Latest Science Headlines
NZDF Tests Space Hardware After Successful Satellite Launch
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:16:58 +1300 | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has successfully launched an experimental satellite payload into orbit on a United States satellite, which will allow defence scientists to conduct space communications research. The “Korimako” payload was attached ...More >>
Lifting Economy Through Science, Tertiary Sectors
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:32:58 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins and Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds today announced plans to transform our science and university sectors to boost the economy. Two advisory groups, chaired by Professor ...More >>
Alternative Proteins Will Change Farming In New Zealand – New Research Forecasts How, Where And Why
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:57:46 +1300 | National Science Challenges
New Zealand needs to prepare for significant changes to our key food export markets, finds a new report looking at how the rise of alternatives to animal proteins could change the future of farming in Aotearoa. Alternative proteins are likely to significantly ...More >>
Greenpeace Releases Concerning Nitrate Contamination Test Results, Announces New Canterbury Water Testing
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:14:03 +1300 | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace Aotearoa is announcing it will run free drop-in water testing days in Darfield, Rangiora, and Culverden in April following recent test results indicating high levels of nitrate in some Cantabrians’ drinking water. Greenpeace says that ...More >>
Snowline Survey Reveals Continued Shrinkage Of NZ Glaciers
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:13:58 +1300 | NIWA
New Zealand’s glaciers appear "smashed and shattered" due to enduring ice loss, says NIWA. Since the 1970s, NIWA has been flying over Aotearoa New Zealand’s mountain ranges to conduct their end of summer snowline survey, observing the state ...More >>
The Countdown Is On For The Gold Coast Scientific Meeting
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:35:04 +1300 | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Registrations for the 2024 TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health and Respiratory Science will soon close. With 1,200 delegates and climbing, TSANZ CEO, Vincent So shares his excitement for the upcoming March 22-26 event. “We ...More >>
More Than 1 In 3 Kiwis Call For New Food Labelling System To Help Minimise Waste - Research
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:36:13 +1300 | Hello Fresh
HelloFresh SE (“HelloFresh”), global integrated food solutions group and New Zealand’s leading meal kit service, has today released research in partnership with Kantar, revealing that a quarter (25.2%) of Kiwis surveyed waste food at least ...More >>
Innovative New Model To Safeguard Urban Planning From Natural Hazards
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:14:52 +1300 | Earthquake Commission
Urban planning experts at the University of Waikato are developing a new model to support the translation of natural hazard science and planning of future cities. “New Zealand has all this amazing knowledge about our natural hazards, but we need ...More >>
Councillors Considering “quality Feedback” From Stakeholders In LWRP Workshop
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:38:04 +1300 | Otago Regional Council
Today’s ORC Environmental Science and Policy Workshop - Land and Water Regional Plan will allow Councillors to take on board key stakeholders’ input, says ORC Chair Gretchen Robertson. The workshop’s purpose is for Councillors to consider ...More >>
Challenges Facing The Funding Of New Cancer Treatment Drugs
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:02:26 +1300 | Ian Powell
Funding new cancer drugs – good but…. In last year’s election campaign the then in opposition National Party promised to allocate $280 million to fund new 13 cancer therapies (drugs) that had yet to be approved for funding by Aotearoa New ...More >>
University of Otago and Methane Mavericks Win Grand Prizes at Space for Planet Earth Challenge
Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:22:57 +1300 | SpaceBase
The team “Methane Mavericks” from Newham, Australia, and the University of Otago team from Dunedin, New Zealand, have been awarded the Grand Prizes in the Space for Planet Earth Challenge, an innovative competition focused on leveraging space technologies ...More >>
Industry Game-changer Tackles Antibiotic Resistance Head-on
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:06:09 +1300 | DairySmart
Fast, practical, cost-effective and accurate mastitis testing – at scale – is now available for farmers looking to 'know their bugs and use less drugs' through DairySmart's leading edge diagnostic system. DairySmart, winner of the 2023 Technology ...More >>
Government Partnership To Tackle $332m Facial Eczema Problem
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:14:46 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Hon Todd McClay Minister of Agriculture The Government is helping farmers eradicate the significant impact of facial eczema (FE) in pastoral animals, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay announced. “A $20 million partnership jointly funded by Beef + Lamb ...More >>
Government Attack On Science Steps Up - New Cash Grab Focus Threatens Callaghan Innovation Scientists
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:34:45 +1300 | PSA
Callaghan Innovation’s new focus on commercial-only research threatens the livelihoods of scores of scientists and risks damaging long term research that benefits New Zealand. "This is another sad consequence of the Government’s reckless austerity drive ...More >>
NZ’s Great Meteorite Hunt
Mon, 11 Mar 2024 08:45:14 +1300 | Fireballs Aotearoa
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/5b8fa99bf4a566539c80.jpeg" width="720" height="405"> Green Fireball A meteorite came through the roof of a house in Ellerslie back in 2004. It bounced off the couch, ...More >>
Nelson Biotech Start-up Kimer Med Signs Contract With Battelle Memorial Institute To Advance Pioneering Antiviral Drugs
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 21:02:53 +1300 | Kimer Med
12 month contract focused on the development of new antiviral drugs Novel candidates to be produced using Kimer Med's broad-spectrum antiviral platform There are currently no approved antivirals for 95% of viral diseases Kimer Med, a Nelson biotech start-up, ...More >>
NIWA Data Shows Significance Of Cyclone Gabrielle Flooding
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:15:39 +1300 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council
Scientific analysis of Cyclone Gabrielle’s flooding has underlined the extraordinary magnitude of the event. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) undertook analysis of the flood flows that occurred at 20 river gauge sites ...More >>
How Turmeric Can Improve Your Brain Health
Fri, 8 Mar 2024 12:01:16 +1300 | Golden Turmeric Limited
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/ac45066e479001e011ca.jpeg" width="720" height="276"> In the quest for overall health, turmeric emerges as a remarkable ally. This vibrant spice, renowned for its culinary ...More >>
GreenVenus™ (USA) And Plant Research (NZ) LTD Partner To Develop Climate-resilient Field Pea Varieties
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 21:13:35 +1300 | Plant Research
GreenVenus™, a leading agriculture technology firm revolutionary in genomics-based innovation to develop healthy, nutrient-rich specialty vegetables, fruits, and grains, has established a strategic partnership with Plant Research (NZ) LTD. Together, they ...More >>
Hundreds Of Marae Exposed To Natural Hazards
Wed, 6 Mar 2024 13:02:52 +1300 | University of Auckland
New research aims to bolster marae resilience against flooding, landslides and other natural hazards Hundreds of marae around the country are exposed to natural hazards like flooding and landslides, according to new research from Waipapa Taumata Rau, ...More >>