Drug-funding agency Pharmac will consider an application to subsidise sanitary products. Campaigners have been lobbying for greater access to the […]
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Will NZ’s future energy be clean? – Expert Q&A
Approximately 80 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources. But is this the full picture behind […]
Continue readingInvasive species on the march – In the News
Somewhere out in the world, there are two new pest incursions a day, according to new research showing that efforts […]
Continue readingGet Science Media SAVVY with our video workshops
The Science Media Centre offers workshops in Auckland and Wellington on making short videos to communicate research. These Science Media […]
Continue readingDads can get postnatal depression too – In the News
Dads can get pre- and post-natal depression too, according to data from a New Zealand longitudinal study. Research from the […]
Continue readingHighly flammable vegetation helps fuel Port Hills fire – Expert Reaction
Firefighters have been battling fires on Christchurch’s Port Hills since Monday evening. Hundreds of hectares of scrub and vegetation have […]
Continue readingPharmacists to provide over-the-counter contraceptive pill – In the News
Medsafe has approved a change of classification to some oral contraceptives which will allow pharmacists to provide the pill to […]
Continue readingRabbit virus might be released in Otago – In the News
The Otago Regional Council has approved funding for the potential release of a virus to target the region’s rabbits. Update: […]
Continue readingWhy NZ’s glaciers had unusual growth – Expert Reaction
An unusual period where some of New Zealand’s glaciers grew bigger, despite a trend of shrinking glaciers worldwide, was due […]
Continue readingScramble following mass whale stranding – In the News
Rescuers were out at first light this morning attempting to rescue pilot whales after a mass stranding of over 400 […]
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