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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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Fossil reveals big origins of modern NZ bat

In the News  |  Published: 18 June 201528 March 2016

A ‘walking’ bat fossil discovered in central Otago has revealed the super-sized origins for two of New Zealand’s three bat species. […]

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Forgotten bones lead to ancient penguin species

In the News  |  Published: 28 November 201428 November 2014

Both the New Zealand Herald and Radio New Zealand have today covered the story of a newly identified species of […]

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New ancient NZ ‘Dawn Whale’ identified

In the News  |  Published: 20 November 201428 March 2016

Local palaeontologists have identified – and named – a previously unknown genus of ancient New Zealand baleen whale and two species within […]

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