MOTAT is striking a balance between the past and the present with a new exhibition called Hautū Aunoa Autopilot.

For 10 years, Tatsiana Chypsanava has been documenting Tūhoe life in Te Urewera, with an intimacy and understanding that comes from feeling like family. On August 22, 2014, at a ceremony in Tāneatua, ...

Gibson’s and Antipodean albatrosses are citizens of no one nation. They are ocean birds, living on the wind and waves, travelling massive distances, passing back and forth over the high seas and the ...

A species of native fungi has been photographed glowing with bioluminescence – a fact that has previously eluded mycologists. A Mycena roseoflava was recently found during the annual “fungal foray” on ...

A new batch of bar-tailed godwits are on their way to New Zealand. These birds follow in the esteemed wake of ‘E7’ – a legendary godwit – that holds the world record for the longest non-stop flight ...

You all would have seen it – the poster detailing the fish of New Zealand’s waters in every fish and chip shop in the country. You may not have realised that each and every one of those fish had been ...

A new charitable trust is hoping a collaboration with Corrections will result in a win-win: jobs for soon-to-be-released inmates and improved quality in the regions waterways. The Ko Waitangi Te Awa ...

In other news, Antarctica New Zealand wants your input on the Scott Base redevelopment by choosing the building’s colour. The buildings will be surrounded by ice… so designers are offering the options ...

A Canterbury University student has devised a biocomposite wall panel that uses algae – or seaweed – as a bio-filler. The plasterboard has fireproofing and moisture control features and is a low-cost ...

The Moths and Butterflies of NZ Trust is warning people to stop treating monarch butterflies as pets if they come across unwell or struggling ones. Jacqui Knight is the Trust’s secretary and talks ...

A biotech start-up with a whimsical name is moving to shake up New Zealand’s reliance on cows for milk protein. Auckland-based Daisy Lab is raising seed funds to scale up its work on producing casein ...