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Tick Tock! Circadian clocks and climate-resilient crops

In this Marsden Fund Fast-Start project, Dr Soledad Perez-Santangelo from the University of Otago Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou is investigating a key mechanism for how plants may adapt to a changing climate.

Fierce Hope: Youth Activism in Aotearoa

The stories of Fierce Hope provide important insights into...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Karen Nairn, Judith Sligo, Carisa R. Showden, Kyle R. Matthews and Joanna Kidman
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Korihi te manu: Stories of whāngai and adoption

"We have a saying back home, kāore te tōtara e ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Helen Potter, Dr Marine Haenga-Collins, Ani Mikaere, Dr Annabelle Ahuriri-Driscoll, Dr Denise Blake, Dr Jessica Hutchings, Dr Kim McBreen, Jenni Tupo, Moana Jackson
  • ORGANISATION:
    Te Wānanga o Raukawa

The Rolling Stones – Uncovering stone rolling dynamics and impact accelerations during floods
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Hamish Biggs
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

New research cracks climate-change mystery of Antarctic sea ice

Pioneering airborne technology dev...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Wolfgang Rack
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

A question of identity: How connected are young Māori to ancestral marae, and does it matter?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Merata Kawharu (Principal Investigator), Dr Paul Tapsell (Associate Investigator), Dr Krushil Watene (Associate Investigator), Dr Stephen McTaggart (Associate Investigator)
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

World-first NZ technology enables researchers to discover the secrets of how melanin protects skin from UV radiation
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Justin Hodgkiss
  • ORGANISATION:
    Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Fierce hope: Youth activism in Aotearoa

Social movements can create the conditions for fostering c...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Karen Nairn
  • ORGANISATION:
    Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou University of Otago

Ada Lovelace day profiles 2022

In honour of Ada Lovelace Day 2022 (Rātū 11 Whiringa-a-Nuku Tuesd...
  • In honour of Ada Lovelace Day 2022 (Rātū 11 Whiringa-a-Nuku Tuesday 11 October), we are featuring the work of three recent Marsden Fund wāhine researchers who are fo...

Sharing memories with toddlers helps their wellbeing into adulthood

How mothers share memories wit...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Elaine Reese (Principal Investigator)

Reach for the stars

Associate Professor Jan Eldridge at Waipapa Tamata Rau The University of Auckl...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Jan Eldridge, Max Briel, Petra Tang, Wouter van Zeist, Sohan Ghodla and Sean Richards
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Shining a light on Mount Erebus’ deep magmatic system

Antarctica’s round-the-clock summer sunl...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Graham Hill
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury and the Czech Academy of Science

New book looks at experiences of Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand

A new book co-authored ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Liangni Sally Liu
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

New NZ research reveals first evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow

University of Canterbury...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Laura Revell (Principal Investigator)
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Developing quick screening tests for harmful algal blooms

A new Catalyst: Seeding project seeks to...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Anne Rolton Vignier
  • ORGANISATION:
    Cawthron Institute

Kelp connecting Southern coasts – genomics reveals

The DNA of kelp has enabled scientists to sho...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Ceridwen Fraser (Principal Investigator)
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

DNA provides unique look at moa and climate change
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Nic Rawlence
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

A womb with a view: How and why does the human fetus see?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Vincent Reid
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Fragments from a Contested Past

"It is a difficult and at times traumatic journey, but also a very necessary one".
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Joanna Kidman, Dr Vincent O’Malley
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

New non‑destructive DNA method opens opportunities

A new method of obtaining ancient genomic dat...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Lachie Scarsbook and Dr Nic Rawlence
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Scientists solve solar secret

The further we move away from a heat source, the cooler the air gets...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Jonathan Squire
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Chasing the unexpected link between cancer and pregnancy

Did you ever suspect that the earliest st...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Mike Eccles
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Sharing memories sets children on path to better well-being

Toddlers whose mothers received specia...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Claire Mitchell and Professor Elaine Reese
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Answers for families as researchers identify new rare genetic mutation

University of Otago-led res...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Louise Bicknell
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Can a virtual uterus help us detect problems in pregnancy?

In this Marsden-funded project, Associa...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Alys Clark
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

'Unassuming' enzyme opens way for new medical treatments

Research could have important application...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor David Ackerley
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Woe is She: Early modern Women and the Poetry of Complaint
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Sarah Ross
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Gravitational waves from rotating black holes
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Jörg Frauendiener
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

The "supercoolest" science on Earth

A team of Antarctic scientists is breaking new ground – or i...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Principal Investigator: Dr Inga Smith (University of Otago). Associate Investigators: Dr Greg Leonard (University of Otago), Associate Professor Britney Schmidt (Cornell University), Dr Lars Smedsrud (University of Bergen)

From Living wages to Sustainable livelihoods

Designed to protect people materially and socially, l...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Stuart Carr, Professor Darrin Hodgetts, Associate Professor Siautu Alefaio-Tugia, Professor James Arrowsmith, Professor Jane Parker, Dr Amanda Young-Hauser, Harvey Jones and Professor Jarrod Haar
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University and Auckland University of Technology

How does antibody diversity shape our body’s response to infectious disease?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr William Kelton
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

New research focuses on connection between humans, gorillas and diseases in Uganda

New research su...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor David Hayman
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Creating a Māori disaster management framework

Māori, catastrophic events, and collective develo...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Christine Kenney
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

TB research will make ‘enormous global health impact'

University of Otago researchers are behind...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Greg Cook, Professor Kurt Krause
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Direct radiative effects of airborne microplastics

Airborne microplastics may have a minor cooling...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Laura Revell
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

International Day of Rural Women 2021 Special Feature: Surviving the reform of New Zealand agriculture (1984-1987)
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Rachael Bell
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Ada Lovelace Day 2021 Special Feature: From ink to digital diagrams
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Rachel Blagojevic
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Sea ice history sheds light on future climate change impact on Antarctic plankton
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Nancy Bertler and Associate Professor Rob McKay
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Contraception choices highlighted by Massey researcher on podcast

Health psychologist Dr Tracy Mor...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Tracy Morison (Principal Investigator)
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Advanced Alloy Anodes for Next-generation Rechargeable Batteries

Batteries help power modern life....
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Shanghai Wei
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

New Chinese Immigrants in New Zealand: Floating families?

Dr Liangni Sally Liu and Dr Guanyu Jason...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Liangni Sally Liu (Principal investigator) and Dr Guanyu Jason Ran (Marsden Fund PhD student)
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Deforestation leads to flight loss in New Zealand insects

A University of Otago study has revealed...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Graham McCulloch
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Family Risk and Resilience during COVID-19 Lockdown

How did the COVID-19 lockdowns affect NZ famil...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Nickola Overall & Associate Professor Annette Henderson
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Transitioning from smoking to vaping: a personal journey requiring persistence

Persistence may be ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Tamlin Conner
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Shining a light on the shocking state of NZ’s acute mental health units

Research based media rep...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Gabrielle Jenkin
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Aotearoa scientists simulating eruptions

Kiwi scientists have been using innovative experiments to...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Emily Lane (Lead), Dr WL Power (Co-Lead), Dr CN Whittaker, Prof JDL White
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

New type of stardust may unlock solar system secrets

What elemental ingredients went into the form...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Bruce Charlier
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Explaining how religious beliefs are formed

Feeling anxious can direct our attention and memory to...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Jamin Halberstadt
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Continent of Zealandia older than previously thought, study finds

Tiny mineral grains taken from g...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Rose Turnbull
  • ORGANISATION:
    GNS Science - Te Pū Ao

Earthquake creates ecological opportunity

A University of Otago study has revealed how earthquake ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Jonathan Waters
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Research identifies new cultural threads in early colonial goldfield

Research analysing skeletal r...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Charlotte King
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Bioengineers develop potential game-changer in gut treatment

Researchers at the Auckland Bioengine...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Volcanoes make waves too

Volcanoes make waves too: a new understanding of tsunamis generated by volcanic eruptions
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Emily Lane
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

Harnessing the power of dahlia plants to help prevent diabetes

Alex Tups is getting closer to form...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Alex Tups
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Under the moonlight: a little light and shade helps larval fish to grow at night

At night on any o...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jeffrey Shima
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Major new study into how New Zealand accent changes in childhood

Whether it’s the vowel shift or...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Lynn Clark
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Earth to reach temperature tipping point in 20-30 years, new study finds

Earth’s ability to abso...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Vic Arcus, Professor Louis Schipper, Dr Liyin Liang, Dr Bella Duncan
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Waikato

What does vaping really do to our lungs?

Vaping is touted as a lesser of two evils for smokers try...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Kelly Burrowes
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Bird's icy view

A New Zealand research team has, for the first time ever, used a fixed wing aircra...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Daniel Price and Associate Professor Wolfgang Rack
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Fire and ice

Will future Australian blazes turn NZ snow as red as our skies?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Philip Novis and Dr Lynda Petherick
  • ORGANISATION:
    Manaaki Whenua Landcare and Victoria University of Wellington

New insight on Alpine Fault risk

'Scratch marks' point to epicentres of earthquakes. A discovery m...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Mr Russ Van Dissen
  • ORGANISATION:
    GNS Science

Hot homes: How are you keeping your place cool this summer?

Be it black-out shades or chilled shee...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Kimberley O'Sullivan
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Dr Andrea Clavijo McCormick: plant communication

Dr Andrea Clavijo McCormick of Massey University ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Andrea Clavijo-McCormick
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Kiwi adults know more te reo than they realise

Even when they can’t speak te reo Māori, New Zea...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jen Hay & Professor Jeanette King
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Switching from smoking to Electronic Delivery Systems: Changing practices and identities

Electroni...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Janet Hoek, Mei-Ling Blank
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Fiordland air sharing secrets with scientist

Dr Peter Sperlich needs a strong south-westerly and a...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Peter Sperlich
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

Researchers find “missing link”

Otago researchers have found the “missing link between stres...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Greg Anderson
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Difficult Histories

How do New Zealanders remember and forget difficult e...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Joanna Kidman and Dr Vincent O'Malley
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington and History Works

Injection nanomachines – learning from nature to revolutionise drug delivery

Beneath Aotearoa Ne...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Alok Mitra
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

New type of micro laser source suitable for commercialisation

Associate Professors Stuart Murdoch ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Stuart Murdoch
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Sea holds clues for a shaky future: NZ study hopes to link warming with seismic activity

Can clima...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Lorna Strachan
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Earthquakes, tsunamis: It’s Wairarapa’s fault nearby

One of the largest sources of earthquakes...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Bill Fry
  • ORGANISATION:
    GNS Science

Henderson Island Fossils Reveal New Polynesian Sandpiper Species

Fossil bones collected in the ear...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Vanesa De Pietri
  • ORGANISATION:
    Canterbury Museum

Sexuality and intimacy research to benefit residential age care facilities

A Massey University res...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Mark Henrickson
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Honour for Ngarino Ellis: carving out new histories

The importance of Māori art history has been ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Ngarino Ellis
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

$3m for asthma research

One of the many things I'm thankful for is that I've never had any allergi...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jeroen Douwes and team
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Jack Vowles
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Raukawa wāhine embark on 400km journey to walk in their ancestor’s footsteps

A group of seven w...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Naomi Simmonds
  • ORGANISATION:
    Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

At life’s edge: How genes flow in hot spring bacteria

Microbiologists have long debated how to d...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Charles Lee
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

The forgotten glaciers of Te Ika-a-Maui

Glaciers are iconic symbols of New Zealand’s landscape. ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Shaun Eaves

Chloroplast from the past: Beech genealogy guides future conservation

A new paper in the ‘New Ze...
  • A new paper in the ‘New Zealand Journal of Botany’ comprises research on the effect glacial cycles had on beech forest distribution in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Genetic recipe book for natural products from fungi

Professor Emily Parker and her team at Victori...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Emily Parker
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

You may know more te reo Māori than you realise - researchers think

Millions of New Zealanders th...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jeanette King
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World

Associate Professor Ian Smith, University of Otago, publish...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Ian Smith
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Communications/Media/Geographies

Associate Professor Kevin Glynn and Professor Julie Cupples have ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Kevin Glynn and Professor Julie Cupples
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University (Glynn now at University of Northumbria and Cupples at University of Edinburgh)

Eye of the Takahē

A new paper in the 'New Zealand Journal Zoology' comprises research on the ocul...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Peter Hadden
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

A Hierarchy of Turing Degrees

Rod Downey and Noam Greenberg's new publication, 'A Hierarchy of Tur...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Rod Downey and Professor Noam Greenberg
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Where wine wētā wander

A new paper in the New Zealand Journal of Zoology features research on th...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Steven Trewick
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey Univeristy

Criminal Justice, Risk and the Revolt against Uncertainty

Professor John Pratt FRSNZ has released ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor John Pratt
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Time travelling with a climate scientist

Ancient corals are the keepers of past climate records th...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Andrew Lorrey
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

New Zealand researchers at 'turning point' with solar paint project

Imagine if your roof paint cou...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Nathaniel Davis
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Company finds 'holy grail' of stimulating plant growth

BioLumic’s Jason Wargent is a finalist in...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jason Wargent
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Foulden Maar research points to a future global greening

Research using fossils from Otago’s con...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Daphne Lee
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Writing the New World

A new podcast, 'Writing the New World', by Marsden Fund recipient Associate ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Alice Te Punga Somerville
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Solving severe sleep problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

University of Canterbury (...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Laurie McLay
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

No long-term link between video games and aggressive behaviour in youth

There’s no evidence to s...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Aaron Drummond
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Video game loot boxes could be regulated under gambling laws

Video games that offer randomised rew...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Aaron Drummond
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

New Zealand’s Ancient Monster Penguins had Northern Hemisphere Doppelgangers

New Zealand’s mon...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Vanesa De Pietri
  • ORGANISATION:
    Canterbury Museum

UC planet-hunters discover new ‘one in a million’ Super-Earth

Astronomers at the University of...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor MD Albrow
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Motorised transport dominant mode for Dunedin pre-schoolers

Being on the move is part of everyday ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Christina Ergler
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Could bacteria-attacking viruses hold a clue to obesity?

Could a barely understood part of the gut...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Tommi Vatanen
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Autocorrect to Alexa - Understanding the human experience

As computing systems become integral to ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Andrew Cockburn and Associate Professor Zhe Chen
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Understanding photosynthesis

Lauren Nicol holds a Rutherford Foundation International PhD Scholars...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Lauren Nicol
  • ORGANISATION:
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Cutting edge research uses pipefish to study the puzzle of sexual selection

Why does the colourful...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Sarah Flanagan
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Marsden Fund grant supports UC molecular research on Alzheimer’s disease

Dr Vanessa Morris, a Un...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Vanessa Morris
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Research facilitates positive change for ‘brutal old days’ of rape trials

Cross-examination st...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Elisabeth McDonald
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Towards a greener future with next generation solar cell technology

University of Canterbury (UC) ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Paula Brooksby
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Fast-Start grant supports University of Canterbury-led research on energy-saving nanotechnology
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Matthew Cowan
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Double jeopardy or double advantage? Ethnic women in New Zealand politics

Where are all the ethnic...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Rachel Simon-Kumar.
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Otago physicists grab individual atoms in ground-breaking experiment

In a first for quantum physic...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Mikkel F. Andersen, Marvin Weyland, Joachim Brand and Ulrich Ebling
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago and Massey University

Greedy algae that are great for our environment

Phosphorus fertilizers are extremely expensive for...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Benoit Guieysse, Professor Emilio Fernández Reyes, Professor Andrew Shilton and Dr David Wheeler
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Waikato Professor’s link to Oscar-winning Skateistan documentary

