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Whales may be struggling as climate change impacts feeding grounds
16 December 2020
A new study has found that even a change in eating habits may not be enough for southern right whales to keep up their population recovery from whaling.
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University modelling predicts future earthquake danger zones
14 December 2020
Towns and farmlands of the upper North Island may be more at risk from earthquakes on the Kerepehi and Wairoa North faults than originally thought.
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Maara Fresh: Young, home-grown entrepreneurs give back to Manurewa community
8 December 2020
A social enterprise developed by Business School students will benefit more than 2,000 Manurewa High School students starting in 2021.
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Low-lying Pacific island has more land above sea level than in 1943
30 November 2020
An inhabited island in the low-lying Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands, which are thought to be at risk of being inundated by rising sea levels, has actually increased in size since 1943, scientists say.
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From South Auckland to Galápagos: an exchange of culture and kōrero
30 November 2020
Two groups of children from opposite ends of the Pacific and very different cultures met up on Zoom recently to discover what they had in common and create a connection for the future.
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From sea snails to right whales: a walk on the wild side of statistics
25 November 2020
The study of wild animals, and in particular threatened species, generates an enormous amount of data which can be analysed to provide a more accurate picture of how they are faring.
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Dame Anne honoured with Blake Medal
25 November 2020
In honour of a life’s work improving and enriching Māori-Pākehā relationships, Dame Anne Salmond has been awarded the prestigious Blake Medal for leadership.
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Making waves: Marsden success for Arts
10 November 2020
How can we restore our river communities to health? How do we define life itself? What motivates Māori electoral choices? And how has one in three Kiwi adults become obese?
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Stunning shearwaters photo wins People’s Choice
3 November 2020
A stunning night-time photo of Buller’s shearwaters/rako captured in the flash of the camera with the Milky Way as a backdrop high above, has been named People’s Choice at this year’s NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year awards.
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Climate change challenge: all eyes on the blue marble
28 October 2020
Aotearoa has committed to net-zero emissions of all greenhouse gases, other than biogenic methane, by 2050. Is that enough? Finlay Macdonald talks to University scientists, including those involved with the Climate Science Initiative.
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Environment can’t be held hostage to politics
14 October 2020
Opinion: When it comes to the environment, we need to look away from the relay race of politics and think about how to give more people a seat at the decision table.
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Fewer vehicles, less air pollution
30 September 2020
As Auckland traffic volumes plummeted during New Zealand’s strictest lockdown, so did air pollution levels but a detailed analysis shows a more complex picture than might be expected.
