Voting closes at midnight for the Entomological Society's Bug of the Year 2026. Here are some of the 21 bugs vying for your ...

The number of space launches allowed from NZ is set to increase from 100 to 1000.  The government says the current limit was ...

A mosquito fumigation operation is being carried out in Rarotonga, after the first reported death from a dengue outbreak.  Travellers to Rarotonga will experience temperature checks and bug-spraying ...

A Waikato landfill fire is the latest in a series of blazes suspected to have been caused by wrongly disposed lithium-ion batteries.  The fire has re-opened discussion on how we can best deal with the ...