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Expert Q&A | Published: 16 February 201703 August 2018

Approximately 80 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources. But is this the full picture behind […]

In the News | Published: 16 February 2017

Somewhere out in the world, there are two new pest incursions a day, according to new research showing that efforts […]

Blog | Published: 16 February 201705 June 2020

The Science Media Centre offers workshops in Auckland and Wellington on making short videos to communicate research. These Science Media […]

In the News | Published: 16 February 201716 February 2017

Dads can get pre- and post-natal depression too, according to data from a New Zealand longitudinal study. Research from the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 February 201703 August 2018

Firefighters have been battling fires on Christchurch’s Port Hills since Monday evening. Hundreds of hectares of scrub and vegetation have […]

In the News | Published: 15 February 2017

Medsafe has approved a change of classification to some oral contraceptives which will allow pharmacists to provide the pill to […]

In the News | Published: 15 February 201717 February 2017

The Otago Regional Council has approved funding for the potential release of a virus to target the region’s rabbits. Update: […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 February 201703 August 2018

An unusual period where some of New Zealand’s glaciers grew bigger, despite a trend of shrinking glaciers worldwide, was due […]

In the News | Published: 10 February 201703 August 2018

Rescuers were out at first light this morning attempting to rescue pilot whales after a mass stranding of over 400 […]

Blog | Published: 10 February 201712 July 2017

This week I had the pleasure of attending part of a University of Otago symposium on infectious diseases and gave […]