The search for life elsewhere in our solar system could take clues from the geothermal hot pools around Rotorua.
Baz Macdonald
Baz Macdonald is completing a masters in journalism at Massey University in Wellington.
Are we soaking up more CO2 than we think?
Satellites watching over New Zealand might show our forests are soaking up more CO2 than estimated – and leave us better off under international climate change commitments.
Big data is revolutionising NZ
Big data is about to get Really Big as new technologies create a fierce deluge of information for us to store and analyse.
How satellites are boosting the NZ economy
Space age technology is giving our farming, forests and mineral deposits industries a boost.
Southland eyes oats instead of dairy
Southland is looking into an alternative to dairy farming that taps into surging Asian demand, but uses less capital and water, and produces fewer greenhouse emissions. Baz Macdonald reports.
Twyford wants new meth testing standards
The new Government wants to end a 'moral panic' around meth testing of rental properties
Meth testing: $52m on an irrational fear
The Government spent $52m on testing and housing repairs for meth. Health experts say the money would be much better spent targeting asbestos.
Water a dangerous flashpoint for National and Labour
The Election debate over water royalties and pollution could damage both Labour and National, and may prove the deciding factor in who Winston chooses.
National's tenancy law tweaks face criticism
The Govt is amending the law for landlords and tenants, but other parties say it goes in the wrong direction.
Laws can't keep up with modern relationships
Property law and rules around benefit fraud are not keeping up with the changing landscape of relationships.
Inside a looming election debate on water levies
Almost every major political party has shown some degree of support for levies on bottled water.