A new ministry, announced today, will absorb the functions of the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of Labour, the […]
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Fishing mishaps reignite calls for Ross Sea protection
The Green party has called for the Ross Sea in Antarctica to become a marine protected area, in the wake […]
Continue readingClimate change policy not up to scratch – academics
New Zealand academics have reviewed the governments stance on climate change and decried the lack of action in developing solid […]
Continue readingElection science policy in the blogosphere
Media Commentator Russell Brown has provided his summary and analysis of the SMC’s Election 2011 science policy Q&A on his […]
Continue readingElection 2011 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingReport shakes up NZ innovation
The much anticipated ‘Powering Innovation’ report, released this week, sets out a number of recommendations to improve New Zealand’s high-value […]
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Antarctic fishing slips under the radar – Editorial
An editorial in this week’s Waikato Times highlights the issue of commercial fisheries in the Antarctic. The topic was also […]
Continue readingScientist, politician, patriot
Writing for the New York Times, Cornelia Dean looks at a new US initiative aiming to get scientists out of […]
Continue readingPeter Griffin at WCSJ, Qatar
I’m at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha, Qatar where scientists, journalists and science press officers from around […]
Continue readingColin James on evidence-based policy
Writing his final column for the Dominion Post, Colin James examines some recent and upcoming situations that highlight a potential […]
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