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Author: Sarah-Jane O'Connor

How should communities deal with serious sex offenders – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 24 August 2016

The Department of Corrections has moved a convicted sex offender from a Lower Hutt suburb after backlash from the community. […]

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Expert Q&A: Aquifers, groundwater and how contaminations can occur

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 August 201611 April 2018

A campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North affected an estimated 4000 people, sent dozens to the emergency department and sparked an […]

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Next Olympic event: Improving faster than rivals – Mark Orams

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 August 201611 April 2018

As New Zealand’s Olympic athletes return with the most successful medal haul to date, AUT’s Professor Mark Orams writes in […]

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Parents most in need of cot death information left out – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 23 August 2016

Māori parents are less likely to receive ‘safe sleep’ advice despite their babies having a high risk of cot death – […]

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Havelock North water contamination inquiry – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 August 201611 April 2018

A Government Inquiry will examine the water contamination that left an estimated 4000 Havelock North residents ill with gastroenteritis. The […]

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Keytruda decision hasn’t addressed drug-funding problems – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 August 201619 August 2016

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world but lags in funding novel drugs that […]

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Hawke’s Bay laid low with gastro – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 18 August 201619 August 2016

Thousands of people in Havelock North have been laid low with gastroenteritis in the past week following a contamination of […]

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Universities succeed when they produce thoughtful leaders, not technocrats – Gareth Jones

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 August 201619 August 2016

The place of humanities in a university raises issues that extend far beyond a single department, argues Emeritus Professor Gareth […]

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Sustainable harvest solution to kereru conflict – Professor Len Gillman

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 16 August 2016

It might seem surprising coming from a conservationist, but sustainable harvest of kereru could satisfy everyone’s needs, writes AUT’s Professor […]

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Price effect of breaking away from Kyoto Protocol – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 August 201619 August 2016

A new report says the Government would have got better bang for its buck if it had de-linked the emissions […]

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