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Expert Q&A | Published: 13 June 201703 August 2018

Following the discovery of the parasite Bonamia ostreae in Stewart Island oyster farms, the Ministry for Primary Industries has issued a […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 11 January 201711 April 2018

With the, somewhat signposted, news that 2016 was the warmest year on record globally, and the warmest in New Zealand […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 January 201709 January 2020

2016 was the hottest year in New Zealand in over a century, surpassing the previous warmest year on record, 1998. […]

In the News | Published: 26 September 201611 April 2018

GNS Science will lead a multi-million dollar study investigating the Hikurangi subduction zone and what danger it might pose to […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 12 September 201611 April 2018

Myths about sea lions, sparked by a consultation paper out for public comment, are counterproductive to the conservation of the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 January 201609 January 2020

2015 was a dry, sunny year for New Zealand, but no hotter than average overall, according to NIWA’s annual climate […]

In the News | Published: 09 April 2015

Christchurch’s freshwater wildlife is being smothered in silt, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Canterbury […]

In the News | Published: 28 January 201528 March 2016

New Zealand and Australian scientists are about to hunt some of the biggest predators in the icy Southern Ocean – […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 December 201428 March 2016

Ten years after the devastating 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, experts reflect on the event and how our understanding of these […]

Expert Q&A, In the News | Published: 08 October 201428 March 2016

A previously unknown fault in Wellington Harbour has been discovered, but scientists say it is unlikely to increase the capital’s known risk of […]