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Italy quake: comparisons and contrasts with Christchurch – Expert reaction
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck the central Italian town of Amatrice, badly damaging the town and trapping people under […]
Continue readingHow should communities deal with serious sex offenders – In the News
The Department of Corrections has moved a convicted sex offender from a Lower Hutt suburb after backlash from the community. […]
Continue readingExpert Q&A: Aquifers, groundwater and how contaminations can occur
A campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North affected an estimated 4000 people, sent dozens to the emergency department and sparked an […]
Continue readingNext Olympic event: Improving faster than rivals – Mark Orams
As New Zealand’s Olympic athletes return with the most successful medal haul to date, AUT’s Professor Mark Orams writes in […]
Continue readingParents most in need of cot death information left out – In the News
Māori parents are less likely to receive ‘safe sleep’ advice despite their babies having a high risk of cot death – […]
Continue readingHavelock North water contamination inquiry – Expert Reaction
A Government Inquiry will examine the water contamination that left an estimated 4000 Havelock North residents ill with gastroenteritis. The […]
Continue readingKeytruda decision hasn’t addressed drug-funding problems – Expert reaction
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world but lags in funding novel drugs that […]
Continue readingHawke’s Bay laid low with gastro – In the News
Thousands of people in Havelock North have been laid low with gastroenteritis in the past week following a contamination of […]
Continue readingUniversities succeed when they produce thoughtful leaders, not technocrats – Gareth Jones
The place of humanities in a university raises issues that extend far beyond a single department, argues Emeritus Professor Gareth […]
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