The story of Skateistan, a non-...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Holly Thorpe
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Whakaarahia anō te rā kaihau! Raise up again the billowing sail! Revitalising cultural knowledge through analysis of Te Rā, the Māori sail
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Catherine Smith, Dr Donna Campbell and Mrs Ranui Ngarimu
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Marsden Fund grant supports University of Canterbury study on ‘killer robots’ debate

First the...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Jeremy Moses and Associate Professor Amy Fletcher
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbry

Keeping the hihi (stitchbird) from extinction

Some of our native bird populations are struggling t...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Anna Santure
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Maramataka project reconnecting to tohu

The revitalisation of traditional Māori calendars, marama...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Pauline Harris
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Could airborne microplastics play a role in climate change?

Could microplastics in the atmosphere ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Laura Revell
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

A sweet solution

Hailed for its medicinal, antibacterial qualities, mānuka honey is so coveted th...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Susy Frankel, Dr Jessica Lai
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Transnational matai: Examining the experiences of intergenerational global Samoan titled chiefs
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Melani Anae
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Big Science: How was the Pacific settled?

Ancient animal remains could hold the key to clearing up...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Catherine Collins
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Waikato researchers aim to find out what happens to life as the world heats up

A large research pr...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Vic Arcus
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Maths is everywhere!

A method of teaching which encourages group problem solving in culturally cen...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Jodie Hunter
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Maths is everywhere!

A method of teaching which encourages group problem solving in culturally cen...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Jodie Hunter
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Otago researchers discover new viral strategy to escape detection

University of Otago researchers ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Peter Fineran
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Digging for gold and economic prosperity

In a new special issue 'Exploration models for New Zealan...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Guest Editors Tony Christie, Frank Bierlein, Isabelle Chambefort, Richard Goldfarb and Andrew Rae

Seeing ourselves as part of the natural world is the key to saving it

A new special issue 'The sta...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    David Towns and Charles Daugherty

Game over for Loot Boxes?

The UK may begin regulating the use of Loot Boxes because of research li...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Aaron Drummond
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Palisade posts to reveal history in pā dating project

A Waikato project will radiocarbon date pal...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Alan Hogg
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Engaging with difficult histories

Professor Joanna Kidman's Marsden Fund-supported research projec...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Joanna Kidman
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

The bloom of doom: Invasive Bonnemaisonia hamifera found in South Island water bodies

In the New Z...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Researchers David J. Garbary, Roberta D’Archino, Brendan Flack, Christopher D. Hepburn, Wendy A. Nelson, Daniel Pritchard & Judy. E. Sutherland

Estimating calorie content not clear-cut for all according to Otago study

We make food decisions s...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Mei Peng
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Otago study identifies psychology of attraction to religious deities and superheroes

A new psychol...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Jamin Halberstadt
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Te reo loanwords in National Science Challenge discourse

In the Journal of the Royal Society of Ne...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Andreea Calude, Louise Stevenson, Hēmi Whaanga and Te Taka Keegan

New research on past sea level reveals potential for widespread melting of Antarctica

Antarctic ic...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Tim Naish and Dr Georgia Grant
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Auckland – New faces, new voices?

Astonishingly, research over the last three decades on New Zea...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Miriam Meyerhoff, Dr Elaine Ballard, Dr Helen Charters, Dr Catherine Watson
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Auckland

Cold temperature survival of an unwanted pest of kiwifruit

In The New Zealand Journal of Crop and ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Kate Stannard, Garry Hill, Alessandra Voscarelli, Riccardo Spinelli & Patrick Connolly

March of the multiple penguin genomes

The Penguin Genome Consortium sequences all living penguin s...
  • ORGANISATION:
    GigaScience

Scientists discover one of world’s oldest bird species at Waipara

The ancestor of some of the la...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Vanesa De Pietri
  • ORGANISATION:
    Canterbury Museum

Pigment discovery sheds new light on the environmental tolerance mechanisms of land plants

About 4...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Kevin Davis
  • ORGANISATION:
    Plant and Food Research

The science of toxic algal blooms

For a small organism, cyanobacteria can pack a powerful toxic punch
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Jonathan Puddick
  • ORGANISATION:
    Cawthron Institute

Endophyte: a new fungus brought to light

In the New Zealand Journal of Botany, researchers present...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Adrian Leuchtmann, Carolyn A. Young, Alan V. Stewart, Wayne R. Simpson, David E. Hume & Barry Scott

Study links body clock to obesity and diabetes

Does skipping a meal at particular times of day red...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Alexander Tups
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Magic mushrooms: The psychedelic drug making a clinical comeback

As New Zealand’s winter draws t...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Suresh Muthukumaraswamy
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Students learn about climate change, 'ocean vacuum cleaners' and citizen science

Jelly-like sea cr...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Moira Decima
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

NZ scientist to fly drone over rowdy PNG volcano

A Kiwi scientist is about to get an up-close-and-...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Ian Schipper
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Victoria, Wellington

Monster Penguin Find

A new species of giant penguin – about 1.6 metres tall – has been identif...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Vanesa De Pietri
  • ORGANISATION:
    Canterbury Museum

Monkey malaria breakthrough offers cure for relapsing human malaria

A breakthrough in monkey malar...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Bruce Russell
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Middle class squeezed out of security and into uncertainty

New research published in Kōtuitui: Ne...
  • New research published in Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online provides considerable evidence of the “squeezing” of Auckland’s middle class an...

