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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Powering Innovation report – experts respond
The Government today released the findings of an independent report into high value manufacturing in New Zealand, outlining major changes […]
Continue readingFracking seen as likely trigger for minor quakes which hit Blackpool – report
A British report which found that fracking was the “highly probable” cause of two minor earthquakes in the Blackpool area […]
Continue readingExperts: South Island seismic risk needs re-evaluation
Scientists behind the first big compilation of research into the Christchurch earthquakes say the seismic risk to the whole of […]
Continue readingFlights over NZ give clues to climate change gases
American scientists have completed years of research flights from the Arctic to the Antarctic — via Christchurch — to produce […]
Continue readingWorld population hits 7 billion – what next?
On Monday, a baby born somewhere will tip the world’s population over 7 billion — and that will be both […]
Continue readingBaby boomers’ kids face later retirement?
Just as the nation’s baby-boomers enter the 65+ population, Labour Party leader Phil Goff has announced he would raise the […]
Continue readingExpert response to Maui pipeline leak
A leak in the Maui natural gas pipeline has caused a large outage of gas dependent services in the North […]
Continue readingAnalysis confirms global warming data, accounts for urban heat islands
US scientists have just released evidence of a rise in the average world land temperature, confirming earlier studies and addressing […]
Continue readingCould ‘Google Maps for ships’ have saved Rena?
International rule-changes mean some ships in New Zealand’s seaways are switching from using traditional navigation techniques and paper charts to […]
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