New Zealand’s active geography means that mass airplane groundings, like those happening in Europe over the last few days, could […]
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Sunday Star Times: Key’s stance against delay a hint at enviro-leadership
Rod Oram writes in an opinion piece in the Sunday Star Times about Prime Minister John Key’s stance on the […]
Continue readingTVNZ: Sir Peter Gluckman interviewed by Paul Holmes
Q+A’s Paul Holmes interviews the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman about the Global Research Alliance, an […]
Continue reading3 News: Stephen Parker interviews Tim Groser
Following the first meeting of the Global Research Alliance, Stephen Parker interviews Climate Change Negotiations Minister Tim Groser on the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: More than 5000 whales could be saved: report
Michael Dickison writes in the New Zealand Herald that the compromise being considered by the International Whaling Commission could save […]
Continue readingSMC Media Tracker: March 2010
In the latest of its Media Tracker series, the SMC looks at some of the events which caused news spikes […]
Continue readingDom Post: NZ keeps the lid on radioactivity
Kate Chapman writes in the Dominion Post about the various uses of nuclear material in New Zealand, from medical therapy […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: GPs call for more education about immunisation
Doctors are saying that more education of parents is needed if immunisation rates in New Zealand are going to reach […]
Continue reading3 News: Scientists discover ‘screaming’ tadpoles
Dan Satherley writes about the discovery by scientists of tadpoles which let out an audible, high-pitched ‘scream’ when distressed. Previously, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Human genes to be injected into goats, cows, and sheep
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about the decision by Erma to allow scientists to create and work […]
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