Shane Cowlishaw of the Southland Times writes about the reception of a proposal to drop 1080 poison bait into the […]
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Radio NZ: Federated Farmers u-turn on carbon tax
Federated Farmers has changed tack on its carbon tax stance, reports Radio New Zealand. Previously opposed to a carbon tax, […]
Continue readingManawatu Standard: Quakes no reason to panic, says expert
The Standard reports comments by a Palmerston North scientist that the two earthquakes which have hit the region in the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/Dom Post: Science Honours Dinner 2009
Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald and Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post report on the top science award […]
Continue readingStuff/NZPA: Pregnancy ‘less risky’ in relationship
Long term relationships can make for healthier babies, research from the University of Auckland suggests. A long term relationship could […]
Continue readingDeadlock on ETS amendments – select committee report
The report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Moderated Emissions Trading Amendment Bill has been released and outlines […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Forfeit $20m to save Ross Sea, NZ urged
Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald reports that NZ scientists are urging New Zealand to forfeit a lucrative fishing […]
Continue readingNewstalk ZB: Protestors ‘should do research’
1080 – the poison used to cull possums and other such invasive species – has been the subject of intensifying […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed
A species of ‘snailfish’, which lives over 7km deep, has been photographed by an international team including scientists from New […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: NZ takes prize for ‘shameless two fingers’ to world
The New Zealand Herald reports on a recent column by Guardian columnist Fred Pearce, in which he he says that […]
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