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In the News

A wrap-up of the science stories grabbing headlines here and internationally.

Timaru Herald: Editorial – More light than heat

In the News  |  Published: 17 August 201017 August 2010

An editorial in the Timaru Herald opines that that the CSC’s legal challenge to NIWA’s data accuracy might not be […]

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NZ Herald: Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami

In the News  |  Published: 17 August 2010

Isaac Davidson writes in the New Zealand Herald about a huge undersea volcano which has partially collapsed off the coast […]

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Media Coverage: CSC taking NIWA to court over data accuracy

In the News  |  Published: 16 August 201016 August 2010

Reports emerged over the weekend that the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition (CSC) will be taking the National Institute of […]

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The Press: Toll of climate change manageable

In the News  |  Published: 16 August 2010

Bjorn Lomborg writes in an opinion piece in The Press that, while climate change is real, man-made and needs to […]

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3 News/NZPA: Call for earlier focus to help troubled youth

In the News  |  Published: 16 August 2010

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has said that we need to focus more on young children (under 6), as that is […]

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3 News/NZPA: Kea even more cunning if they get a preview – study

In the News  |  Published: 16 August 2010

A Japanese university professor has discovered that kea – New Zealand alpine parrots – are even smarter than previously thought. […]

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Stuff/Manawatu Standard: Kiwi device to make broadband 50 per cent faster

In the News  |  Published: 16 August 2010

Laura Jackson writes in the Manawatu Standard about a device, developed in Palmerston North, which is apparently able to speed […]

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ODT: Swine flu still a threat here: Ministry of Health

In the News  |  Published: 13 August 2010

With a fifth suspected swine flu death in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health is warning that New Zealand is […]

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Radio NZ: New superbug spreading from Asia

In the News  |  Published: 13 August 201013 August 2010

A bacterial enzyme known for being resistant to all antibiotics is spreading through bacteria in India and Pakistan, according to […]

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3News: Scientist’s actions a ‘disgraceful fiasco’ – judge

In the News  |  Published: 11 August 2010

Terril Marais has been sentenced after the Auckland District Council found her guilty of lying to MAF officers about the […]

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