56+ min ago   (494+ words) By Beth Tschida, CEO of Jamf As organisations across Australia and New Zealand rapidly integrate generative and agentic artificial intelligence (AI) into daily workflows, we are seeing a striking operational paradox: the further a business advances in its AI deployment,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (381+ words) MBIE’s 2026 Energy in New Zealand report shows a 66% increase in solar generation over the past year to a new record, with several large utility-scale solar farms coming online. Geothermal generation also hit a record high in 2025. Solar generation is expected…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1405+ words) A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new information about marine life and seabed minerals within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1505+ words) A few months back, the story of the Victoria University of Wellington economist Dr Eleanor Vance and her 1978 paper "The Market Autocrat: Anticipating the Neoliberal Siege on Welfare States" was shared numerous times on my Facebook feed. Soon after, the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1133+ words) The first evidence of art has been found in seaside caves in southern Africa. Paleo-anthropologists have uncovered artifacts with geometric designs, as well as ochre for skin pigmentation, dating back to about 100,000 years ago. Around that time and place a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (524+ words) The council is undertaking an organisation-wide investigation - AI Adoption Discovery Project - which will identify where AI could provide practical benefits, assess associated risks and develop a roadmap for future implementation. Council chief executive Jonathan Gibbard outlined the project in his…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (528+ words) Marlborough District Council Biosecurity Manager Liam Falconer is one of six experts featured in a new national video highlighting a critical tool in New Zealand's fight against invasive marine pests. The video, produced by the Cawthron Institute in partnership with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (301+ words) Invasive as it may be, electrical brain stimulation is either known or strongly suspected to provide benefits in a wide range of neurological, movement, and psychiatric conditions, where pharmaceuticals and other conventional treatments fail and the disease is severe. While…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (539+ words) Herpetologists are excited at sightings of the rare Canterbury spotted skink in a place the lizards haven’t been seen in more than 50 years. In the most recent threat ranking, an expert panel classified the Canterbury spotted skink as Nationally Endangered....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (903+ words) First nationwide study reveals AI is becoming part of everyday life for young people, but many don't feel adults are equipped to help them navigate the risks. The research, led by the Artificial Intelligence Safety Forum (AISF), Netsafe and The…...