An eruption occurred at Te Maari Craters, Tongariro at approximately 1:25 pm today (Wednesday, 21 November 2012). GNS Science volcanologists […]
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NZ Herald: The truth behind NZ eco-buildings
In this feature for The Business, Chris Barton looks at the flagship eco-buildings that have been built in Auckland, the […]
Continue readingNZ’s early natural history in Scientific American
Freelance geologist David Bressan, blogging for Scientific American, writes about the early investigations into ‘giant birds’ reported by European settlers […]
Continue readingPure Advantage ‘Green Growth’ report in the news
A report launched today by the business initiative Pure Advantage lays out a number of opportunities to boost New Zealand’s […]
Continue readingTech Institute to be named ‘Callaghan Innovation’
The Advance Technology Institute currently being established by the government will be called Callaghan Innovation, in honour of the late […]
Continue reading‘Green growth: opportunities for NZ’ report – Experts respond
A major report into ‘green growth opportunities’ for New Zealand, outlining actions for industry and government to apply across several […]
Continue readingMilk product tracking methods developed
Kiwi scientists have developed a clever way of identifying the origins of milk and milk powder, offering a new tool […]
Continue readingGenomic data and society
The Science Media Centre’s recent briefing on ‘unravelleing your genome‘ has resulted in several media stories highlighting some of the […]
Continue readingBRIEFING: Unravelling your genome
Your genome – the billions of bits of DNA code that make up the instructions needed to make you who you […]
Continue readingNZ forgoes Kyoto for new climate plan – experts respond
New Zealand will not commit to a second round of Kyoto Protocol emissions reductions but will instead make pledges under […]
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