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Expert Q&A

Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.

The Canterbury earthquake and the science response

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 16 March 201116 March 2011

Media are invited to attend a press conference at 11am today on the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and […]

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Observing Earth from above: remote sensing and satellite data

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 15 February 201118 February 2011

UPDATE: ATV Launch successful (see below) This week, top scientists from the European Space Agency are in New Zealand for […]

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Scientists find part of Pink Terraces under Lake Rotomahana

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 February 201102 February 2011

Scientists using robotic underwater vehicles to map the bottom of Lake Rotomahana are certain they have found part of the […]

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BRIEFING: Lake Rotomahana investigation – release of results

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 February 201104 February 2011

MEDIA BRIEFING: TODAY 11:30 AM Project Leader Cornel de Ronde of GNS Science will announce results of his team’s just-completed […]

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Briefing: How will Australia cope with peak oil?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 06 January 2011

A briefing by the Australian Science Media Centre has looked at the issue of peak oil in Australia, and how […]

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How earthquake-resilient are our cities?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 09 December 201009 December 2010

A well-developed understanding of seismic hazards and how to construct earthquake-resilient buildings was crucial to avoiding loss of life in […]

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ONLINE BRIEFING: Biodiversity in 2010 – taking stock

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 03 December 201004 July 2011

2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, is drawing to a close. This year’s targets for global biodiversity conservation — the […]

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Whale strandings — what science can tell us

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 20 October 201020 October 2010

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING (Wed 20 Oct): Last month’s mass stranding event of over 70 pilot whales on a remote Northland […]

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New report – public’s attitudes to science

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 October 201018 October 2010

Today sees the launch of the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology’s third report on public attitudes to science. The […]

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‘Dirty Weather’ Diaries of Reverend Davis — rescuing lost climate data from the past

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 30 September 201030 September 2010

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING: THUR 30 September, 1:30 pm (NZT) — Weather data salvaged from Northland missionary diaries and Australian First […]

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