health & science Could RotoVegas become RotoMars? The search for life elsewhere in our solar system could take clues from the geothermal hot pools around Rotorua. 1 hour ago Baz Macdonald
Comment The importance of being imperfect Emma Espiner wasn’t sure of Mike King, but came away from one of his talks impressed by his work on suicide prevention. Jun 19 2018 Emma Espiner
viewingroom On frustrating portrayals of Māori Eloise Gibson talks to Jade Le Grice about how her frustration with academic portrayals of Māori led her to search for more nuanced stories. May 24 2018 Eloise Gibson
health & science NZ company grows skin for burn victims Auckland-based Upside Technologies says its replacement human skin might be ready for clinical trials on burn patients in 2020 or 2021. Jun 14 2018 Nikki Mandow
viewingroom Five minutes with: an antibiotic hunter In the fourth of a series of interviews with young and mid-career researchers, Eloise Gibson talks to biochemist Emily Parker. Jun 12 2018 Eloise Gibson
health & science Chch water boss’s chlorination ‘conflict’ Chch’s recently chlorinated water is leaving a bad taste, but it’s an alleged conflict that has a former mayor spitting. Jun 14 2018 David Williams
health & science PM’s protein-wrangling science advisor Juliet Gerrard has pursued smarter milk proteins and self-repairing clothes in her research as well as chairing the prestigious grant-giving body, the Marsden Fund. Jun 13 2018 Eloise Gibson
Futurelearning A solution to NZ’s nitrate Catch-22 Nitrate pollution is a serious problem in NZ but a key ingredient in most fertiliser. So what can we do? Jun 13 2018 Victoria University Of Wellington
health & science M. bovis semen call ‘premature’: MPI The Ministry for Primary Industries isn’t ruling out that the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis arrived in New Zealand by European-sourced semen. David Williams reports. It’s “premature” to zero in on imported bull semen as the likely source... Jun 11 2018 David Williams
health & science Alcohol Act struggles under industry pressure Alcohol industry appeals have “muted” potential benefits of legislation aimed at reducing alcohol harm. Jun 11 2018 Farah Hancock
health & science Ombudsman to monitor our most vulnerable Privately-run dementia units will soon be subject to more rigorous inspections, with the Ombudsman set to take up the role. Jun 07 2018 Shane Cowlishaw
Futurelearning When animal disease strikes Can we apply any of the lessons learned from Foot and Mouth in the UK to how we deal with the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak? Jun 06 2018 Dr Gareth Enticott and Dr Anne Galloway
Futurelearning Here’s our chance to become climate leaders New research could transform climate policy in NZ and provide farmers with a fairer target for managing their methane emissions. Jun 05 2018 Dave Frame, Myles Allen and Adrian Macey
Comment Low alcohol beer: an unlikely champion Emma Espiner offers one way of turning around our nationwide problem with alcohol abuse. Jun 05 2018 Emma Espiner
