SMC Briefing: GST and healthy food The price of fruit and veggies was in the media spotlight this week on […]
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Should we scrap GST on healthy food?
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Tues 13 July 9 am (NZT) As part of its focus on improving public health, the Maori […]
Continue readingInnovation – will science be key to economic growth?
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Tues 29 Jun 11 am (NZT) — Statistics New Zealand will release its latest biennial report on […]
Continue readingNewsletter digest: Nanoparticle safety, NZ innovation, cellphone masts/radiation and soil carbon
Concerns raised about nanoparticles Creating materials on the nanoscale is an area of science tipped to hold huge potential for […]
Continue readingNo link between cellphone towers and early childhood cancers
Concerns have been raised in New Zealand and abroad about whether exposure by pregnant women to electromagnetic radiation from cellphone […]
Continue readingSoil carbon: Key to cutting emissions?
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 24 June, 10:30 am (NZT) Did you know that there’s more carbon in the dirt beneath […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Soil carbon and emissions, agri-tech at Fieldays and the Qantas Media Awards
Soil carbon and cutting emissions Did you know that there’s more carbon in the dirt beneath our feet than in […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Space capsule landing, oil drilling, and Fieldays
Aussie-bound space capsule due Scientists in the desolate South Australian outback are preparing for the touch down of a Japanese […]
Continue readingOil drilling and exploration in NZ’s deep waters
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: Thurs 10 June, 11 am (NZT) Over past decades, the drive to discover large new petroleum reserves […]
Continue readingNZFSA: Energy shots not for children and pregnant women
A scientific literature review undertaken by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority has found that energy shots and energy drinks […]
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