Neal Wallance writes in the Otago Dilay Times about fears that food crises could outweigh climate change in the near […]
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Dom Post: How Darwin opened a can of worms in New Zealand’s soil
Bob Brockie writes in the Dominion Post about Darwin’s discovery that earthworms are able, through their activity, to bury not […]
Continue readingSMC Media Tracker: Jan – Feb 2010
Following on from the inaugural SMC Media Tracker at the end of last year, the Science Media Centre has continued […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Report calls for CRIs shakeup
The CRI Taskforce released its report to Government today, finding that CRIs were overly burdened by bureaucracy, a short-term focus […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Greenhouse gas research centre opens
Radio New Zealand also reports on the newly opened Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre in Palmerston North. The centre, which […]
Continue reading3 News: Govt pledges $50M to reducing greenhouse gases
Samantha Hayes of 3 News reports on Prime Minister John Key’s pledge of $50 million towards research into reducing agricultural […]
Continue readingCRI Taskforce: Reaction to recommendations for science system revamp
The CRI Taskforce has today released a report detailing recommendations for changes in the structure, funding and governance of the […]
Continue readingBusiness Day/NZPA: GE pasture trial concerns
Kent Atkinson (NZPA) reports in Business Day on the upcoming application by the Pastoral Genomics group for a conditional release […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Farmers, exporters warn GM animals could damage ‘brand New Zealand’
Eloise Gibson reports in the NZ Herald on concerns that the development and use of genetically modified animals in New […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: GE plants promoted as ‘cisgenic’
New Zealand scientists are preparing to begin applications for the use of ‘cisgenic’ pasturage – clover and ryegrass which has […]
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