Early Years Research Centre: He Kōhanga Toi Tangata

Power-sharing pilot sees neighbours exchange more than sugar

New research explores a concept which allows households with solar panels and batteries to sell excess energy directly to neighbours.

Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge

Cities are expanding and heating rapidly, intensifying heat risks, health impacts and inequality, with urban populations increasingly exposed to extreme temperatures under projected global warming scenarios.

Cutting polystyrene waste: Waikato research points to plant-based solution

A University of Waikato engineering PhD student is developing a plant-based, biodegradable alternative to polystyrene, targeting one of the world’s most persistent plastic waste problems.

Anzac then and now: as trans‑Tasman defence relations get closer, NZ must be on guard

Trans-Tasman military cooperation began over 50 years before Gallipoli, with about 2500 Australians serving in the New Zealand Wars.