A life-extending drug for people living with cystic fibrosis today becomes publicly funded and available in New Zealand.Cystic fibrosis is an ultimately terminal condition that produces thick and sticky mucus and mainly affects a person’s…
Towards 2000, Beyond 2000 presenter Jeff Watson dies…
Veteran journalist and presenter Jeff Watson, the man who helped pioneer popular science television in Australia with Towards 2000, has died aged 80.Key points:Doctors had initially given Watson only three months to live after diagnosing him with…
England bowlers ‘licking their lips’ at prospect of…
ngland have named an unchanged side for the Second Test in New Zealand, as they look to record a seventh successive victory.The visitors had been considering a late change to their XI, after monitoring the…
Cubed wombat poo puzzle completed by researchers with…
Puddle, log, pellet or cube? Mammal life is diverse, and so are the poos mammals produce.But, to quote the father of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin: What is behind "these endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful?"A team of…
Air New Zealand latest to jump on TikTok…
Well, Air New Zealand has finally joined the TikTok squad.Or, more accurately, it’s finally taken the plunge and posted two videos after lurking on the platform and gathering upwards of 13,400 followers.Posted on February 22…
Country singer James Blundell in tune with hemp’s…
On Queensland's Granite Belt, 200 kilometres south-west of Brisbane, sheep graze on the hard and rocky soils but the region could soon also be home to a boom new agriculture industry: cannabis.Key points:Cannabis sativa, also known…
Ironman New Zealand champions cross finish line in…
Mike Phillips and Els Visser are the 2023 Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand champions, with both athletes impressing on their way to victory in Taupō.Phillips crossed the line in 7:56:05 to claim his second Ironman New…
Musk duck found in Central Australia for first…
A species of duck that has not been seen in Central Australia for more than 120 years has turned up at the Alice Springs sewage ponds.Key points:The bulky musk duck is often found in Australia's south-east and…
Indonesian security forces ready to rescue hostage pilot…
Indonesia has revealed its security forces were about to launch a rescue mission for a pilot held hostage in Papua but New Zealand authorities asked them to abandon their plans in order to avoid violence.Key…