The Government has proposed plans to expand protection for Māui and Hector’s dolphins. A discussion document, released today, includes proposals […]
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Draft details on a proposal to legalise and regulate a market for recreational cannabis, officially released today, will be followed […]
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The Labour-New Zealand First coalition will undertake to increase spending on research & development to 2% of GDP over ten […]
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The Green party has called for the Ross Sea in Antarctica to become a marine protected area, in the wake […]
Continue readingElection 2011 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingThe Press: Oil drilling deal off NZ ‘a bad joke’
John Hartevelt of The Press writes about the reactions to yesterday’s announcement that Brazilian oil company Petrobras was to be […]
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