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Snapshot of our internet usage – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 April 201603 May 2017

Online privacy concerns and inequality in internet access are highlighted in the latest New Zealand data from the World Internet […]

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Human sacrifice built complex societies – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 05 April 201603 May 2017

Ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over […]

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NZ ranks well in material wellbeing index

In the News  |  Published: 28 July 201528 March 2016

New research has found that New Zealand ranks highly in a new index of wellbeing based on household consumption. The […]

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Peter Griffin at WCSJ, Qatar

Blog  |  Published: 30 June 201130 June 2011

I’m at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha, Qatar where scientists, journalists and science press officers from around […]

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Why don’t Kiwis trust the media?

Blog  |  Published: 07 October 2009

We hear the grumbles about the media all the time – from friends and family, colleagues and the inevitable bloggers […]

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