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By Eloise Gibson of RNZ Job cuts at Crown-owned science company Niwa (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) could cull a team of New...

Job cuts at Crown-owned science company NIWA could cull a team of New Zealand's top climate modellers, RNZ understands.

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In a study funded by the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge, researchers looked at community and school-led meal delivery programmes and their roles in the agrifood sector to understand what makes a programme successful or not.

Massive job losses and financial turmoil in our universities are threatening the future of science in New Zealand. Science reporter Jamie Morton explains why...

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Date Time Canterbury researchers funded to tackle child health challenges University of Canterbury researchers are leading innovative studies to research and improve child health in Aotearoa New Zealand. A Better Start, one of the country’s 11 National Science Challenges, and Cure Kids, New Zealand’s largest national child health research charity, are co-funding the new $4 million projects, which are all aimed at making a real-world difference for tamariki and their whānau. The research pr...

Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 12:20 pm A study to measure the mental health of young people who grow up in areas with unhealthy environmental features, such as gaming venues, takeaway shops and liquor outlets, is one of 12 projects to get the greenlight through a new $4M collaboration to fund child health research. A Better Start, one of the country’s 11 National Science Challenges, and Cure Kids, New Zealand’s largest national child health research charity, are co-funding the new projects, whic...