Science
Nasa balloon grounded
A Nasa balloon launch attempt has been cancelled due to wind, disappointing a small crowd gathered at Wanaka Airport.
Drone maps lagoons
The Wairau Lagoons bared a striking resemblance to the Transformers movie during the first survey of its kind in the region.
West coast is tsunami 'blind spot'
Long thought to be "benign", the Tasman Sea appears to have faced catastrophic tsunami events.
King Richard III to get a more regal farewell
Furniture maker Michael Ibsen is used to clients asking for custom-made pieces, but not a coffin for a king.
A rare sight: A total solar eclipse
Selected spots in Europe have  experienced a total solar eclipse, one of three celestial events taking place.
Familial cancer breakthrough
Kiwi researchers have found a potential cure to deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers.
Why haven't we been to Mars?
Bowie asked back in 1971 'Is there life on Mars?' We still don't really know.
An aurora of rare grandeur
The colourful light show seen above parts of New Zealand was one of the best aurora displays in years, an expert says.
A disturbance, far, far away
Severe geomagnetic storms like this cause havoc on earth, but this one's just put on a beautiful show.
Cyclone keeps NASA balloon on ground
Space agency's balloon faces another day of waiting at Wanaka Airport.
NZ's weird and wonderful creatures
Niwa biologists have discovered 141 new marine creatures in the past three years.
Godwits go the distance
These birds use NZ as a summer layover on an incredible long-distance migration.
Magnetic field probes launched
New satellites to map explosions triggered by criss-crossing magnetic fields around Earth.
Icy moon's 100km-deep ocean
Ocean discovery means possible lifeforms on Jupiter's icy Ganymede moon.
A six-week journey in 100 seconds
VIDEO: Six weeks of research in the icy Southern Ocean is distilled in to 100 seconds in this time-lapse video.
Giant ocean on Jupiter moon
Jupiter's largest moon discovered to have an ocean with more water than Earth.
Gigantic arthropod was 'a very peaceful guy'
It was big. It was weird. And this monster from the primordial seas was also a trend-setter.
Can 1080 kill a child?
Toxicologist explores how 1080 is and the risk of a child dying from contaminated formula.
Hollywood plot leaps into the lab
Scientists have successfully implanted false memories in a radical experiment.
Climate change evidence is clear
OPINION: Mankind cannot ignore the evidence on climate change, write David Wratt, Andy Reisinger and James Renwick.
A peacock spider? That's just weird
Meet Sparklemuffin, the peacock spider so cute it could cure arachnophobia... maybe.
Spacecraft makes history
The Dawn spacecraft is the first human-made object to visit a dwarf planet. Now it's time to look for evidence of liquid water.
The wisdom of orca grandmothers
Why do female orca live long beyond menopause? They still have a lot to offer their families.
Man gets drunk on chips
Chowing down on a box of chips sends one British man into a drunken, vulgar state.
Fascination inspiration
A man with a keen interest in the final frontier has launched his own space centre which aims to educate others on life outside of Earth.
Phone ET, why don't we?
We've been listening to the stars since 1960, and they haven't spoken. Is it time to shout into space?
Follow the gamma-rays
Warkworth's observatory has pinpointed a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy.