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Science funding is in trouble – can philanthropists help?
9 September 2026
One solution to dramatic cuts to environmental science funding in recent years: philanthropic endowments guarantee support for research long term.
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NZ’s bird flu response must keep adapting, say experts
28 August 2026
Analysis: The confirmation of Australia’s first mainland death of a mammal from bird flu last week highlights New Zealand’s challenge to manage the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus.
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Coastal brownouts suffocating New Zealand’s marine life
31 July 2026
Heavy rain and land development are causing severe coastal brownouts, pushing New Zealand estuaries past ecological tipping points.
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Warm winters have chilling environmental effects
17 June 2026
Ahead of Show Your Stripes Day on 21 June raising awareness of climate change, Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng delves into the environmental impacts of our warming winters.
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The environment needs fixes now, says new director
5 June 2026
Innovative solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed, because our well-being depends on it, says Professor Dan Tompkins, the new director of the Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society, Ngā Ara Whetū.
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The difference a humble school lunch can make
25 May 2026
Debates about the cost of school lunches often skip over the many long-term benefits of free meals for students.
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Why aren't we making the switch to solar energy?
18 May 2026
About one percent of all electricity used in New Zealand comes from the sun. What’s stopping us making the switch?
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Axeing environment ministry 'poses threat to future'
13 May 2026
Opinion: A new super ministry’s very name illustrates the threat of subsuming our environmental obligations into an urban development organisation.
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Honeybees collect myrtle rust as food, study finds
6 May 2026
Honeybees collecting myrtle rust spores as food could be helping spread the fungal disease killing native trees, University of Auckland research reveals.
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What a tiny worm reveals about microplastics' threat to marine life
29 April 2026
Microplastics are having toxic effects on tiny creatures on the seafloor. The ripple effect could throw the marine environment out of balance, says University of Auckland research fellow Dr Yuxi You.
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March Madness doesn’t have to be such a pain
30 March 2026
Roads are clogged, buses are jammed: the chaos of March is so predictable that it has a nickname – but it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Invasion of the house plants
30 March 2026
Every year, several previously harmless plant species go rogue, escaping from homes and gardens and multiplying unstoppably.
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