The Advance Technology Institute currently being established by the government will be called Callaghan Innovation, in honour of the late […]
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Milk product tracking methods developed
Kiwi scientists have developed a clever way of identifying the origins of milk and milk powder, offering a new tool […]
Continue readingGenomic data and society
The Science Media Centre’s recent briefing on ‘unravelleing your genome‘ has resulted in several media stories highlighting some of the […]
Continue reading‘World’s rarest whale’ found in New Zealand
DOC workers who spent their New Year’s Eve examining two odd-looking whales stranded on a New Zealand beach can be […]
Continue reading‘Flu hospitalisations higher than expected
The number of flu cases recorded in Auckland city are higher than would be expected, according to the latest data […]
Continue readingProtecting the Maui’s dolphin in Auckland
Writing for Fairfax’s Auckland Now, reporter Delwyn Dickey examines the science and politics of protecting the Maui’s dolphin. An excerpt […]
Continue readingBill to regulate health products
The government’s Health Select Committee has reported back on proposed legislation for regulating natural health products, with all parties involved […]
Continue reading2012 Marsden Grants fund ‘blue skies’ research
‘Will changes in the atmosphere and ozone layer affect New Zealand’s weather?’, ‘Can we design an invisibility device?’, ‘How do […]
Continue readingVaried NZ reaction to Italian quake trial
The manslaughter conviction of six Italian scientists and a government official for underestimating the risks of an earthquake has sparked […]
Continue readingDNA reveals diversity among first New Zealanders
University of Otago researchers have sequenced the mitochondrial DNA from several human samples extracted from the Wairau Bar burial site […]
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