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Writing in the Press, Prof Ian Shaw clearly lays out the toxicology of 1080, the pest control poison that is […]
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In the pages of the Dominion Post, New Zealand climate scientists David Wratt, James Renwick and Andy Reisinger respond to […]
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Nelson Dentist Rob Beaglehole’s campaign against sugar-sweetened beverages is the focus of a segment on TVNZ’s Sunday current affairs show. […]
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Writing in the Dominion Post, Victoria University Wellington Associate Professor of Conservation Science Wayne Linklater looks at the economics of […]
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Yesterday Jim Mora’s Radio New Zealand show Afternoons featured robust discussion on the topic of science and the media, focussing […]
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It was a dramatic year for science, one that witnessed a severe outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and an […]
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Public health researchers are calling for greater integrity in policy making and an end to the attack strategies which have […]
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Writing in the Press, University of Canterbury toxicology Professor Ian Shaw outlines the risk associated with dust thrown up by […]
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In a guest post for the Public Address blog network, Dr Nicola Gaston, President of the New Zealand Association of […]
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