LISTEN ONLINE: MEDIA BRIEFING: Tuesday, 10 March 10.30am As an isolated, island nation, New Zealand has managed to keep at […]
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Unbiased and topical backgrounders and handy reference sheets for journalists covering issues in science and technology.
SMC Briefing: Eco-labels – a threat to New Zealand?
An audio briefing for journalists on food miles and eco-labeling and the economic implications for New Zealand exports. Log-in to […]
Continue readingWhy aren’t we immunising our kids? An SMC briefing
There is a real problem in New Zealand with immunisation rates, as highlighted in the Unicef’s State of the World’s […]
Continue readingNIWA’s climate outlook to April
La Niña continues, with mild conditions nationally, and likely dry in the south NIWA – A moderate La Niña in […]
Continue readingInteresting dairy farming statistics from DairyNZ 07-08 report
The 2007-08 report from Dairy NZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation has some interesting statistics about the dairy industry in New […]
Continue readingPredicting the weather – what’s involved?
by Motoko Kakubayashi The philosopher Aristotle once mused that weather is the second greatest problem to man, second only to […]
Continue readingNanoparticles and the safety implications
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald reports concerns from scientists that nanoparticles in some popular sunscreens may trigger a range of ailments from […]
Continue readingMedia Tracker: Election drives science coverage in November
The SMC Media Tracker survey for November shows stories referencing the 12 keywords we track each month were up in […]
Continue readingSMC Backgrounder: Cloning – beyond Dolly the sheep
Since the creation of the first cloned vertebrate in 1962 [1] and the first mammal in 1996 [2], cloning, in […]
Continue readingBird flu – what it is and preventative measures
The H5N1 virus has been given a lot more attention than previous outbreaks of flu in birds. Scientists and science […]
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