New Zealand Archives

August 27, 2023

Dinosaurs are Gone, but These Ancient Insects are Back!

The wētāpunga, a colossal insect that predates even the dinosaurs, is making a historic return to New Zealand’s forests after nearly two centuries of absence. Once roaming freely across Northland, Auckland, and

Science·Space

CubeSats Showcase Autonomous Flight in NASA’s Starling Mission: Orbital Dance

NASA’s Starling mission plans to test critical swarm technologies in space using a quartet of 6U CubeSats. Showcasing their ability to autonomously fly together, the CubeSats will perform an orbital dance in low Earth orbit. Positioned approximately 355 miles above

July 9, 2023

New Zealand To Alter The Agricultural Emission Taxing Plan

News·Sustainability

New Zealand proposes to tax livestock burps, farts. Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said the levy would be the first of its kind in the

Kākāpō’s Genetic Breakthrough: How DNA Mapping Boosts NZ Night Parrot’s Survival Odds!

Conservation·Nature·Wildlife

Table Of Contents Genetic Mapping and Conservation Efforts Population Recovery and Challenges Conservation Techniques and Genome Sequencing Research and Genetic Insights Future Predictions and