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Building new prisons won’t fix the problem with New Zealand’s justice system, instead, we need to focus on prevention and early […]
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In the New Zealand Herald Victoria University Wellington cyber security researcher Dr Ian Welch welcomes increased government investment in cyber […]
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As Prime’s new documentary series Forensics NZ goes to air, the New Zealand Herald quizzes Dr Keith Bedford from ESR […]
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For Morning Report, Radio New Zealand science reporter Will Hine talked with experts from Crown Research Institute ESR about the […]
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The forensic analysis of paint has lead to the fining of a fisherman for the illegal dumping of excess fish, […]
Continue readingRadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie discusses paedophilia in New Zealand
RadioLive: Dr Ian Lambie, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, talks to Graeme Hill about paedophiles, breaking some widely held myths […]
Continue readingOtago study shows childhood self-control influences later life
Research spearheaded by University of Otago researchers has found that the extent of a child’s self-control can predict their health, […]
Continue readingForensics pioneer on the science of DNA profiling
It is 20 years since DNA evidence was first presented in a New Zealand court, a development that resulted in […]
Continue readingDom Post: Pig study may help police investigate crimes
Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports on the work of NZ scientist Rachel Parkinson, who has been researching the […]
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