Why fruit fly brains might one day help humans ward off Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Nicky Pellegrino Health writer·New Zealand Listener· 3 Feb, 2026 05:15 PM4 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to…
Kate Heffernan’s brave leap into Super Netball
Seeing double: Georgia (left) and Kate Heffernan interviewed after an ANZ Premiership match. Photo / Getty Images The…
Device advances medicine towards a future that might see tiny robots sent into people’s bodies
“In the future, let’s say 100 years, anything a surgeon does today, we’d love to do with a…
Purex Mega Long toilet rolls reduced in size, accusations of shrinkflation
A packet of six Purex Mega Long rolls used to contain 450 sheets of loo paper but this…
Dear Doctor: Intermittent fasting may help with weight loss in some people, but there are risks
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 50-year-old overweight woman (5 feet, 6 inches tall at 240 pounds). So…
More predator hornets found in Auckland, total of queens now 9
“One nest was more developed and contained a queen, two worker hornets and two adults which were about…
Pickleball: What is this billion-dollar sport doubling in size every year in NZ?
“I wasn’t a tennis player before and had no prior racket experience. No tennis, badminton, table tennis. I…
Massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field explodes in size | Changes influence satellites, navigation | Inshorts – Inshorts
Massive weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field explodes in size | Changes influence satellites, navigation | Inshorts InshortsVast Anomaly…
Why Most Women Wear The Wrong Bra Size And How New Tech Is Changing Fit
Varsha Anjali speaks to lingerie designers and researchers in New Zealand to find the answers. For those of…
Amazon rainforest lost area the size of Spain since 1985, data shows
AFP 15 Sep, 2025 10:13 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a…
Microsoft to Spend Heavily on Own Chip Cluster for in-House AI Models
Microsoft is planning to make “significant investments” in its own AI chip cluster to become “self-sufficient in AI,”…