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In the News | Published: 20 June 201703 August 2018

While researchers find out more about the risks and behaviours of volcanoes and earthquakes, a leading disaster risk reduction expert […]

In the News | Published: 16 June 201703 August 2018

More than half of three and four-year-old children in Auckland and Waikato attend early childhood centres where food is provided […]

In the News | Published: 12 June 201703 August 2018

New research from the University of Otago has shown that the flu is a major killer in New Zealand, with […]

In the News | Published: 09 June 201703 August 2018

There are concerns the iconic Bluff oyster could be decimated by a parasite discovered on Stewart Island. Bonamia ostreae has […]

In the News | Published: 06 June 201703 August 2018

In the wake of US President Donald Trump withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, Victoria University of Wellington […]

In the News | Published: 01 June 201703 August 2018

The Ministry for Primary Industries’ attempt to standardise the definition of mānuka honey has not been well received by some […]

In the News | Published: 30 May 201703 August 2018

New Zealand researchers are at the forefront of the latest war on cancer: immunotherapy. NZ Herald science reporter Jamie Morton […]

In the News | Published: 24 May 201703 August 2018

Early puberty is much more likely to hit kids from poorer homes — potentially leading to health problems in later […]

In the News | Published: 19 May 201703 August 2018

The Ministry of Health is taking tobacco giant Philip Morris International to court over illegally importing the tobacco sticks used in […]

In the News | Published: 18 May 201703 August 2018

Drilling into the Alpine Fault to measure the conditions of the fault and monitor what happens before a major earthquake, […]