The Government last night announced its freshwater policy package, the centrepiece of which is the National Policy Statement, which sets […]
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Professor Hamilton on freshwater management concerns
The following statement was released by Professor David Hamilton, President, New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society… The New Zealand Freshwater Sciences […]
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Clck below to play back a recording of Peter Griffin, founding manager of the SMC and founder of Sciblogs.co.nz talk […]
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Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) are only infectious for a brief window of time, around half what […]
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Experts have been examining the earthquake risks in Canada and how best to prepare for one – drawing on lessons […]
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New Zealand, American and Japanese scientists are combining forces to investigate the boundary between the Pacific and Australian tectonic plates […]
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The destruction caused by the tornado that hit Auckland at 3pm on the 3rd of May has received wide coverage, […]
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A panel discussion on the blogging scandal that came to be known as Pepsigate. What did we learn? What did […]
Continue readingNaomi Oreskes on Merchants of Doubt
Naomi Oreskes, Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California San Diego, will be coming to New […]
Continue readingPodcast: Digital dysphorias – amused to death online
A recording of a presentation at the Media140 conference in Brisbane yesterday looking at the role of social media in […]
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