By Kent Atkinson of NZPA Wellington, May 6 NZPA - Niwa denies ACT Party leader Rodney Hide's claim that it has misled cabinet ministers over temperature measurements showing global warming in New Zealand.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, March 4 NZPA - Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) are pleased with a report calling for them to get more direct funding and work under clearer accountability.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, March 4 NZPA - Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) are funded wrongly, lack direction and are short-term focused because of their reliance on contracts, a new report says.

Wellington, Aug 21 NZPA - Operators in Antarctica could be forced to pay for any environmental disasters they cause or find, if a new bill is passed.