New special issue on lake resilience

A new special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Marine and ...
  • A new special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research explores the mechanisms that might allow lake ecosystems to be resilient in the face of...

Toothsome research brushes up dental services

A new paper in the Journal of the Royal Society of N...
  • A new paper in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand features research on the development, validation and field use of self-reporting oral health measures for...

Kermadec rocks reveal tectonic youth

In the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, researc...
  • In the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, researchers have been working to determine the age of the subduction system in the Havre Trough and Kermadec Arc.

Otago study unlocks secrets of sex change in fish

A University of Otago-led study is heralding adv...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Neil Gemmell and Dr Erica Todd
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Student debt and wellbeing: a research agenda

In Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences...
  • In Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, researchers Sylvia Nissen, Bronwyn Hayward and Ruth McManus analyse and contribute to the debate of whether...

Spreading the load on fisheries through balanced harvesting

A more balanced approach to harvesting...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Michael Plank
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Digital upgrade reveals lost world on East Coast

A Marsden Fund project has managed to piece toget...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Distinguished Professor Dame Anne Salmond
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Widening horizons of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Ewan Fordyce's editorial outl...
  • Ewan Fordyce's editorial outlines the new directions for the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Threats on all sides: effective ecosanctuaries require diverse methods

In the Journal of the Royal...
  • In the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, a paper led by John Innes of Manaaki Whenua reviews the origins, types, attributes and outcomes of different ecosanc...

Fertility woes: top 10 priorities for future research

A large international consultation, partiall...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Cindy Farquhar, Dr James Duffy
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland / University of Oxford

New insect species discovered on Dunedin’s doorstep

In the New Zealand Journal of Zoology, a tea...
  • In the New Zealand Journal of Zoology, a team of zoologists from the University of Otago report on their discovery of a new species of insect – the Maungatua stonefly...

Special issue alert: Microalgae and photosynthetic prokaryotes

This issue of the New Zealand Journ...
  • This issue of the New Zealand Journal of Botany is the first of a two-part special issue that has emerged from the third New Zealand Symposium on the Biology and Biotec...

The Southland accent - a rolling change

There is the Kiwi accent. And then there is the Southland accent.
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Lynn Clark
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury

Taking the pulse of the Hikurangi subduction zone

A new study has given scientists a better unders...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Bill Fry
  • ORGANISATION:
    GNS Science

Has Intensive-Fishing Shaped Snapper Evolution?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Peter Ritchie and Tom Oosting (PhD Candidate)
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

The other islands of Aotearoa: an unexplored history

In the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geo...
  • In the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, researchers investigate the known scientific information on Aotearoa New Zealand's five Sub-Antarctic Islands and ...

Kelp DNA records destructive power of ancient earthquake

In a new Marsden-funded study, University...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jon Waters, Professor David Craw, Elahe Parvizi
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

“Speak proper, like your Grandma!”

Ngā Kete is an annual collection of review articles by New...
  • Ngā Kete is an annual collection of review articles by New Zealand’s most prominent scholars on a range of research topics important to Aotearoa...

Bryony James - Do crunchy foods make you fuller?

Bryony James is a Professor in the Department of ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Bryony James
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

The future of artificial intelligence: evolutionary computation

What can artificial intelligence l...
  • What can artificial intelligence learn from nature? An article in the latest edition of Ngā Kete reviews a branch of artificial intelligence called evolutionary comput...

The spread of Waitaha penguins

Researchers have found that the now extinct Waitaha penguin may hav...
  • Researchers have found that the now extinct Waitaha penguin may have lived further north in Aotearoa New Zealand than originally thought.

Breakthrough research to revolutionise internet communication

A team of University of Otago / Dodd...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Harald Schwefel
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Otago’s atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies

By breaking with con...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Mikkel F Andersen
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

The optometrist’s role in our health

Ngā Kete is a collection of review articles by New Zealand...
  • Ngā Kete is a collection of review articles by New Zealand’s most prominent scholars on a range of research topics important to Aotearoa...

Alarm call: why our efforts to save endangered species aren't working

A new article in the Journal...
  • A new article in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand illustrates that we are still 'losing the battle' for conserving some species despite considerable eff...

Driving force of volcanic super-hazards uncovered

Posted 11 April 2019

Massey volcanologists ha...
  • Posted 11 April 2019

    Massey volcanologists have discovered the driving force behind superheated gas-and-ash clouds from volcanic eruptions, which may help save lives...

Secrets of whau: Phylogeographic research could unearth a buried past

In the New Zealand Journal o...
  • In the New Zealand Journal of Botany, researchers have investigated the phylogeography of the native tree whau (Entelea arborescens), seeking to uncover the migration h...

A voyage of positive youth development for New Zealand adolescents

Researchers have found a 7-day ...
  • Researchers have found a 7-day adventure sailing voyage around Northland had a positive impact on the youth voyagers, with increases in psychological resilience, self-e...

Guess Who? Understanding lifelong face blindness

With his Marsden Fund grant, Dr Tirta Susilo from...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Tirta Susilo
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Racism rife in Aotearoa health advisory groups

What is it like for Māori and Pasifika leaders eng...
  • What is it like for Māori and Pasifika leaders engaging with government health advisory groups? A study in Kōtuitui unpicks some of the racist engagements experienced...

