The “One Plan” hearings entered their final phase this week with key scientists presenting their findings to inform decision making […]
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Flu jab for kids halted in Australia pending investigation
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer today told doctors in Australia to stop giving the seasonal flu vaccine to children under the […]
Continue readingDom Post: NZ can’t stick to Copenhagen deal, say scientists
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about a new report in Nature which says that loopholes in the Copenhagen […]
Continue readingScientists: Copenhagen pledges will see global temps rise past 2°C
An opinion piece from climate scientists due out in today’s journal Nature says that unless major loopholes in the Copenhagen […]
Continue readingUPDATED: One year on – Scientists reflect on the swine flu pandemic
UPDATED 12.30pm: A year ago this Saturday, Rangitoto College students returning from a school trip to Mexico were quarantined in […]
Continue readingThe Press/NZPA: Global warming ‘toppled Mt Cook’
Global warming is likely responsible for the giant landslide which carved 10 metres off the top of Mt Cook in […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Residues in food “pose no safety concerns”
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has released its report into the chemical residues and contaminants found in common kiwi […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Organics organisation awaits funding decision
Organics Aotearoa New Zealand, which was founded as a service to those wanting to convert to organic methods of farming/growing, […]
Continue reading3 News: Otago research shows why quad bikes so dangerous – Video
Otago researchers have discovered some of the reasons why riding quad bikes can be so dangerous, with one of the […]
Continue reading3 News/NZPA: Cancer a ‘rich man’s disease’, says professor
Professor Sir Paul Callaghan, one of the country’s preeminent scientists, is battling incurable colon cancer, and is paying for at […]
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