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Author: Peter Griffin

NZ Herald: Collapse of stairwells concerns professor

In the News  |  Published: 08 March 2011

NZ Herald: Herald reporter Yvonne Tahana writes that the failure of high-rise stairwells during the Christchurch earthquake is concerning a […]

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John McClure: Future shock – nine lessons from Canterbury

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 08 March 2011

Victoria University’s Proffessor John McClure writes in the Sunday Star Times about the lack of preparation of many for a […]

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NZ Herald: How to mend a shattered city from the ground up

In the News  |  Published: 07 March 201107 March 2011

New Zealand Herald feature writers Geoff Cumming and Chris Barton look at the challenges that lay ahead in rebuilding Christchurch, […]

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ODT: Hot summer breaks records: Niwa

In the News  |  Published: 04 March 2011

Crown Research Institute NIWA is reporting that many parts of NZ experienced their hottest summer on record this year. The […]

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NZ Herald: Map faults before rebuild – geologist

In the News  |  Published: 03 March 2011

Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about advice from a geologist saying that the faults underlying the Canterbury […]

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The Press: Earthquake fault known of since September

In the News  |  Published: 03 March 2011

Paul Gorman writes in The Press that scientists were aware of the small fault which cased last week’s earthquake from […]

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TVNZ: Quake rattles Wellington

In the News  |  Published: 02 March 2011

Last night, Wellington was rattled by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake just after 10pm at night. It was focused 20km northwest […]

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NBR: Scientists back Campbell in Moon Man quake prediction row

In the News  |  Published: 02 March 2011

Chris Keall writes in the National Business Review about the controversy over Ken Ring’s claimed prediction of last week’s earthquake […]

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NZ Herald: No more high rises for rebuilt quake city

In the News  |  Published: 02 March 2011

Simon Collins writes in the New Zealand Herald that architects expect no more highrise buildings will be built in Christchurch, […]

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Men act as reservoir for HPV

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 March 2011

Research published today in The Lancet shows that about half of the general population in the US, Brazil and Mexico […]

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