Predicting disease emergence from forest fragmentation

A Massey University team has developed new ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    David Hayman
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Trauma passed on through genes

Dr Tatjana Buklija speaks to Radio New Zealand about the epigenetic...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Tatjana Buklijas
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

The disappearing fish delicacy

It would probably appall Kiwis who feasted on toheroa in the last c...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Phill Ross
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Genetic mānuka map a first for native species

The first high density linkage map for a New Zealan...
  • The first high density linkage map for a New Zealand taonga species, constructed using thousands of genetic markers obtained by sequencing, has been built by researcher...

Why are phosphorus concentrations decreasing in our rivers?

Recent median concentrations of phosph...
  • Recent median concentrations of phosphorus in Aotearoa’s streams and rivers appear to be decreasing...

Chemical time capsules: Unlocking the secrets of mānuka's past

In 1769, botanists of HMS Endeavou...
  • In 1769, botanists of HMS Endeavour collected samples of native mānuka...

Shape-changing element holds key to antibacterial coating

A University of Canterbury research team...
  • A University of Canterbury research team is another step closer to developing germ-proof surface coatings for environments such as hospitals, after an unexpected develo...

Should oxygen be considered a drug?

Oxygen is essential in order for us to breathe, but can also b...
  • Oxygen is essential in order for us to breathe, but can also be toxic...

Thrive: accentuating the positive in the emergency department

This doctoral research explores staf...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Johanne Egan
  • ORGANISATION:
    AUT / Waitemata DHB

Who turned up to vote in the New Zealand election?

Voter turnout in New Zealand has been steadily ...
  • Voter turnout in New Zealand has been steadily decreasing since world record levels in the middle of the twentieth century. But why?

The new biological economy

From milk and merino to wine and tourism, a new book talks about how Ne...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Eric Pawson and the Biological Economies Team (Richard Le Heron, Hugh Campbell, Matthew Henry, Erena Le Heron, Katharine Legun, Nick Lewis, Harvey C. Perkins, Michael Roche and Christopher Rosin)
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland, University of Otago, Massey University, University of Canterbury, Lincoln University

Beech forest and its 'fifty shades of grey'

In a recent issue of NZJB, researchers assess similari...
  • In a recent issue of NZJB, researchers assess similarities between black beech and mountain beech trees...

A series of lucky escapes for New Zealand's wildlife

In the early 19th century, a range of proposa...
  • In the early 19th century, a range of proposals were put forward to import predators to combat the introduced rabbit pest...

Meth easier to find than weed in small town NZ

New research from Massey University shows that smal...
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

The resilience of a developing brain

Ngā Kete: Newborn and prenatal mammals can survive more prol...
  • Ngā Kete: Newborn and prenatal mammals can survive more prolonged restrictions of oxygen to the brain without suffering neural injury than adult mammals can; this know...

Too much snow for Wanaka? (and not the alpine kind)

Wanaka and Queenstown are famous for their ski...
  • Wanaka and Queenstown are famous for their skifields and booming tourism industry, but their picturesque lakes have begun to suffer from increasing amounts of gooey sli...

Satellite measurements of slow ground movements may provide a better tool for earthquake forecasting
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Simon Lamb
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

What impact could a major earthquake have on vital West Coast roads?

Using observations from the 2...
  • Using observations from the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake and a mock scenario, scientists are able to predict some of the key points on major West Coast roads that are like...

New research reveals patterns in STEM grades of girls vs boys

A new study has explored patterns in...
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of New South Wales

New Zealand's ocean productivity projected to decline

In an article in the New Zealand Journal of ...
  • In an article in the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, a NIWA research team led by Professor Cliff Law suggests we will soon see the effects of glo...

Using catapults to monitor mouse-climbing

In a special issue of NZJZ dedicated to pest management ...
  • In a special issue of NZJZ dedicated to pest management pioneer Prof...

Building a pest free Aotearoa together

In an article in the latest issue of the Journal of Royal S...
  • In an article in the latest issue of the Journal of Royal Society of New Zealand, researchers explore the potential for gene drive technologies to help us reach the goa...

Will eradicating rats also make New Zealanders healthier?

An article in the latest issue of NZJR e...
  • An article in the latest issue of NZJR explores some benefits the public might see from removing rats from New Zealand and poses questions for future research areas.

Dracophyllum fiordense - why has it been found further north than previously thought?

A particular...
  • A particular species of sub-alpine tree named Dracophyllum fiordense has recently been documented as extending far beyond its known northern limits...

VR to help prisoners improve their literacy

University of Otago researchers have been working with...
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Bronwyn Heath

Bronwyn first became involved with the Society when she was a student at Manurewa Hi...
  • Bronwyn first became involved with the Society when she was a student at Manurewa High School undertaking a science fair project on weta.

Climate change could render kiwifruit capital fruitless

As global temperatures rise with climate c...
  • As global temperatures rise with climate change, the risk of insufficient winter chilling for kiwifruit grown in Te Puke increases, spurring a need for thoughtful futur...

Making local streams swimmable again

A community led project to restore a stream catchment in Kaik...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Richard Storey and Dr Chris Tanner
  • ORGANISATION:
    National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

Ko wai au? Is it time to reform Aotearoa's water laws?

