Adam Bennet writes in the New Zealand Herald about the mounting calls by business, farming and some political groups to […]
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NZ Herald: Watchdogs explain giving dam go-ahead
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about the explanation by commissioners of why they gave consent for an […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Daunting challenge to feed the world
Fran O’Sullivan writes in the NZ Herald about the inaugural meeting of the Global Research Alliance, beginning today in Wellington. […]
Continue readingDom Post: Carter hails ‘debunking’ of food miles argument
John Hartevelt writes in the Dominion Post about a new report debunking the belief that New Zealand’s exporting of lamb […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Killer fats may be listed
Anna Rushworth writes in the New Zealand Herald about a meeting later this month in which experts will decide whether […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Hopes pinned on GM milk
Chris Barton writes in the NZ Herald about the vigorous debate over the use of genetic modification (GM) in the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: NZ study shows the pill can reduce cysts
A study produced by two Auckland researchers suggests that the contraceptive pill could be an effective means of reducing the […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Cuckoo steps up evolutionary arms race: study
The completion of the first detailed look into the relationship between New Zealand’s shining cuckoos and grey warblers suggests that […]
Continue readingAgricultural emissions – the global effort to reduce them
Officials and scientists from 28 countries that have signed up to the Global Research Alliance will arrive in Wellington next […]
Continue readingLarge Hadron Collider success celebrated – research finally underway
Today, scientists at CERN in Geneva erupted into cheers as the world’s largest particle accelerator produced its first planned proton […]
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