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In the News

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

Dom Post: Seismic survey using Kiwi software

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 2009

Attempts to survey the Pegasus basin, as well as several other potentially oil-bearing subsea areas, are to be helped along […]

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NZ Herald: Girl’s sight restored in NZ first

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 200901 December 2010

Martin Johnson from the NZ Herald reports on the results of a rare surgical procedure used to restore a NZ […]

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Sunday Star Times: Picture imperfect

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 2009

Kim Knight of the Sunday Star Times writes about recent international attention to New Zealand’s ‘clean green’ image, and the […]

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Dom Post: Play on Darwin is the write stuff

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 200907 December 2009

Paul Easton of the Dominion Post writes about Collapsing Creation, a recently-penned (and performed) play which has just won an […]

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NZ Herald: Survival in the world’s most vulnerable climate

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 200901 December 2010

Louise Gray from the NZ Herald investigates the impact of climate change on Bangladesh. The region was identified by the […]

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Dom Post: Antarctic strait named after Hutt researcher

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 2009

Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post writes about Tim Haskell, the reasons behind the decision to name an Antarctic strait […]

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NZ Herald: Putting forward New Zealand’s case

In the News  |  Published: 07 December 200901 December 2010

Eloise Gibson from the NZ Herald gives us the stats on the officials heading to Copenhagen to represent New Zealand […]

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NZ Herald/NZPA: Pig cell implants reduce insulin for NZ patient

In the News  |  Published: 04 December 2009

The first patient to have pig islet cells transplanted as part of LCT’s Diabacell clinical trials, has been able to […]

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Scientists debate carbon sequestration and geoengineering options

In the News  |  Published: 02 December 200904 December 2009

This week’s issue of Nature Geoscience (cover —  “Locking carbon in minerals”), timed to coincide with Copenhagen climate talk preparations, […]

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Atea-1 blasts off

In the News  |  Published: 01 December 2009

Yesterday, following a slight delay, Atea-1 took to the sky. The 6m tall rocket, developed by Auckland firm Rocket Lab […]

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