A criminal threat to contaminate infant formula powder with the pesticide 1080 has been made public by authorities, who remain […]
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Better air quality monitoring needed – PCE
New Zealand air quality is good but could be better, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, calling on the […]
Continue readingThe science behind weather balloons – 3 News
3 News weather presenter Kanoa Lloyd asks Maurice Hodgson how he helps meteorologists measure weather conditions using hydrogen-filled balloons. An excerpt […]
Continue readingBig marine conservation questions – NZ Herald
As part of a series on Seaweek 2015, New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morten looks at the big questions […]
Continue readingWhat can NZ learn from Japanese earthquakes? – The Press
Paul Gorman, science editor at The Press, visited Japan on an Asia New Zealand Foundation and Foreign Press Center of […]
Continue readingNo link found between brain cancer and mobile use
Despite a dramatic increase in the use of mobile phones, there hasn’t been a matching rise in the incidence of […]
Continue readingNew Chief Scientific Advisor appointed – Radio New Zealand
Professor Richie Poulton is the newly-appointed Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Social Development, Radio New Zealand reports. An […]
Continue readingFruit fly find prompts Auckland lockdown
The discovery of solitary male Queensland fruit fly in the Grey Lynn area of Auckland has biosecurity authorities on high […]
Continue readingMeteor media coverage explodes across New Zealand
The meteor that exploded over the skies of New Zealand this week has left a trial of media coverage in […]
Continue readingFat review re-ignites debate on NZ diet advice
A research review published in the journal Open Heart claims that decades-old recommendations on dietary fat intake in the UK and US are completely unfounded, sparking […]
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