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Dan Hikuroa honoured for research by Royal Society Te Apārangi

21 November 2024

Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa has won a prestigious award in recognition of his research which blends mātauranga Māori and Western science.
Cleantech: a green industrial revolution

7 November 2024

Feature: Now, more than ever, we need to develop new, ‘clean’ technologies that help create a more environmentally sustainable future. Owen Poland meets academic and alumni innovators in New Zealand’s fast-growing cleantech sector.
Govt sidesteps world talks to save our species

1 November 2024

Opinion: Aotearoa New Zealand is a biodiversity hotspot, defined as a global centre of high biodiversity with a high proportion of species under threat. So where was New Zealand at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Colombia?
Our fantastic neglected fungi

26 October 2024

Opinion: Even though we have known about fungi for hundreds of years, they've only been officially recognised since 1969. But where would we be without them, wonders Maj Padamsee.
The future of carbon-conscious design

25 October 2024

Opinion: Sarosh Muller describes how new innovations are enabling architects to provide transparent data on a project’s environmental footprint.
A cry for kelp – our kelp forests are in deep trouble

20 October 2024

Opinion: If we don’t address the link between kina predators and the loss of kelp forests, our coasts will remain barren and unproductive says Andrew Jeffs.
Beware the snags in Hauraki Gulf protections

19 October 2024

Opinion: The call to give the Hauraki Gulf a chance to recover is ultimately a good thing, but we should be aware of the fish hooks, says Simon Thrush and Conrad Pilditch.
How hurricanes are supercharged by climate change

15 October 2024

Opinion: When it comes to tropical cyclones, we expect more storms, more intense storms, bigger storms, longer-lasting storms, and all with a lot more rainfall. says Kevin Trenberth.
What the fast-track list doesn’t tell us

14 October 2024

Opinion: Nicolas Lewis wonders whether the list of projects included in the Fast Track Approvals Bills is anything more than a lolly scramble for landed interests.
Cost of coastal climate change vs value for money

3 October 2024

How public money should best be used to mitigate the effects of climate change in coastal areas is the central theme of a public lecture coming up at the University of Auckland.
Mission compostable

26 September 2024

Opinion: Many NZ products promoted as compostable or biodegradable fail to tell customers how they should be handled and where they should end up. Nargiss Taleb argues for tougher policies on claims and labelling.
There are microplastics in your body

25 September 2024

Opinion: Joel Rindelaub describes what the science does and doesn't know about the potential dangers of the plastics in our bodies, and the chemicals in the plastics getting into our bodies.

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