Science Matters: Science news from Cawthron Institute

Every debt, eventually, has to be repaid. Right now, the day of reckoning is fast approaching for one of the most crippling, but least discussed, debts burdening government across New Zealand – technical debt. Technical debt is the cost of generations ...

Ben Exton is the first engineer outside of academia to receive the Ivan Skinner Award, which is funded by EQC Toka Tū Ake.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua is continuing its exploration of a central bank digital currency. “We are calling this ’digital cash’. It would be a new type of money in addition to the banknotes and coins we have today, ...

NIWA anchored their research vessel in Wellington Harbour and observed in real-time how its anchor changed the surrounding environment.

The New Zealand Customs Service has signed an arrangement with Singapore that will help to make trade simpler for exporters. A cooperation arrangement with Singapore Customs and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) was signed ...

Results are from a Horizon Research omnibus survey conducted between 22 to 26 March 2024.The survey was conducted as part of Horizon's public-interest research programme.