News reports within the last day or two have revealed that some of New Zealand’s meat undergoes a process called […]
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Stuff: Aussie dung beetles are coming
ERMA has given permission for ten species of Australian dung beetles to be brought over to New Zealand, to help […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Stem cell hope for kidney patients
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about research, led by New Zealand scientists Alan Davidson, which has found […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Cyclone Yasi, Pink Terraces and the Year of Chemistry
Yasi: nature’s devastating power In the end it wasn’t as severe as it could have been as category 5 Cyclone […]
Continue readingBiodiversity breakdown in NZ – experts respond
Knock-on effects from bird loss are relentlessly changing the make-up of New Zealand native forests, according to new research published […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: NZ’s cooler waters protect us from the worst storms
Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about the factors which protect New Zealand from storms such as Cyclone […]
Continue readingODT: Easiest option on marine reserves
An editorial in the Otago Daily Times discusses the news that the government will establish three large marine reserves, and […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Paul Callaghan awarded New Zealander of the Year
Professor Sir Paul Callaghan, one of New Zealand’s top experts in nanotechnology and magnetic resonance imaging, has been named Kiwibank […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Remnants of Pink Terraces discovered
A New Zealand-US team of scientists have discovered remnants of the Pink Terraces under Lake Rotomahana. The Pink and White […]
Continue readingExperts on potential impact of Cyclone Yasi
As Queensland braces for one of the most powerful cyclones in years, our colleagues at the Australian Science Media Centre […]
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