2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (421+ words) Humanoid robots are expected on New Zealand farms in the next 10 years. Speaking at Thriving Southland's Everything to Gain event in Invercargill, the chief insights officer at the Ministry for Primary Industries, Jarred Mair, said there are about 15 humanoid robot…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (353+ words) The El Ni'o " Southern Oscillation is currently neutral, but there has been substantial warming in the tropics northeast of New Zealand in recent weeks with the index warming by 0. 5deg C in the past fortnight, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (437+ words) Global economic headwinds will hinder New Zealand's ability to invest in climate adaptation as the world focuses on the cost of living, economist Cameron Bagrie says. Bagrie told the New Zealand Agriculture and Climate Change Conference in Wellington that governments…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (494+ words) The Climate Change Commission's desire to see ETS auction volumes and prices held constant has been welcomed by a leading climate scientist. In its latest annual report, the CCC stated any significant changes to ETS settings ran the risk of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (309+ words) The Bioeconomy Science Institute, Zespri and Lincoln University researchers are investigating how beetles act as taxis for fungi between trees and cause damage in orchards and forests. Pathology diagnostics and collections team lead at the Bioeconomy Science Institute, Darryl Herron…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (658+ words) Herbertville farmer Mark Speedy is on a mission to restore bird and marine mammal life to the Wainui Beach coastline, where his family has farmed since 1856. At Pipi Bank Station, so named for the tasty shellfish found on the sandy…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (325+ words) New Zealanders heading into the country's native forests are being urged to keep their senses tuned for the signs and sounds of our national bird, the kiwi. After the recent surprise discovery of a western brown kiwi in the Pureora…...

4+ week, 7+ min ago  (392+ words) A new diagnostic test has been created to give farmers'and veterinarians earlier, more'accurate'information about parasite infections in stock. The DNA-based test,' Fast Worm ID " GIN PCR,'identifies'parasite species directly from faecal samples, with results available in under three working days....

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (461+ words) A report showing groundwater quality is under pressure from human activity and climate change does not come as a surprise to scientists. The report by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ found that between 2004 and 2024, nitrate'nitrogen concentrations were…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (738+ words) Forecasters are warning that Cyclone Vaianu is increasingly likely to hit the country this weekend. Met Service says the incoming Tropical Cyclone Vaianu could bring life-threatening winds to the North Island on Sunday. On Wednesday, it issued a preliminary severe…...