Looking at the use by farmers of GPS and RFID, a local researcher has found that despite the productivity gains […]
Continue readingAuthor: Peter Griffin
TVNZ/One News: Papua glacier to disappear in five years
New Guinea’s only glacier could disappear within five years, according to a world-leading expert on glaciers. The glacier is situated […]
Continue readingTVNZ/One News: Twelve million year old predator fossils found
The fossilised remains of a giant sperm whale have been found by scientists, with the animal having measured some 17 […]
Continue readingThe Press: Obese at higher risk of cancer death – study
Being obese increases the risk of dying from cancer amongst Asia-Pacific populations, finds new research involving over 10,000 New Zealanders. […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: NZ told to think like big city
If New Zealand is to boost its innovation levels, it needs to act like one large city, according to an […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Glacier melt in NZ may have ended southern ice age
New research has demonstrated how shifted wind patterns caused in the Northern Hemisphere during the last ice age brought warm […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: New system saves hours on milking time
Mark Hotton writes in The Southland Times about a new, Australian-developed system which is helping dairy farmers reduce their milking […]
Continue readingDominion Post: King-sized feasts lurking deep in NZ waters
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about giant New Zealand crabs which, says the author of a study into […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Time for debate on how to use fast broadband
Helen Twose writes in the New Zealand Herald about the author of the Digital Britain report, Lord Stephen Carter’s assertion […]
Continue readingObesity linked to cancer-related deaths in Asia-Pacific people
Research published in The Lancet Oncology today shows a strong causal link between obesity in Asia-Pacific people, and an increased […]
Continue reading