Kay Blundell of the Dominion Post reports on the positive effects of experimental stem cell treatment on a severely disabled […]
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NZ Herald: Chris de Freitas – The high cost of being unprepared
Dr Chris de Freitas writes in the New Zealand Herald about the dangers of being unprepared for major natural events. […]
Continue readingODT: Joint Force Robotics
An opinion piece in the Otago Daily Times talks about the growing sophistication of warfare robotics, and the hope of […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/AP: Gas mask bra among Ig Nobel prize winning ideas
The winners of the annual Ig Nobel prize have been announced, and include amongst them the inventor of a bra […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Between the trees and ground, there was Ardi
The Independent writes, in an article in the NZ Herald, about Ardi – the oldest living member of humanity, and […]
Continue readingRevised ETS likely to encourage forestry and reduce emissions
Associate Professor Euan G. Mason, from School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, and Member of the New Zealand Royal Society, […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Govt orders review after tsunami response
An excerpt from a New Zealand Herald story reporting that the Government will undertake a review of the country’s response […]
Continue readingDepth of quake meant Sumatra avoided tsunami
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Samoan islands, an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra has also caused […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: The Australian town that kicked the bottle
A story in the New Zealand Herald about Bundanoon, the tiny Australian town which has just banned the sale of […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Rick Boven – NZ poor at transforming science into business
Rick Boven, director of the privately funded think-tank the New Zealand Institute, argues that New Zealand must improve its ability […]
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