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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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 August 201619 August 2016

In its second ‘Climate Cheats’ report, the Morgan Foundation names 12 New Zealand companies that traded in ‘hot air’ carbon […]

In the News | Published: 15 August 201615 August 2016

TVNZ’s Sunday programme turned the floodlights on obesity this weekend, with a 15-minute segment on obesity and type 2 diabetes. Auckland-based […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 August 201611 April 2018

An outbreak of gastroenteritis – likely caused by Campylobacter – has sent at least 20 people to hospital in Hawke’s Bay. […]