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New Zealand’s Southern Wilderness
Stewart Island/Rakiura is the third-largest island in New Zealand, diminutive in comparison to the country’s North Island and South Island. Yet it hosts a population of one of the largest of the kiwi: the Stewart Island tokoeka. This flightless bird, a subspecies of the Southern brown kiwi (Apteryx australis), numbers in the thousands on the island, dwarfing its human population of approximately 500. The avian national…
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Blooming Seas Around the Chatham Islands
At about 800 kilometers (500 miles) east of New Zealand’s South Island, the sparsely populated Chatham Islands are rugged, remote, and often inconspicuous. In January 2026, however, a ring of bright green and blue swirls in the ocean put a natural spotlight on the far-flung specks of land. A bloom of phytoplankton—tiny photosynthetic organisms that become visible to satellites when their…
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Australians and New Zealanders Ready for AI-Powered Emergency Response, New Research Finds
86% willing to share real-time location data; strong support for AI to detect threats and accelerate response Melbourne — Dec. 10, 2025 — A new independent research study demonstrates that Australians and New Zealanders want to share their personal data with emergency services and see them use AI and advanced technology to improve the delivery of their vital services. An overwhelming…
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Rocket Lab Completes Record Launch Turnaround From Launch Complex 1, Successfully Deploys 68th Electron Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 68th Electron rocket to deploy a single satellite to space for a confidential commercial customer. The mission was the second of two launches from the same launch site in less than 48 hours, a new launch record…
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Mission for Global Wildfire Detection Company OroraTech
From contract to launch in just four months, Rocket Lab successfully deploys eight satellites for wildfire detection mission.
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NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency’s super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized, heavy-lift balloons will travel the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more. Launch operations are scheduled to begin in late March from Wānaka Airport, NASA’s dedicated launch site for mid-latitude,…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Two Launches Three Days Apart, Upcoming Mission to Deploy Final Satellites in Kinéis Constellation
-Rocket Lab USA, Inc (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, today announced it has scheduled two Electron launches from its privately owned launch site in New Zealand three days apart, a first for the Company. “This fifth launch with Rocket Lab will mark a major milestone for Kinéis: the completion of…
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Rocket Lab Schedules First of Multiple Launches for iQPS
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the launch window for its 61st Electron launch, a dedicated mission for Japanese customer the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The mission, named “The Lightning God Reigns”, will launch from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch…
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From Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks: Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron Mission
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 54th Electron mission, deploying a single satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes’ mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand at 11:54…
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NASA Ames Welcomes New Zealand Prime Minister, Celebrates Partnership
As one of eight nations that helped to develop the Artemis Accords, New Zealand is a valuable NASA partner. On July 12, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visited NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley to learn more about how Ames supports efforts to return humans to the Moon and the ongoing collaboration between NASA and New Zealand to…
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