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New Zealand Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from New Zealand with our JSON API.

Get API key for the New Zealand Science News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from New Zealand.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=nz&category=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 716,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9d53cd19664953993ce3fd3ef98ff431",
            "title": "NASA unveils Artemis 2 launch windows: What we know",
            "description": "Space agency is making final preparations for what will be the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit in more than half a century.",
            "content": "NASA for the first time has announced launch windows for the first crewed spaceflight beyond Earth orbit in more than half a century.\nThe space agency on Friday said it is making final preparations for the Artemis 2 mission, which will send four astr... [7574 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/nasa-unveils-artemis-2-launch-windows-what-we-know/",
            "image": "https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/KSC-20250810-PH-KLS01_0080orig.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T18:07:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a69c46820379fd6075b622dd9fbdedd1",
                "name": "Astronomy Magazine",
                "url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a6a44b7bf9ce77718501da4ab61af072",
            "title": "Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy - telescopes in schools can help",
            "description": "Stargazing can stimulate an interest in space in kids and lead to a passion for science. But rural schools often lack the resources to nurture these interests.",
            "content": "The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events, predicted eclipses and used their observations to construct calendars, develop maps and formulate religious rituals.\nScholars wid... [5197 chars]",
            "url": "https://theconversation.com/rural-areas-have-darker-skies-but-fewer-resources-for-students-interested-in-astronomy-telescopes-in-schools-can-help-266848",
            "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/706261/original/file-20251203-56-ifjpdh.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C872%2C5285%2C2642&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T13:23:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344b3e5c4a3152c0cbebe5418ae064b7",
                "name": "The Conversation",
                "url": "https://theconversation.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "467f0eafb5751ddf8de2ad3e4e506c83",
            "title": "Scientists Have Discovered Something That Could Help Humans Live On The Moon",
            "description": "The moon is pretty inhospitable to humans, but recent research has found that it's surprisingly possible for breathable air to eventually exist on its surface.",
            "content": "Settlements on the moon are classic science fiction settings, but despite purported attempts by NASA to build homes on the moon, we've never really come close to building one. It's not hard to see why the goal of lunar colonization has remained out o... [4159 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-discovered-something-could-help-131700226.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/.W4bY.3LDVg5Mw.rJ7E8Vg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzQ7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bgr_ecomm_183/73735368d1f311968dd08abee740f439",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T13:17:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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