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Science Media Centre NZ
Our aim is to promote accurate, evidence-based reporting on science and technology by helping the media work more closely with the scientific community.
The Science Media Centre is New Zealand's only trusted, independent source of information for the media on all issues related to science. Thousands of news stories providing context from and quoting New Zealand researchers have been published as a direct result of our work.
Science Media Centre NZ - Latest News [Page 61]
Political parties on the big science issues
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 2:54 pm | Science Media Centre
The country's political parties have outlined their positions on some of the biggest science-related issues facing the nation in the Science Media Centre's Election 2011 Q&A, which was published today. More >>
Powering Innovation - experts respond
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 4:26 pm | Science Media Centre
The Government today released the findings of an independent report into high value manufacturing in New Zealand, outlining major changes for Crown Research Institute Industrial Research and infrastructure to better support research and development ... More >>
SMC Heads-Up to 27 October: MeNZB, warming confirmed, Rena
Friday, 21 October 2011, 3:57 pm | Science Media Centre
Research led by Professor Diana Lennon, head of Clinical Paediatrics, School of Medicine, at Auckland University, claims a delay in creating and using a vaccine against the killer disease menigococcal B caused unnecessary and potentially avoidable deaths. More >>
Experts Respond: Analysis confirms global warming data
Friday, 21 October 2011, 3:44 pm | Science Media Centre
US scientists have just released evidence of a rise in the average world land temperature, confirming earlier studies and addressing concerns that “heat island” effects as cities developed around long-established temperature recording sites were distorting ... More >>
SMC Heads-Up to 20 October: The Rena science special
Friday, 14 October 2011, 4:34 pm | Science Media Centre
Salvage experts will spend the weekend attempting to remove fuel oil from the stricken container ship Rena in an attempt to limit the environmental impact of further leaks from the ship's tanks. More >>
Rena spill: ecosystems most at threat, plans for monitoring
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 11:19 am | Science Media Centre
As an oiled wildlife response team works to save animals caught in the oil spilt from Rena and beach clean-up continues, scientists are looking at the potential impacts of the spill on sensitive coastal areas of the Bay of Plenty. More >>
Experts on clean-up, use of dispersants
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 11:48 am | Science Media Centre
Maritime New Zealand continues to lead an effort to stabilise the stranded cargo ship Rena, but has been hampered by bad weather, which has prevented the removal of fuel oil from the stricken ship. More >>
SMC Heads-Up: WHO clears the air, Hectors' decline, SCANZ
Friday, 30 September 2011, 3:53 pm | Science Media Centre
This week it was the World Health Organisation in retreat as it pulled figures that suggested Auckland's annual average for air quality exceeded the recommended maximum measure and was on par with Tokyo's - and much worse than Sydney's. More >>
Experts: Times Atlas overstates ice loss
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 1:32 pm | Science Media Centre
Controversy has engulfed the venerable Times Atlas of the World, which in its newest edition, claims warming has turned 15% of Greenland's former ice-covered land "green and ice-free". More >>
Experts on the findings of the 2008/09 Diet & Nutrition
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 5:14 pm | Science Media Centre
New Zealand's latest nutrition survey shows the nation's obesity epidemic surged ahead over the past dozen years - even though the population's energy intake levels have dropped. Researchers who conducted the 2008-2009 Adult Nutrition Survey (NZANS) ... More >>
Experts on recommended slowing of ETS
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 4:31 pm | Science Media Centre
The Government today released the report of the Emissions Trading Scheme review panel, which was tasked with looking at the progress and future of the scheme designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on emissions. More >>
SMC Heads-Up to 8 September: Bird flu revival, new SMC hire
Friday, 2 September 2011, 4:28 pm | Science Media Centre
United Nations health officials this week suggested the H5N1 bird flu virus was again on the rise and urged heightened monitoring to prevent a widespread resurgence of the deadly disease. More >>
Veteran science journalist joins the SMC
Friday, 2 September 2011, 3:16 pm | Science Media Centre
Journalists covering science-related stories now have an extra resource to draw on with former NZPA reporter Kent Atkinson joining the team at the Science Media Centre. More >>
Science Media Centre Briefing
Saturday, 27 August 2011, 11:08 am | Science Media Centre
Science Media Centre Briefing Issue 147 August 26 - September 1 In This Issue Suicide stats Chinese Medicine Obesity rising New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Policy updates Sci-tech events Quick Links SMC Alerts Briefings Calendar More >>
Science Media Centre Update Issue 145
Friday, 12 August 2011, 4:53 pm | Science Media Centre
Issue 145 August 12 - 18 In This Issue Smarter meters Food insecurity Moon Spooned New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Policy updates Sci-tech events Quick Links SMC Alerts Briefings More >>
Impacts of hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 2:26 pm | Science Media Centre
Hydraulic fracturing -- a technology commonly known as "fraccing" or "fracking" -- widely used in the oil and gas industry overseas has recently triggered some controversy in New Zealand, with critics raising questions over potential environmental impacts. ... More >>
Experts respond: UK Riots and crowd psychology
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 4:40 pm | Science Media Centre
As rioting continues in London and other UK cities, the public are left wondering how the mob mentality of a riot develops – and how authorities can effectively respond. More >>
SMC Heads-Up to 11 August
Friday, 5 August 2011, 5:30 pm | Science Media Centre
Last night, TVNZ's Media 7 aired a special programme on science, which included Sciblogs' readers picks for the best and worst of media coverage of science stories over the past year. More >>
Science Media Centre Update Issue 144
Friday, 29 July 2011, 6:14 pm | Science Media Centre
Report highlights avoidable deaths A report on maternal and perinatal deaths has raised some tough questions about maternal care in New Zealand. The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) released a report this week examining ... More >>
Balance in science coverage, new health funds
Friday, 22 July 2011, 5:25 pm | Science Media Centre
Give less time to fringe views, BBC told As the News of the World phone hacking scandal raged on this week in the UK, a major review of the BBC's handling of science stories was released. The review led by geneticist Professor Steve Jones, was initiated ... More >>
