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New Lincoln Hub plans unveiled: Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy have today unveiled concept plans for a world-class agricultural research and ed… more →
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wrote 2 weeks ago: New Lincoln Hub plans unveiled: Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Primary Industries … more →
Head of Science NZ welcomes new research hub to be developed at Lincoln
wrote 2 weeks ago: Anthony Scott, chief executive of Science New Zealand, has welcomed today’s announcement of a world … more →
"There's always an issue of money but we can find money for the right projects" - John Key
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wrote 4 months ago: . Full story . There are two issues involved with the above story. Firstly… The Government spe … more →
Focus on improving productivity of Maori land
wrote 5 months ago: Fonterra, ZESPRI, Massey University, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ and Landcare Research have joined for … more →
Flightless parrots, burrowing bats helped parasitic Hades flower
wrote 7 months ago: Ancient dung from a cave in the South Island of New Zealand has revealed a previously unsuspected re … more →
Possum fur and pest control goals don't match
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wrote 10 months ago: A Landcare Research study shows that possum fur trapping and pest control goals do not always match. … more →
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wrote 10 months ago: The risks of global worming: FOR decades, the overuse of antibiotics has encouraged the evolution of … more →
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wrote 11 months ago: Europe not a lost lamb market - Tim Cronshaw: Large South Island meat exporter Alliance Group plans … more →
A gift of lizards – 35 years to completion
wrote 1 year ago: The New Zealand science community was quite different in 1977 compared to 2012. Most government scie … more →
WORLD'S BIGGEST INSECT
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wrote 1 year ago: NEW ZEALAND – Meet The World’s Biggest Insect! A Kiwi nature-lover spent two days tracking do … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: Women are “half the equation” – Sally Rae: Women play a crucial role in farming op … more →
Forests dying as kereru numbers fall
wrote 2 years ago: Our already silent forests are dying. Scientists have proved for the first time the alarming rates o … more →
Canterbury Plains: an ecological "ground zero"
wrote 2 years ago: An article in the New Zealand Listener by Rebecca Macfie is entitled “Nature ground zero … more →
Vanishing forests: pre-European transformation of the South Island
wrote 2 years ago: When we encounter the extensive tussocklands of the eastern South Island [see below right], it is ha … more →
CRIs show creativity in annual reports to government
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wrote 2 years ago: The government may have signaled that the Crown Research Institutes aren’t as obliged as they have b … more →
What is natural? – the tussocklands of Otago
wrote 3 years ago: The dramatic tussock-lands of Lindis Pass are one the iconic landscapes of the South Island, and muc … more →
Rod Carr to chair Infrastructure Board
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wrote 3 years ago: Infrastructure Minister, Bill English has announced the appointees to the National Infrastructure Bo … more →
