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Author: Laura Goodall

The science behind weather balloons – 3 News

In the News  |  Published: 04 March 201528 March 2016

3 News weather presenter Kanoa Lloyd asks Maurice Hodgson how he helps meteorologists measure weather conditions using hydrogen-filled balloons. An excerpt […]

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What can NZ learn from Japanese earthquakes? – The Press

In the News  |  Published: 27 February 201528 March 2016

Paul Gorman, science editor at The Press, visited Japan on an Asia New Zealand Foundation and Foreign Press Center of […]

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No link found between brain cancer and mobile use

In the News  |  Published: 26 February 201528 March 2016

Despite a dramatic increase in the use of mobile phones, there hasn’t been a matching rise in the incidence of […]

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New Chief Scientific Advisor appointed – Radio New Zealand

In the News  |  Published: 23 February 201528 March 2016

Professor Richie Poulton is the newly-appointed Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Social Development, Radio New Zealand reports. An […]

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Dietary fat recommendations – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 February 201513 February 2015

A research review published in the journal Open Heart claims that decades-old recommendations on dietary fat intake in the UK and US are completely unfounded. […]

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Fat review re-ignites debate on NZ diet advice

In the News  |  Published: 12 February 201528 March 2016

A research review published in the journal Open Heart claims that decades-old recommendations on dietary fat intake in the UK and US are completely unfounded, sparking […]

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HIV court case controversy – Experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 February 201528 March 2016

A court case is currently underway in which a District Health Board is seeking guardianship of an HIV-positive boy being […]

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Kiwi scientists discover how Earth’s plates move

In the News  |  Published: 05 February 201528 March 2016

New Zealand researchers have developed the clearest picture yet of what happens at the base of tectonic plates and how […]

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Kiwi scientists embark on a whale of a mission

In the News  |  Published: 28 January 201528 March 2016

New Zealand and Australian scientists are about to hunt some of the biggest predators in the icy Southern Ocean – […]

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‘Fishy’ labels for fish oil supplements

In the News  |  Published: 22 January 201523 January 2015

Most fish oil supplements sold in New Zealand contain less omega-3 fatty acids than their labels claim, according to new […]

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