A backgrounder on palm oil put together by the Stuff news website following moves by Cadbury to stop using palm […]
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El Nino’s powerful influence on climate change rebutted
Experts are debating a recent paper published by well-known Australasian climate change sceptics. The paper found that climate change is […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Beach poison will kill you in an hour
Coverage of the poisonings on beaches on Auckland’s North Shore continues, with tests showing that the poison responsible is tetrodotoxin, […]
Continue readingInfotech: 21st century man: barefoot, with broadband
A column by Infotech editor Tom Pullar-Strecker looking at the spending on spending in OECD countries on communications and how […]
Continue readingPODCAST: China’s energy economy
A presentation given by Les Oxley, Professor in Economics at the University of Canterbury at a public lecture organised by […]
Continue readingThe Let Us Spray saga: What does it mean for investigative journalism?
UPDATED: Radio New Zealand’s Mediawatch programme has an interview with Let Us Spray’s producer. Investigative journalism in New Zealand is […]
Continue readingSir Peter Gluckman: NZ action on climate will be “symbolic, moral and political”
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has issued a viewpoint piece on climate change. Excerpt: Read […]
Continue readingNZPA: Food innovation centre launched
An excerpt: Read in full here. “FINZ, a collaboration between Massey University, AgResearch, Plant and Food Research, Fonterra, the Bio […]
Continue readingThe Press: Science funding changes
An article in The Press outlining proposed changes to the structure of science funding in New Zealand: An excerpt: Read […]
Continue readingAustralian Senate knocks back carbon reduction plan
The Australian parliament today rejected plans to implement a carbon trading scheme aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The Rudd […]
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