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Innovative New Model To Safeguard Urban Planning From Natural Hazards

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 12:14 PM
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 ... Read more...

Alcohol Consumption Tracked Via Wastewater In First Big NZ Trial

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 09:59 AM
Scientists at the University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau have carried out the country’s first large scale trial of using wastewater to monitor alcohol consumption. The trial was successful and the technique of testing wastewater, already used for ... Read more...

Auckland Geeks Lead The Charge In Saving Your Wallet And The Planet

Published: Tue 19 Mar 2024 09:55 AM
Today, the lifespan of computers, both desktops and laptops, is getting shorter due to rapid technological advancements. This trend is tough on our wallets and has a negative impact on the environment through the increase of electronic waste (e-waste). ... Read more...

A Meditation On Collective Consciousness

Published: Mon 18 Mar 2024 12:08 PM
In a wide-ranging conversation about consciousness yesterday, my friend made a provocative comment that raises a compelling question. He said, “Consciousness is an inter-subjective field,” adding, “consciousness is not individual.” If consciousness is not ... Read more...

University of Otago and Methane Mavericks Win Grand Prizes at Space for Planet Earth Challenge

Published: Sat 16 Mar 2024 12:22 PM
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 ... Read more...

When Thought Falls Silent There Is Harmony

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 11:57 AM
The afternoon was gray and chilly, with only the saddle-shaped opening to the canyon visible in the hills beyond town. Suddenly the sun broke through near the horizon in the western sky. For some timeless minutes, sunlight flooded the land and illuminated ... Read more...

Govt Signals Pause On Significant Natural Areas – Expert Reaction

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 10:56 AM
The government is signalling councils don't need to comply with their legal obligations around Significant Natural Areas, i.e., mapping out areas with threatened native plants or wildlife for protection. While SNAs were first introduced in 1991, last ... Read more...

Blue Cod - The Kittens Of The Sea?

Published: Fri 15 Mar 2024 10:38 AM
Strange fish behaviour has been captured by NIWA scientists working in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds. They were looking at the abundance and anatomy of blue cod ( Parapercis colias), research that involved using lasers attached to underwater cameras ... Read more...

Layer Up For The Weekend

Published: Thu 14 Mar 2024 02:25 PM
With a forecast of rain, southerly winds, and snow for this weekend, the advice from MetService is to layer up, especially if you are spending time outdoors. The blast of cold air reaches the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand Thursday afternoon, ... Read more...

Rare Smeagol Sea Slug Population Discovered South Of Dunedin

Published: Thu 14 Mar 2024 09:14 AM
Otago can now lay claim to its own population of the rare and nationally threatened Smeagol sea slug following an ORC discovery in January in the Akatore Creek estuary - 50 kilometres south of Dunedin. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/8552210ca1beaaed706d.jpeg" ... Read more...
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