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Patience a virtue in research – Idealog
Writing for Idealog, Profs John Boys and Grant Covic from the University of Auckland discuss their commercialised energy transfer research […]
Continue readingFreshwater national standards set – experts respond
New standards for freshwater announced today for the first time set quantitative limits for water quality. Incorporating the national “bottom lines” for water […]
Continue readingHealth Star Rating food labelling – experts respond
A new voluntary food labelling system aims to give Australian and New Zealand consumers greater insight in the nutritional value […]
Continue readingScientists to drill deep into Alpine Fault
Scientist are planning to drill deep in the Alpine Fault to learn more about the fault and the earthquakes it produces […]
Continue readingControversial GM study republished – experts respond
A controversial retracted study on the toxicology of genetically modified corn and pesticide has been republished in a new journal. […]
Continue readingQuakes near Kermadec Islands
A series of three strong quakes struck the Kermadec Islands this morning but have not triggered tsunami warnings here in […]
Continue readingEPA looks to the future on Nine to Noon
The Environmental Protection Authority turns three this week. The Chair of the Authority, Kerry Prendergast, spoke with Nine to Noon’s […]
Continue readingGrowing Up in NZ report – in the news
The latest report from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study, ‘Now We Are Two‘, has delved deep into […]
Continue readingFinding faults no easy task – GeoNet Blog
Writing on the GeoNet blog, Public Information Specialist Caroline Little explains why geologists don’t know the location of every fault […]
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