Jared Smith writes in the Taranaki Daily News about Dr Simon Pierce, a kiwi marine scientist who has returned from […]
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Dom Post: Two years on from national water quality plan, nothing has been done
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the state of New Zealand’s waterways, which are still being polluted despite […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Scientists hopeful space capsule will reveal secrets
The Japanese space capsule, hopefully containing the first asteroid samples to be brought back to earth, has successfully landed in […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: AgResearch to go offshore for GE clover
Some of the research into the development of genetically engineered (GE) clover which could reduce pastoral greenhouse gas emissions will […]
Continue reading3 News: NZ methane emissions extremely high
Melissa Davies writes for 3 News about New Zealand’s methane emissions, which are fives times the global average per head […]
Continue readingDom Post: Bright idea for medical breakthroughs
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the multiple uses New Zealand’s glow-worms could be put to: from helping […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pilot project to burn NZ coal underground
Grant Bradley writes about a pilot project taking place, in Waikato, to test underground coal gasification (UCG), which makes use […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Clever Kiwi companies out to prove that technology can save money, as well as many people’s lives
An article in the New Zealand Herald profiles some of the Kiwi companies who are developing interesting technologies – from […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Spacecraft lands in Australian outback
A Japanese space capsule which, hopefully, contains the first asteroid sample to be brought back to Earth, has landed in […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA:Cellphones could become classroom tools
A new pilot programme underway in Auckland could see teachers switch from banning cell phones in classrooms, to making them […]
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