Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about calls by the Secondary Principal’s Association of New Zealand to restric what dairies […]
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RadioNZ: Research to unearth more about Alpine Fault
The first of two planned boreholes into the Alpine Fault has been completed. The longest active fault in New Zealand, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Vitamins aid becoming a father, study shows
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about an Auckland-led review which suggests that taking certain supplements could help […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Stem cell campaigners win go-ahead for trial
An ethics panel has granted approval for New Zealand’s first clinical trial of adult stem cell treatment for spinal cord […]
Continue readingStuff: There’s gold, pure gold, in this wool
Kiran Chug writes about the work of Victoria University chemists who have developed a means of bonding gold nanoparticles to […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Climate research reveals role of ocean warming
Research led by a New Zealand scientist has revealed the major cause behind the significant melting of the West Antarctica […]
Continue readingBusinessDay: Sav blanc can cause a headache but save your skin
Catherine Harris writes in BusinessDay about encouraging early results suggesting that sauvignon blanc extracts can help avoid sunburn. The research, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Kiwi software tracked Oz floods
Cristopher Adams writes in the New Zealand Herald about the New Zealand-designed software platform which was used to generate the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Popular painkillers ‘lift stroke, heart risk’
Martin Johnston writes in the New Zealand Herald about a new study which suggests that the long-term use of popular […]
Continue readingMedia coverage: Key player in saving of kakapo dies
Richard Henry, the kakapo whose discovery in 1975 overturned the belief that kakapo had become extinct, has died. Henry, who […]
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