The contribution of individual New Zealanders to science and society has been recognised in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday New Zealand […]
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Tesla Powerwall battery – gamechanger or gimmick? Expert reaction
Electric car company Tesla recently launched a battery to power homes, Powerwall, and the firm has made some bold claims […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Budget 2015: Kiwi conservation funding – Expert reaction
More than $11 million of new operating funding for Kiwi conservation efforts, spread over four years, has been announced in […]
Continue readingBudget 2015: R&D funding in the NZ Herald
Hamish Fletcher, the New Zealand Herald‘s business reporter, looks at the possible outcomes for the science sector ahead of today’s […]
Continue readingMegathrust quake research in the news
New evidence of historic earthquakes under central New Zealand has received widespread media coverage this week. The two earthquakes took […]
Continue readingEvidence of subduction quakes under central NZ – Expert reaction
Scientists have found, for the first time, direct geological evidence of ‘megathrust‘ subduction quakes occurring under central New Zealand. Subduction […]
Continue readingNigel Latta blows away stereotypes in the Weekend Herald
Jamie Morton interviewed Nigel Latta, the presenter of the eponymous ‘Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up’ TV Show, for the Weekend […]
Continue readingNZ Climate attitudes survey – Expert reaction
New Zealanders are worried about climate change, but uncertainty is widespread, according to survey results released today. A new report, from economic and […]
Continue readingEl Niño forecast debated
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has declared the Pacific is in an El Niño climate pattern – but some New […]
Continue readingEl Niño and its impacts – Expert reaction
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed the Pacific is in an El Niño climate pattern – what does this […]
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