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

Exploring successful breastfeeding strategies for young mums

This World Breastfeeding Week (August...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Eva Neely, Christina Severinsen
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Research funded on Auckland volcanic surges

Right now, if an eruption were to threaten Auckland, u...
  • ORGANISATION:
    EQC (Earthquake Commission) | Royal Society Te Apārangi

Using maths to predict the weather and more

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews. This week...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

Genetic risk factors in disease

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews. This week's highlight...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

Kiwi scientists closing in on killer infectious disease

Kiwi scientists have discovered a novel pr...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Greg Cook
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Unlocking anxiety

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews. This week's highlighted article is ...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

First human scanned with next-generation scanner invented by UC scientists

The first human has bee...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professors Phil and Anthony Butler
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Canterbury, University of Otago

Lichen lookalikes? Using molecular techniques to correct historical misnomers

The latest issue of ...
  • The latest issue of New Zealand Journal of Botany is now available for access on Taylor and Francis Online...

Clever crows memorise tool design

New Caledonian crows already have a reputation for being pretty ...
  • New Caledonian crows already have a reputation for being pretty clever, but new research involving New Zealand and Australian researchers has found the birds can memori...

Why doesn't te reo Māori have more prominence in English-speaking New Zealand?

Ngā Kete: The An...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

Ever wondered where parrots get their bright plumage?

A project led by Otago researchers have made...
  • ORGANISATION:
    Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies

New discovery unlocks secrets behind cancer-drug resistance

Research from the University of Otago ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Aniruddha Chatterjee, Professor Michael Eccles
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Sheep infertility providing clues into reducing human embryo loss

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

How can we reduce our agricultural emissions?

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews. This we...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

New Zealanders trust Government more, churches and charities less

A recent study commissioned by V...
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Inheritance: It’s about more than genes

Epigenetics has been hailed as the missing link between ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Tatjana Buklijas
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Science is the business frontier | Dr Jim Watson

Dr James (Jim) Watson FRSNZ was both a Fellow of...
  • Dr James (Jim) Watson FRSNZ was both a Fellow of the Society and served as its President from 2004-2006...

The Southern Alps: Freshwater fish evolution follows the gold

Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of ...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews...

What makes mānuka nectar attractive to bees?

The latest issue of the New Zealand Journal of Botan...
  • The latest issue of the New Zealand Journal of Botany is now available for access...

Pink milk and sandcastles: Could milk proteins help create bioadhesives?

Ngā Kete: The Annual Col...
  • Ngā Kete: The Annual Collection of Reviews | This week's highlighted article is authored by Dr Skelte Anema FRSNZ and reviews research on spontaneous interactions in m...

Ngā Kete: The 2018 Annual Collection of Reviews – Memories and Imagination

This week's highligh...
  • This week's highlighted article by Professor Donna Rose Addis of the University of Auckland reviews contemporary research studies that point to brain regions that are t...

Otago researchers develop ground-breaking communication technology

Dr Amita Deb and Associate Prof...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Amita Deb and Associate Professor Niels Kjærgaard
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Oliver Bone

Driven by a strong connection with nature, Oliver Bone is now an ecology consultant in...
  • Driven by a strong connection with nature, Oliver Bone is now an ecology consultant in Northland. Read his story...

Hunting for monsters: Loch Ness mystery to be investigated

A global team of scientists, led by Pro...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Neil Gemmell
  • ORGANISATION:
    Department of Anatomy, University of Otago

Gold in the hills: New issue of New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics released

An article ...
  • An article discussing geology around the formation of New Zealand's largest active gold mine published in the new issue of New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics...

A Byzantine ancestor to same-sex marriage?

You might think same-sex marriage is something complete...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Mark Masterson
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Primary students explore 'villainous' velvet worm

Researchers from the University of Otago are emb...
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

World's first probe of submarine volcano

An international team of scientists will study a hydrothe...
  • An international team of scientists will study a hydrothermally active submarine volcano northeast of White Island to learn more about how metals move through the Earth...

Victoria University researchers helping to address nitrate pollution

New method utilises nano-tech...
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Unidentified whale signals recorded in Cook Strait

Two currently unidentified species of beaked wh...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Giacomo Giorli, Dr Kim Goetz
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

Yin and Yang, Bohr’s Complementarity and Inclusive “Knowledge”

Royal Society Te Apārangi Fe...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Emeritus Professor Robert Nola FRSNZ

New clues to help restore fertility in women with disabling ovary disorder

Ground-breaking researc...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Rebecca Campbell
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Catalyst fund could help prevent food illnesses

A Catalyst grant given to a Lincoln University tax...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Stephen On
  • ORGANISATION:
    Food Microbiology Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University

Hazel Swanson

Hazel studied engineering for a year but decided it wasn't for her. She decided to c...
  • Hazel studied engineering for a year but decided it wasn't for her...

New process for self-healing concrete developed

University of Waikato researchers are using nanobi...
  • University of Waikato researchers are using nanobiotechnology and a protocol called solid-state fermentation to make concrete that regenerates to repair cracks as they ...

