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Waikato Regional Council Recognises Young Water Science Talent
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:38:37 +1200 | Waikato Regional Council
Third-year student Cady Burns has won the Waikato Regional Council Prize in Water Science for 2024, which she collected at Wednesday’s full council meeting in Hamilton. Council Chair Pamela Storey presented the prize, which recognises a University of ...More >>
Whakakotahitanga Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Guidelines Launched
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:33:49 +1200 | Hapai Te Hauora
Hāpai te Hauora look forward to sharing Whakakotahitanga widely with clinicians and professionals who are committed to supporting whanau with FASD diagnosis. More >>
First Natural Enemy For An Invasive Weed To Be Released In Tuvalu
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:24:52 +1200 | Landcare Research
Mr Panapa says the importance of this project lies in its assistance to Tuvalu in identifying invasive weeds and promoting the use of natural enemies. More >>
New Lab To Help Protect Key Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:15:53 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Ms Marcroft is in Nouméa to officially open the Genomics and Otolith laboratory, which will be a key part of the Climate Science for Ensuring Pacific Tuna Access (CSEPTA) Programme.More >>
ANZAC Gall Fly Release Promises Natural Solution To Weed Threat
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:00:42 +1200 | Landcare Research
A Kiwi-Australian collaboration with a difference is underway this ANZAC Day week on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. More >>
New Zealand's Drinking Water Safe From Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:34:24 +1200 | University of Auckland
New Zealand's drinking water is largely free from elevated levels of dangerous “forever chemicals”, according to new research from the University of Auckland. More >>
$1.35 Million Grant To Study Lion-like Jumping Spiders
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:09:01 +1200 | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury animal behaviour expert is part of a global team launching pioneering research into the predatory behaviour of jumping spiders. More >>
Retailers Cautioned: Poor Customer Experiences Bigger Threat Than Tech
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:58:41 +1200 | Convergence
New Zealand e-commerce retailers bewildered and anxious about the speed of technological change should not be frightened of what the future may hold for them because it is the correct application of technology that is critical to the customer experience--not ...More >>
Scientists Stencil-paint Carbon Nanotube Components For Flexible Transparent Electronics
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:11:12 +1200 | Skoltech
The resulting films turned out to have superior properties for manufacturing components for 6G communication devices and flexible and transparent electronics - such as wearable health trackers.More >>
New Caledonia Anzac Service, Science Lab Opening
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:59:02 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary Jenny Marcroft will represent the government at Anzac Day commemorations in New Caledonia and open a new science facility in Nouméa. “It is an honour to share these special commemorations with our Pacific friends and neighbours ...More >>
NZ Researchers Drive Work On International AI Framework
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:53:56 +1200 | University of Auckland
Two New Zealand researchers are leading the charge for an international policy guide and framework to evaluate AI and other new technologies. More >>
Elevated Levels Of Nitrate Contamination Found In Canterbury Drinking Water
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 08:23:18 +1200 | Greenpeace
Almost a quarter of the drinking water samples Greenpeace has tested for nitrate contamination in Canterbury over the last three days were above the 5 mg/L level of contamination associated with reproductive risk in pregnant people.More >>
Fast-track Bill A Fraud Being Perpetrated On All Future Generations
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:35:30 +1200 | The Wise Response Society
The Fast-track Bill, if passed, would allow three Ministers, unchallenged and unchecked, to approve the immediate extraction and exhaustion of one-off resources. More >>
Nitrate Contamination In Darfield Water Supply Could Be Causing Reproductive Risks
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:32:43 +1200 | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa is expressing grave concern over nitrate contamination in Darfield, after water testing on Friday revealed the town supply in both Darfield and Kirwee was around 5 mg/L of nitrate. More >>
Minister To Europe For OECD Meeting, Anzac Day
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:26:52 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Science, Innovation and Technology and Defence Minister Judith Collins will next week attend the OECD Science and Technology Ministerial conference in Paris and Anzac Day commemorations in Belgium.More >>
Hunting For Freshwater ‘freak Of Nature’ In Otago
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:58:55 +1200 | NIWA
A team of NIWA scientific divers have successfully searched for a freshwater freak of nature in Otago’s alpine lakes. They have unearthed plants that comprise moss and liverwort species, which are collectively known as deep-water bryophytes when ...More >>
Successful Vision Mātauranga Research Projects Announced
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:23:51 +1200 | MBIE
16 research projects have been selected for funding through the latest round of the Government’s Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund. More >>
AgriZeroNZ Investment In BioLumic To Shine Light On Low Emissions Pasture Solution
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:55:11 +1200 | AgriZeroNZ
Pasture is the foundation of the business for Kiwi farmers, so a pasture solution to curb methane and boost productivity will be an important option in their toolkit to reduce emissions.More >>
How Fast-track Consenting Might Impact The Environment – Expert Reaction
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:32:02 +1200 | Science Media Centre
Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to bypass lengthy resource consenting processes – being assessed instead by an expert panel , with Ministers ultimately having ...More >>
Ivan Skinner Award Winner Inspired By Real-life Earthquake Experience
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:24:16 +1200 | Earthquake Commission
Ben Exton is the first engineer outside of academia to receive the Ivan Skinner Award, which is funded by EQC Toka Tū Ake. More >>
