A leading Australian researcher, Queensland University ecologist Professor Hugh Possingham, turned the tables on media at a briefing in Auckland […]
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‘Last Ocean’ concerns canvassed at conservation think tank
Some of the 250 international scientists gathered in Auckland for a world conference on conservation biology, have just spent three […]
Continue readingEmissions rose as economy weakened – experts respond
Correspondence published today in the journal Nature Climate and undertaken by the Global Carbon Project, shows that CO2 emissions increased […]
Continue readingScientists on priorities for marine conservation
An international group of scientists met in Auckland this weekend for the inaugural Marine Conservation Think Tank to develop a […]
Continue readingTotal Diet Study – the findings analysed
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) officials say the five-yearly Total Diet Study — analysis based on research done in […]
Continue readingInvader ants don’t last in New Zealand
The faltering march of an invasive ant species has been making headlines both in New Zealand and overseas. The invasive […]
Continue readingClimate change, New Zealand and Durban
This week representatives from around the world are meeting in Durban, South Africa for the United Nations Framework Convention on […]
Continue readingSmart grid would be a smart move – academic
New Zealand’s electricity industry and regulators could usefully collaborate with academic researchers on randomised testing to provide insights into household […]
Continue readingCafe Scientifique covers Rena spill
The Rena grounding was the focus of a night of informal talks from experts at a cafe in Tauranga this […]
Continue readingKiwi ‘astrographs’ other solar system
A New Zealander has captured the first amateur photograph of solar system other than our own, drawing international attention. Rolf Olsen, […]
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