On Thursday the government will announce their 2011 budget for New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald‘s Hamish Fletcher caught up […]
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A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.
Hansen lectures heat up coal mining issue
Climate change expert James Hansen kicked off his nation wide lecture tour last night in Auckland. His pointed analysis of […]
Continue readingGovernment’s water plan making waves
This week the government released their National Policy Statement on Freshwater, sparking debate about how the country deals with one […]
Continue readingIPCC report on Renewable Energy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources. Dominion Post reporter Kiran […]
Continue readingCoast-to-Coast Wellington earthquake study
New Zealand, American and Japanese scientists are combining forces to investigate the boundary between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates […]
Continue readingWeather scientists on Auckland tornado
The destruction caused by the tornado that hit Auckland at 3pm on the 3rd of May has received wide coverage, […]
Continue readingNaomi Oreskes on Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California San Diego, will be coming to New […]
Continue readingRoyal wedding leaves sizable carbon footprint
Kate & Wills – April 29, 2011. Everyone who is anyone will be there, but what is the environmental impact […]
Continue readingNZ to become a green technology powerhouse?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released a report which suggests New Zealand should focus on producing […]
Continue readingNational Immunisation Week
New Zealand’s immunisation program has drastically reduced the prevalence of many potentially life-threatening communicable diseases, but it wont rest on […]
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