Just before 6pm last night, Parliament passed the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill by 63 votes to […]
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New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2009
The annual Engineering Excellence Awards took place last night in Wellington, in what proved to be a very entertaining (and […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Swiss ambassador & former Kyoto negotiator on prospects for Copenhagen
Switzerland’s ambassador to New Zealand, Dr Beat Nobs, gave a lecture as part of Victoria University’s Climate Change Research Institute […]
Continue readingThe Dominion Post: ‘Monogamous’ gannets are more unfaithful than humans
David Gadd of the Dominion Post writes about new research exposing the ‘unfaithfulness’ of gannets in New Zealand. Previously thought […]
Continue readingThe Dominion Post: $1b Taupo geothermal project picks up steam
Mike Watson from the Dominion Post reports on the proposed construction of a geothermal power station in Taupo by Contact […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Robot a new-age helping hand for elderly
Beck Vass reports on the introduction of ‘Charlie’, a robotic caregiver, at an Auckland retirement village. An excerpt: (read in […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Attorney General on gene patents, opensource genetics
The 2nd Australia-New Zealand roundtable on genomics was held in Wellington today and featured a broad range of scientists and […]
Continue readingAre food allergies on the rise?
There has been a lot of speculation in recent months about an increase in food allergies and food intolerance, both […]
Continue readingUK scientists on “climategate” emails
New Zealand climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger is among an international group of climate scientists quoted in emails obtained from […]
Continue readingThe Dominion Post: A weighty issue when pregnant
Nathan Beaumont from The Dominion Post reports on the 820k grant given to an Otago university physiology professor to study […]
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