Bill would remove commercial minimum snapper size under fisheries reforms
Current laws mean a commercial fishing vessel can only keep snapper bigger than 25cm and anything smaller must…
Whanganui public transport: Horizons sticks with current bus size for new service
“A Toyota HiAce is a great vehicle for your family, band or church group, but you are sitting…
Act leader David Seymour reveals first ministries he would axe to reduce size of government
“That would be more coherent than having a litter of small agencies spending time and money justifying their…
Horticulture AI start-up Hectre raises $12m, sees $1b valuation within five years
“As a New Zealander, I have seen how growers and producers seem to work the hardest and get…
Jupiter is Smaller and More ‘Squashed’ than Previously Believed, New Juno Data Reveal
Using high-precision radio-occultation measurements from NASA’s Juno mission and incorporating the effects of zonal winds, planetary scientists derived…
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…