The revised emissions trading scheme (ETS) passed into law last November comes into effect today, 1 July. The scheme represents […]
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Iodine for pregnant women – experts respond
Thursday (1 July) sees the launch of a new iodine tablet targeted at pregnant and breastfeeding New Zealand women. The […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: NZ told to think like big city
If New Zealand is to boost its innovation levels, it needs to act like one large city, according to an […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA: Glacier melt in NZ may have ended southern ice age
New research has demonstrated how shifted wind patterns caused in the Northern Hemisphere during the last ice age brought warm […]
Continue readingSouthland Times: New system saves hours on milking time
Mark Hotton writes in The Southland Times about a new, Australian-developed system which is helping dairy farmers reduce their milking […]
Continue readingDominion Post: King-sized feasts lurking deep in NZ waters
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about giant New Zealand crabs which, says the author of a study into […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Time for debate on how to use fast broadband
Helen Twose writes in the New Zealand Herald about the author of the Digital Britain report, Lord Stephen Carter’s assertion […]
Continue readingObesity linked to cancer-related deaths in Asia-Pacific people
Research published in The Lancet Oncology today shows a strong causal link between obesity in Asia-Pacific people, and an increased […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Farmers must change to get more carbon in soil – scientist
A visiting soil scientist says that conventional farming practices prevent soil from increasing its carbon content – soil carbon is […]
Continue readingSunday Star Times: Sugar-free fails the acid test
Lois Cairns writes in the Sunday Star Times about the damage being caused to children’s teeth by sugar-free, but highly […]
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