Eloise Gibson from the NZ Herald gives us the stats on the officials heading to Copenhagen to represent New Zealand […]
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COP15 climate special: Resource centre
Here you will find resources, information and multimedia available to aid the media in the coverage of the COP15 climate […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: COP15 kicks off, Bisphenol-A ban urged
COP 15: Is a deal on the cards? The Copenhagen climate conference kicks off over the weekend and while there […]
Continue readingNZ Herald/NZPA: Pig cell implants reduce insulin for NZ patient
The first patient to have pig islet cells transplanted as part of LCT’s Diabacell clinical trials, has been able to […]
Continue readingNZ emission reductions and global agreements: Lessons from the last 20 years
As part of the Copenhagen 2009: Issues, Options, Outlook and Outcomes series of lectures, Judy Lawrence presents her take on […]
Continue readingExperts react to call for ban on bisphenol-A (BPA)
BPA is a chemical widely-used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins inside food and beverage cans, and other […]
Continue readingScientists debate carbon sequestration and geoengineering options
This week’s issue of Nature Geoscience (cover — “Locking carbon in minerals”), timed to coincide with Copenhagen climate talk preparations, […]
Continue readingNIWA: Climate outlook for Summer
NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months (Dec – Feb): “El Niño strengthens, with conditions likely to […]
Continue readingInsect repellent linked to birth defects – UK and Aus experts respond
New research published in the BMJ’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine suggests the use of insect repellent during the first three […]
Continue readingAtea-1 blasts off
Yesterday, following a slight delay, Atea-1 took to the sky. The 6m tall rocket, developed by Auckland firm Rocket Lab […]
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