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The science behind weather balloons – 3 News

In the News  |  Published: 04 March 201528 March 2016

3 News weather presenter Kanoa Lloyd asks Maurice Hodgson how he helps meteorologists measure weather conditions using hydrogen-filled balloons. An excerpt […]

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Kiwi scientists embark on a whale of a mission

In the News  |  Published: 28 January 201528 March 2016

New Zealand and Australian scientists are about to hunt some of the biggest predators in the icy Southern Ocean – […]

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Funding NZ with science – The New Zealand Herald

In the News  |  Published: 17 November 201428 March 2016

Following up on the Government’s recent announcement that it is investing $139 million into 48 of New Zealand’s most promising research programmes, Teuila […]

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101 research projects awarded Marsden Fund grants

In the News  |  Published: 05 November 201428 March 2016

New Zealand’s top researchers will receive $56 million in Marsden Fund grants over the next three years. Over a hundred […]

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Dentists question tooth decay data – Morning Report

In the News  |  Published: 16 October 201416 October 2014

Radio New Zealand asked three dental experts for their take on the newly released report by Roy Morgan Research, which suggests that tooth decay […]

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Could Vitamin C help treat cancer? – TVNZ

In the News  |  Published: 14 October 201428 March 2016

Sunday TVNZ‘s Ian Sinclair speaks to Dr. Andrew Miller and Prof. Margreet Vissers about Vitamin C and whether it could help in […]

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2013 Science Investment Round highlights

In the News  |  Published: 29 August 201328 March 2016

Results are in for the latest government-backed science funding round, worth $278 million over coming years.   The Ministry for Business, […]

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Sir Paul Callaghan’s legacy

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 26 March 201226 March 2012

A Stuff.co.nz opinion article by technology writer Pat Pilcher highlights the challenge that “scientific rock star” Sir Paul Callaghan has […]

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Brian Fallow: Focus on better use of less research

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 11 November 2010

Brian Fallow writes in the New Zealand Herald about the suggestions of the 2025 Taskforce, one of which is there […]

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Media Coverage: Key to boost RS&T funding

In the News  |  Published: 11 May 201013 May 2010

Earlier today, Prime Minister John Key announced that the government will be spending some $321 million on Research, Science and […]

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