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In the News

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

Feeding 9 billion people – the looming food security crisis

In the News  |  Published: 30 June 200930 June 2009

Peter Griffin in London – A day ahead of the opening of the World Conference of Science Journalists in a […]

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Science journalism in the spotlight

In the News  |  Published: 29 June 200929 June 2009

This week the World Conference of Science Journalists gets underway in London.  Over 800 journalists and science communicators will gather […]

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Swine flu roundup

In the News  |  Published: 29 June 200929 June 2009

Swine flu is continuing to spread around the globe.  New Zealand is now reporting 523 cases throughout the country, and […]

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Health Research Council announces funding decisions

In the News  |  Published: 10 June 200910 June 2009

In its annual contestable funding announcement today, the HRC awarded more than $83 million to New Zealand medical researchers, distributed […]

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Blow for GM research as High Court blocks approval

In the News  |  Published: 08 June 2009

A High Court ruling overturning approvals granted the Crown research institute Agresearch to undertake GM research across a range of […]

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Google to track flu outbreaks with search data

In the News  |  Published: 04 June 2009

Google announced today the launch of new flu tracking websites for New Zealand and Australia. By monitoring flu-related search queries, […]

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Budget 09: What’s in store for science, R&D and innovation?

In the News  |  Published: 28 May 200928 May 2009

Finance Minister Bill English this afternoon delivered the 2009-10 budget. The SMC has summarised the policy and funding decisions announced […]

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PM tasks chief science advisor with fighting P

In the News  |  Published: 26 May 2009

From the New Zealand Herald (read in full here): “Prime Minister John Key is proposing to combat the drug P […]

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Marine life once more abundant – historical study

In the News  |  Published: 25 May 200925 May 2009

New Zealand whale populations figured big in study results released today by the Census of Marine Life’s History of Marine […]

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New Zealand gets a Chief Science advisor to the PM

In the News  |  Published: 20 May 200920 May 2009

Professor Peter Gluckman, the founding director of the Liggins Institute and a world-leading medical researcher, was today named the Prime […]

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