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Oz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger

Oz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 September 201720 August 2018

2017 has been a sizzler for Australia, showing global warming is alive and well, but as Dr Jim Salinger writes […]

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How is the science sector tracking? – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 November 201611 April 2018

UPDATED: A snapshot of New Zealand’s science and innovation system has laid out where we are doing well and where […]

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Falcon splits across Cook Strait – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 12 August 201611 April 2018

Researchers studying kārearea – New Zealand falcon – in the North and South Island were surprised to find a clear […]

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Climate change already at work in NZ – Report – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 19 April 201603 May 2017

The impacts of climate change are already visible in New Zealand and will get worse unless drastic action is taken […]

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The Taonga Genome Project on Radio NZ

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 August 201518 August 2015

The director of genetics at Otago University, Peter Dearden, spoke on Radio New Zealand’s Sunday Morning show about his proposal […]

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Is a megathrust quake around the corner? – Campbell Live

In the News  |  Published: 20 May 201528 March 2016

Campbell Live’s Tristram Clayton and Whena Owen interviewed GNS scientists last night about the latest findings on central New Zealand’s ‘megathrust’ quake zone. We […]

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UPDATED: Funding new medicines in NZ – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 April 201528 March 2016

Funding new medicines in New Zealand can take over eight years and recommending a drug as high priority does not […]

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NZ startup creates 3D-printed, battery-powered rocket engine

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 201528 March 2016

Rocket Lab, the Auckland-based aerospace company, unveiled its latest innovation at the US Space Symposium this week: a 3D-printed, battery-powered rocket engine. Rocket Lab […]

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NZ falling behind in human rights issues

In the News  |  Published: 02 April 201528 March 2016

A new report authored by researchers at AUT and the University of Waikato has revealed that New Zealand’s appearances are deceiving when […]

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Aurora Australis lights up the skies

In the News  |  Published: 19 March 201511 December 2024

A magnificent light display – known as the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis – was visible even as far north […]

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