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Author: Peter Griffin

The Press: Fault changes may be good for Canty

In the News  |  Published: 15 September 2010

Paul Gorman writes in The Press that scientists believe that the earthquake which shook Canterbury last weekend could have had […]

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Dom Post: Immigrant birds are ripping off Kiwi pick-up lines

In the News  |  Published: 15 September 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about northern hemisphere bird species which have, according to scientists, picked up something […]

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PODCAST: The science of food packaging hazards

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 September 201015 September 2010

Food packaging consultant, expert witness, author and University of Queensland Professor Gordon Robertson delves into food packaging and its impact […]

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TVNZ/NZPA: Study questions power of ‘truth-telling’

In the News  |  Published: 14 September 2010

New research from the University of Otago is questioning whether ‘truth-telling’ – retelling stories of the trauma and grief experienced […]

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ODT/NZPA: Kiwi scientists help to predict risk of pre-eclampsia

In the News  |  Published: 14 September 2010

An international team of scientists looking at data from NZ women who’re part of the SCOPE study have found 14 […]

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NZ Herald: Michele Hewitson Interview – Sir Peter Gluckman

In the News  |  Published: 13 September 2010

Michele Hewitson, writing in the NZ Herald, interviews the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman. The Professor, […]

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NZ Herald: Dogged lord of climate change

In the News  |  Published: 13 September 2010

Chris Barton writes in New Zealand Herald about Lord Stern, the author of the 2006’s Stern Review, which looked at […]

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3News/NZPA: NIWA challenged over accuracy of weather data

In the News  |  Published: 13 September 2010

Pro-vice chancellor of Sciences at the University of Otago, Keith Hunter, has said that the legal action being brought against […]

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Dom Post: Robot liked, but can it earn its keep?

In the News  |  Published: 13 September 2010

Tom Pullar-Strecker writes in the Dominion Post about Charlie, the healthcare robot which is about to return to its work […]

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3News: Scientists to study rare hourglass dolphin

In the News  |  Published: 13 September 201013 September 2010

Jane Luscombe reports for 3News about the discovery of a washed-up hourglass dolphin in Banks Peninsula – a exciting find […]

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