Nearly six months ago the Government announced it would aim for a Predator Free New Zealand by 2050. We asked experts […]
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Cosmetic products containing microbeads will be banned under a proposal announced by the Minister for the Environment today. Marine scientists […]
Continue readingResearchers call for ban on alcohol marketing in sport – In the News
A paper published overnight in the New Zealand Medical Journal has added to the call to ban alcohol marketing and […]
Continue readingAlcohol advertising remains prominent in televised sport – Expert Reaction
Audiences of televised sport remain exposed to high rates of alcohol marketing and sponsorship, according to a new study. The […]
Continue readingIn the face of the mind-boggling peril of climate change, feel the despair, then work harder – James Renwick
With the, somewhat signposted, news that 2016 was the warmest year on record globally, and the warmest in New Zealand […]
Continue readingSummer science at the NZ Herald – In the News
Over the summer break, New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morton has kept readers informed with two summer science series. […]
Continue readingJournalism Fellow lands Queenstown TV job
Our 2016 Science Journalism Fellow, Meena Amso, has landed on her feet following journalism school picking up a reporting role with […]
Continue reading2016 another scorcher year – Expert Reaction
2016 was the hottest year in New Zealand in over a century, surpassing the previous warmest year on record, 1998. […]
Continue readingCommunity targets wasps – In the News
A community-led conservation project – supported by Fairfax Media’s The Nelson Mail – aims to significantly reduce German and common […]
Continue readingLifestyle changes could cut bowel cancer burden – In the News
Targeting six lifestyle factors could considerably reduce bowel cancer rates, according to a new study investigating risk factors for the […]
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