1080 – the poison used to cull possums and other such invasive species – has been the subject of intensifying […]
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NZ Herald/NZPA: Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed
A species of ‘snailfish’, which lives over 7km deep, has been photographed by an international team including scientists from New […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: 1080, SCANZ, and greenwashing
The pros and cons of using 1080 Sunday will see a series of rallies held nationwide to protest aerial drops […]
Continue reading1080 use – is it justified? Scientists respond
Groups who want 1080 banned in New Zealand are preparing for nationwide protests this Sunday. 1080, or sodium fluoroacetate, is […]
Continue readingDOC scientist on Whiting O’Keefe paper on 1080 and birds
Department of Conservation statistician Ian Westbrooke comments on 1080 use and the impact on birds and responds to the Whiting […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Andrew Waterworth on the art of science documentary making
Natural History New Zealand‘s Andrew Waterworth was the keynote speaker at the Science Communicators Association’s annual conference in Palmerston North […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Communicating in a pandemic
The Ministry of Health’s strategic communications manager Spiro Anastasiou gave attendees at the Science Communicators Association conference an insight into […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: NZ takes prize for ‘shameless two fingers’ to world
The New Zealand Herald reports on a recent column by Guardian columnist Fred Pearce, in which he he says that […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Ian Shaw, Peter Gluckman at the NZAS science awards
The New Zealand Association of Scientists Awards for 2009 were presented last night by the Minister for Research, Science and […]
Continue readingStuff/NZPA: New agriculture greenhouse gas research centre
Formally announced in June, much work still needs to be done to ensure that the Centre for Agricultural Greenhouse Gas […]
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