John Lewis

FOR the first time, stroke survivors from across the country have been asked about their experiences of the healthcare system, in a study which aims to improve their acute care in hospital and...

A TOOL giving near real-time snow data has now been made available to the public, in the hope it will give recreational users and tourists a better idea of the dangers in back-country areas.

Brian McCormack’s brain fizzed with anticipation when his email pinged with a message from out of the blue.

Going into something blindly usually ends with uncomfortable, or even disastrous, consequences.

Snow has been falling in parts of the South and a major highway will close overnight as a forecast wintry blast moves through.

Fancy an overdose of cuteness?

Genomic analysis of bull kelp washed up over decades in the Antarctic, New Zealand and Australia is being used to see if kelp and its passengers could one day establish and grow in the Antarctic.

Earthworks are under way and a road is being constructed to service a new 2.4884ha subdivision in Kaikorai Valley Rd.

Far from being a bureaucrat, Roger Wilco is a colourful office worker who loves to give everything the seal of approval with his big rubber stamp.

A University of Otago researcher will begin a nationwide tour in Dunedin this week, seeking the public’s views on spirituality in healthcare.

Temperature and rainfall records toppled around the South as New Zealand had its second-equal warmest autumn since records began.

Skiers and adventurers will soon be able to make better-informed decisions when heading out into the back country of Wanaka, Queenstown and Mt Aspiring National Park, following their addition to...