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In the News

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

Cape Canaveral comes to the East Coast – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 11 July 201603 May 2017

In a few months, a remote East Coast town will become the launching pad for a rocket headed for space. […]

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Call for lower salt consumption – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 07 July 2016

If we are to meet a sodium reduction target by 2025, New Zealanders will have to reduce the salt in […]

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Tūhoe and scientists collaborate on dinosaur hunt – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 07 July 201603 May 2017

Ngāi Tūhoe and palaeontologists have teamed up to go digging for dinosaurs and understand more about how these animals lived in […]

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Juno spacecraft reaches Jupiter – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 05 July 201603 May 2017

After five years travelling across the solar system, the NASA spacecraft Juno has begun its final descent into orbit around […]

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Kiwi students having sex later but riskier – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 04 July 201603 May 2017

New Zealand high school students are now more likely to delay sexual activity, but they are less prepared to practice consistent […]

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More work needed on environmental reporting – PCE

In the News  |  Published: 30 June 201603 May 2017

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright,  has released her commentary on a wide-ranging ‘State of the Environment’ […]

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Alcohol’s cancer link claims 230 Kiwis a year – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 28 June 201603 May 2017

Even moderate drinking is linked to an increased risk of cancer, warns new New Zealand research. A new study from […]

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90-day law research widely covered – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 20 June 201603 May 2017

New research analysing the impact of a controversial 90-day trial period for new employees has been widely covered in the […]

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Record year for HRC health funding – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 15 June 201603 May 2017

Woolly bandages, ear infections and e-cigarettes are just a few of the subjects to be investigated by recipients of funding […]

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Artificial light drowning out the stars – In the news

In the News  |  Published: 14 June 201603 May 2017

The “New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness” published Science Advances this week reveals that the Milky Way is […]

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