Victoria researchers engineer groundbreaking new proteins

Researchers from Victoria University of ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Effie Fan and Professor Emily Parker
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Otago researchers reveal childhood predictors of adult obesity

Otago research reveals some of the ...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor John Horwood
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Rutherford Discovery Fellow on South Georgia Island expedition: first multi-year effort to monitor recovering whale populations
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Emma Carroll
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Auckland

Choreographing biological catalysis

The brilliant physicist Richard Feynman famously said that, in...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Vic Arcus
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Unexpected visitors - how the 2017 Dunedin Kelp Rafts came to New Zealand

A University of Otago st...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jon Waters
  • ORGANISATION:
    Department of Zoology, University of Otago

Not Just a Tasty Toheroa | A review of the biology, ecology and history of the endemic surf clam
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Phil M. Ross et al.
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Otago-led study shows oxygen loss could be huge issue for oceans

A major University of Otago-led s...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Claudine Stirling
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Holes in NCEA curriculum revealed in Victoria research

New research from Victoria University of We...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Michelle Tewkesbury
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Otago researchers at the forefront of $18 million sub-saharan project

Otago researchers are helpin...
  • Otago researchers are helping lead a major international project to determine the main causes of fever in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia and how they should be treated as ...

Can you sparrow some sugar?

A research project monitoring the behaviour of sparrows on the Univers...
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Social supply to underage drinkers still too high

Research from Massey University’s SHORE and Wh...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Taisia Huckle
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Otago academic gains fresh insights into the inner workings of the brain

New discoveries into how ...
  • New discoveries into how information is stored in the brain have been made by a University of Otago researcher.

New Zealand-led heart failure findings debunk world medical view

One of two types of heart failure...
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago | University of Auckland

University of Otago's multi-year study of New Zealand Glowworms reveals unique chemistry

Universit...
  • University of Otago researchers have helped uncover how New Zealand glowworms produce their glow...

Wairau Bar shaken by earthquakes in the past

An article in the Journal of the Royal Society of New...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Bruce McFadgen | Peter Adds
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria researcher sheds light on self-injury

Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr M...
  • Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr Madeleine Brocklesby is one of the first to acknowledge that nobody’s perfect—and her research shows we should be ...

Christchurch researcher easing the pain of gout

A Christchurch rheumatologist has won one of New Z...
  • A Christchurch rheumatologist has won one of New Zealand's top research prizes, for her work focused on how increasing dosages of gout medicines can dramatically improv...

Our tiniest birds could answer big questions

Move to resolve ‘vocal learning’ puzzle.

New Z...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Kristal Cain
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

'Silent' quakes: Why we need to care about them

The Kaikoura Earthquake might best be remembered f...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Jon Carey
  • ORGANISATION:
    GNS Science

Technological breakthrough for monitoring and predicting landslides

New technology from a student-...
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

First study published connecting challenges of food allergies with personality traits

University o...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Tamlin Connor
  • ORGANISATION:
    Otago University

New study into Kiwi living way

What could a New Zealand living wage look like?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Stuart Carr
  • ORGANISATION:
    Massey University

Cameras on kids turn spotlight on ‘healthy’ marketing

Portable cameras have revealed how our k...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Darren Powell
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

How volcanic eruptions could trigger tsunamis

Kiwis are all too acquainted with the catastrophic p...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Emily Lane
  • ORGANISATION:
    NIWA

Why does stress affect men and women differently?

Why do men and women suffer stress differently?
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Karl Iremonger
  • ORGANISATION:
    Otago University

How blood pressure affects our brain

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the most common card...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Fiona McBryde
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Otago researchers uncover New Zealand's first fossils preserved in amber

The discovery of fossil i...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Daphne Lee
  • ORGANISATION:
    Department of Geology, University of Otago

EQC grants help volcano drones and other Victoria research take flight

Victoria University of Well...
  • Victoria University of Wellington-led development of drones that are able to fly close to active volcanoes and withstand, monitor and analyse their emissions which coul...

Otago study links childhood fitness to healthy lungs in adulthood

Fit children whose fitness impro...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Bob Hancox
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Hot weather having big impact on New Zealand’s “water tower” glaciers

The current high tempe...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Nicolas Cullen & Dr Pascal Sirguey
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

NZ study: what holds our universe together?

Kiwi researchers have set out to shed fresh light on o...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Richard Easther
  • ORGANISATION:
    The University of Auckland

Baby fish delay settlement on coral reefs

Dark nights offer best chance of survival for sixbar wra...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Jeff Shima
  • ORGANISATION:
    Victoria University of Wellington

Fire and ice: Mapping the magma flow to Antarctica's most active volcano

On a quest to map the mag...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Graham Hill
  • ORGANISATION:
    GNS

Swim speed: Salmon study unlocks sexual secrets

Kiwi scientists have revealed how females in one s...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Patrice Rosengrave
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

The New Zealand fossil revolution

In the last few years there’s been a revolution in our underst...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Vanesa L. De Pietri
  • ORGANISATION:
    Canterbury Museum

Can action sports help make a better world?

Skateboarding, surfing and other action sports are sta...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Associate Professor Holly Thorpe
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

Otago study links hormone to maternal nurturing trait

The same hormone that stimulates milk produc...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Professor Dave Grattan
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Otago

Kia ora: how Māori borrowings shape New Zealand English

New Zealand English is one of the younges...
  • RESEARCHER/S:
    Dr Andreea Calude
  • ORGANISATION:
    University of Waikato

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