Tropical cyclone Evan has devastated Samoa and is currently causing strife in Fiji. Now, meteorologists are forecasting that a weakened […]
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DNA reveals diversity among first New Zealanders
University of Otago researchers have sequenced the mitochondrial DNA from several human samples extracted from the Wairau Bar burial site […]
Continue readingClimate changes mean tough times ahead for Pacific islands
Australian scientists have released a new report on climate change in the Pacific detailing rising sea levels, increasing temperatures andincreases […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Islands in Pacific are growing, study says
Eloise Gibson writes in the New Zealand Herald about a study of Pacific Islands over the last few decades which […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: NZ research shows Pacific islands not shrinking
Low-lying Pacific islands may not have as much to fear from sea level rise as previously though, according to Auckland […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pacific coastal disaster risk to be assessed
Eloise Gibson of the NZ Herald reports that GNS scientists will be spending the next 6 months travelling around the […]
Continue readingNew Pacific Food Security Report
A new report is published this month by the Obesity Action Coalition on Food Security for Pacific Peoples in New […]
Continue readingScientists urge action to protect Pacific Ocean
New Zealand marine experts have joined an international group of scientists in calling for urgent action to protect the health […]
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