American scientists have completed years of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic — via Christchurch — to produce […]
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World population hits 7 billion – what next?
On Monday, a baby born somewhere will tip the world’s population over 7 billion — and that will be both […]
Continue readingBaby boomers’ kids face later retirement?
Just as the nation’s baby-boomers enter the 65+ population, Labour Party leader Phil Goff has announced he would raise the […]
Continue readingExpert response to Maui pipeline leak
A leak in the Maui natural gas pipeline has caused a large outage of gas dependent services in the North […]
Continue readingAnalysis confirms global warming data, accounts for urban heat islands
US scientists have just released evidence of a rise in the average world land temperature, confirming earlier studies and addressing […]
Continue readingCould ‘Google Maps for ships’ have saved Rena?
International rule-changes mean some ships in New Zealand’s seaways are switching from using traditional navigation techniques and paper charts to […]
Continue readingEurope rules out stem cell patents – experts respond
Europe’s highest court has made a landmark ruling preventing the patenting of research techniques that use stem cells. The move […]
Continue readingProfessor Lennon: MeNZB delay “ethically and morally defunct”
The SMC put the following questions to Professor Diana Lennon, head of Clinical Paediatrics, School of Medicine, at Auckland University, […]
Continue readingExperts on lessons learned from MeNZB
As the Northland District Health Board attempts to vaccinate up to 40,000 young people against the meningococcal C disease, new […]
Continue readingExperts on deteriorating state of Rena
The stricken container ship Rena is being hit with four metre swells hampering efforts to remove oil and prevent further […]
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