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In the News

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

TVNZ: GE weeds spread from containment glasshouse

In the News  |  Published: 01 December 2009

A piece by TVNZ on MAF’s investigation of a potential GM-trial breach on the Lincoln campus of Crown Research Institute, […]

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NZ Herald: Chronic fatigue cause unlocked

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Alice Neville of the New Zealand Herald reports that the previously-unknown cause of chronic fatigue syndrome has been found. Chronic […]

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Dom Post: New Zealand scientists find new cancer drug

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Ruth Hill of the Dominion Post reports on a new class of anti-cancer drugs, developed by New Zealand scientists from […]

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NZ Herald: A climate scandal, or is it just hot air?

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald writes about the recent ‘Climategate’ scandal, in which emails stolen from a leading […]

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Dom Post: Kiwi scientist makes a twitter breakthrough

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Kiran Chug writes about a new technique which is able to accurately estimate bird population size using microphone arrays. The […]

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NZ Herald: Recession no bar to fossil fuel emissions

In the News  |  Published: 30 November 2009

Eloise Gibson writes about a recent report which suggests that, while the global recession did impact greenhouse gas emissions a […]

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Dom Post: Birdlife explosion as possum numbers slashed

In the News  |  Published: 27 November 2009

Paul Easton of the Dominion Post reports on the success of anti-possum strategies, which have procued drops in posusm numbers […]

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The Press: Climate scientists attack criticism

In the News  |  Published: 27 November 2009

An article in The Press by environment reporter Paul Gorman looking at claims by the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition […]

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The Dominion Post: ‘Monogamous’ gannets are more unfaithful than humans

In the News  |  Published: 25 November 200901 December 2010

David Gadd of the Dominion Post writes about new research exposing the ‘unfaithfulness’ of gannets in New Zealand. Previously thought […]

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The Dominion Post: $1b Taupo geothermal project picks up steam

In the News  |  Published: 25 November 200901 December 2010

Mike Watson from the Dominion Post reports on the proposed construction of a geothermal power station in Taupo by Contact […]

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