

Summer is officially over and Autumn has begun. It's a time of year that fungi lovers across the country get excited about as all sorts of weird and wonderful fruiting bodies emerge out of the dark… Audio

While environmental groups are crying foul over the Government's Fast Track Approval bill, it has received a support across a range of industries.

The legislation, which passed its first reading on… Audio

The Insurance Council has been meeting in Auckland this week to discuss the challenge of responding to climate change.

Speakers agreed that moving away from flood-prone areas is necessary to reduce… Audio

Staff fear job cuts are coming at one of the country's top research organisations, Callaghan Innovation.

The Crown agency is holding a staff meeting Friday morning on what it calls a strategic… Audio

Environmentalists are shocked and worried that conservation estates could be home to new mines under the Fast Track Approval bill.

The legislation, which passed its first reading on Thursday, will… Audio

Auckland University's new space centre will soon take control of a satellite that detects the world's worst methane emitters. Audio