The Labour Government’s first Budget focuses primarily on health, housing and education. New research and innovation initiatives include funding for the R&D […]
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UPDATED: R&D tax incentive discussion document – Expert reaction
Minister for Research, Science and Innovation Megan Woods and Revenue Minister Stuart Nash have released a discussion document on a […]
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In a two-page spread in the Herald on Sunday, science journalist Jamie Morton lays out ten New Zealand science and […]
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The government has announced the recipients of the 2014 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funding round, injecting $139 million […]
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‘Can plants get sunburnt?’, ‘how and when does cooperation develop in infants?’ and ‘how has religion shaped Kiwi attitudes?’ These […]
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The question ‘Is science good for the economy?’ will be the focus of an NZ IceFest panel discussion this week. […]
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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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The Hon Steven Joyce, the first politician to hold the economic development, science and innovation and tertiary education portfolios simultaneously, […]
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In an article for Computerworld, Sarah Putt quizzes the new Minister for Science and Innovation, Steven Joyce, on how the […]
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