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Author: Sarah-Jane O'Connor

Cassini’s grand Saturn finale – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 April 201703 August 2018

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has begun its 142-day death spiral inside Saturn’s rings, passing through them 22 times over the coming […]

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Our fresh water 2017 – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 April 201703 August 2018

UPDATED: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand have released the latest national report about the state of […]

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NASA super balloon lifts off – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 26 April 201703 August 2018

NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon has once again taken flight from Wanaka on a mission planned to run for 100 days […]

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Understanding climate risks makes us all less vulnerable – Dave Frame

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 April 201703 August 2018

Events like floods and droughts are not just figures in Treasury spreadsheets, writes Professor Dave Frame, the risks of them […]

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Lies, dam(ned) lies and flood statistics – Ian Fuller

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 April 201730 April 2017

Massey University’s Associate Professor Ian Fuller says we need to build up knowledge of past flood events so that we […]

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Cyclone Cook and flooding – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 13 April 201703 August 2018

A mere week after the tail end of Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit the North Island, another cyclone is on its […]

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The science of the freshwater estate – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 12 April 201703 August 2018

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman has released a report hoped to help understand the complexity of […]

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Kaikōura shook more violently than Christchurch – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 10 April 201703 August 2018

New insights from November’s magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake have revealed the shake was the most violent ever recorded in New […]

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Te Kiri Gold scrutiny – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 10 April 201703 August 2018

A water-based tonic that is claimed to help treat cancer has been put under a critical spotlight by reporters at […]

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Syrian chemical attack – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 April 201703 August 2018

A suspected gas attack in Syria early yesterday morning killed at least 70 people and injured close to 500. It […]

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