Geological research from New Zealand published today in the prestigious journal Nature highlights the crucial role of underground water in […]
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Otago Daily Times: Climate trade-offs
An editorial in the Otago Daily Times looking at the hard decision ahead in setting a 2020 emissions reduction target […]
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A Monday night in front of the goggle box isn’t really up to much when it comes to free-to-air viewing. […]
Continue readingPaul Moughan: Agrifoods merger needed to fuel innovation
An online editorial by Paul Moughan, Distinguished Professor at Massey University and co-director of the Riddet Institute calls for a […]
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An article by Neal Wallace in the Otago Daily TImes looking at the appetite among players in the agricultural sector […]
Continue readingCafe Scientifique – H1N1 + 1 = ?
Last night at The New Dowse, the topic of the monthly Lower Hutt Cafe Scientifique focused on swine flu – […]
Continue readingNIWA seasonal climate update: Aug – October 2009
“A pause before El Niño” NIWA has published its climate outlook for the next three months, and the gist of […]
Continue readingOceania’s potential extinction crisis
A new paper published by Australian and New Zealand researchers has thrown into stark relief the potential ecological crisis facing […]
Continue readingExperts: New forests crucial to greenhouse gas reduction
University of Canterbury experts say planting new forests, boosting sequestration in existing forests and increasing the use of wood as […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: How the food industry buried the folic acid plan
A New Zealand Herald article outlining how opposition from food industry groups helped defer mandatory fortification of bread with folic […]
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