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Dom Post: Wellingtonians ‘grossed out’ swine flu team
Kate Newton writes in the Dominion Post about University of Otago researchers’ finding that last year’s public health campaign around […]
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International research into the health benefits of blackcurrants has local berry growers thinking of ways to sell more of their […]
Continue readingBusiness Day: Wider use tipped for animal tagging scheme
Claire McEntee writes in Business Day about a tracking system, already used for cattle and deer, which could be expanded […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Anthony Doesburg – Where’s the carbon? You’re standing on it
Anthony Doesburg writes in the NZ Herald about soil carbon, and scientists’ efforts to measure just how much is contained […]
Continue readingWaikato Times: Meat and veg from freezer to the plate
Felicity Wolfe writes for the Waikato Times about food technologist Erik Arndt’s combination of frozen meat and vegetables as a […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: GST and healthy food, climate scientists cleared and science paraphrased
SMC Briefing: GST and healthy food The price of fruit and veggies was in the media spotlight this week on […]
Continue readingShould we scrap GST on healthy food?
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Tues 13 July 9 am (NZT) As part of its focus on improving public health, the Maori […]
Continue reading‘Climategate’ laid to rest
The Independent Climate Change Email Review — a.k.a. the Muir Russell review — into over 1000 hacked emails of scientists […]
Continue readingLatest review backs IPCC report findings, calls for more transparency
A major review of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fourth assessment report by the Netherlands Environment Agency wrapped up […]
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