Tag: New Zealand News

The average retired household continues to spend in excess of New Zealand Superannuation, highlighting the importance of preparing for retirement.

International students at the University of Canterbury will work with local businesses keen to expand into Asia under a new partnership scheme.

A group of University of Otago Business School students are helping to brighten the lives of their elderly neighbours.

The traditional Samoan medicinal plant matalafi has been found by a group of researchers to be as effective as ibuprofen for treating inflammation.

A University of Canterbury researcher has received a prestigious fellowship to study the relationships between young people and their adult mentors.

Two internationally renowned academics at the University of Canterbury have been named as finalists in the Westpac Women of Influence Awards 2021, recognising women making a difference in the work they do, and paving the way for others to follow.

Dr Trisia Farrelly, from the School of People, Environment and Planning, has been recognised as one of the finalists in the 2021 Women of Influence Awards for her achievements in the environmental sector.

As the UN climate summit in Glasgow kicks off on Sunday, it marks the deadline for countries to make more ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

University of Otago academics have solved a decades-long medical mystery which saw a Dunedin child undergo eight years of unnecessary chemotherapy treatment.

Creating large smokefree outdoor pedestrian spaces would aid the health sector’s efforts to help people quit smoking, researchers say.