An opinion piece by science writer Marilyn Head, looking at the joint Australian-New Zealand bid for the Square Kilometre Array […]
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NZ Herald: New Zealand to take lead in emissions initiative
An article in the New Zealand Herald by Fran O’Sullivan outlining a research-based global alliance to reduce agricultural emissions. An […]
Continue readingNational: Measles kids face school ban
The Ministry of Health has invoked previously-unused powers in order to deal with the threat of a measles epidemic. Its […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: NZ bugs promise unique sip
Over 100 strains of unique wine yeasts found only in New Zealand might help local winemakers establish wines which are […]
Continue readingNZPA: PM’s adviser recommends P precursor drug ban
An NZPA report in the New Zealand Herald on a report written by Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman […]
Continue readingPublic Address: A voice of reason and authority
Public Address blogger Russell Brown on Chief Science Advisor Profeessor Sir Peter Gluckman An excerpt: (read here in full) “The […]
Continue readingStuff: The case against palm oil
A backgrounder on palm oil put together by the Stuff news website following moves by Cadbury to stop using palm […]
Continue readingEl Nino’s powerful influence on climate change rebutted
Experts are debating a recent paper published by well-known Australasian climate change sceptics. The paper found that climate change is […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Beach poison will kill you in an hour
Coverage of the poisonings on beaches on Auckland’s North Shore continues, with tests showing that the poison responsible is tetrodotoxin, […]
Continue readingInfotech: 21st century man: barefoot, with broadband
A column by Infotech editor Tom Pullar-Strecker looking at the spending on spending in OECD countries on communications and how […]
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