Scientists in New Zealand are conducting the first-ever dissection of a complete spade-toothed whale, one of the rarest whale ...

A leading virologist said she won't be surprised if the Otago bird flu virus continues to spread to other farms in the way it did in the devastating outbreak in the Australian state of Victoria. A ...

The chief executive of the poultry farm at the centre of a highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak says his team is facing a ...

Biosecurity New Zealand has reported no signs of disease on other chicken farms operated by Mainland Poultry in Otago, ...

MPI is making inquiries over potential bird flu at a second farm, and Yanfei Bao's killer Tingjun Cao has been found guilty.

Many young vapers feel regret, guilt and intense self-blame for becoming addicted. A new study shows they feel stigmatised ...

A family member of two workers at the Mainland Poultry free-range farm at the centre of New Zealand’s first confirmed case of ...

Tiny whitefly fossils discovered in Hindon Maar offer rare insights into New Zealand's ancient ecosystems. These ...

Puberty blockers don’t necessarily result in a measurable effect at the time they are taken. The main impact is seen when ...

There are 40,000 chickens inside the shed where the high pathogenic bird flu has been identified.

Sixty years after graduating for the first time, a leading pathologist will cross the stage once again to receive one of the University of Otago’s most prestigious awards. Emeritus Professor Dame ...

Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an 'extraordinary' way.