Australia & NZ News

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 28 April to 4 May

This week: Antarctic advice, posthumous health data, environmental information and genetic modification

ViewEnvironmental monitoring must improve, report says

Environment Aotearoa 2022 report calls for better use of environmental research in New Zealand

ViewBiosecurity skills gaps highlighted in New Zealand

Holes in biosecurity expertise may leave the country exposed to pest incursions, seminar hears

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 14-27 April

This week: health research spending, emissions guidelines and funding for Māori-led projects

ViewBid to reform Royal Society of New Zealand fails

Motion for change lapses at “extraordinary meeting” of society fellows, but unrest continues

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 7-13 April

This week: more postgraduate students, tributes to Moana Jackson and support for cannabis research

ViewLong wait for international students ‘unfair’, universities say

New Zealand interest group bemoans entry delays as students wait to continue their courses

ViewRoyal Society of New Zealand faces crisis of confidence

“Extraordinary meeting” called to deal with unrest

ViewGreen paper: What the sector wants

Themes emerge in submissions to consultation on changes the research system in New Zealand

ViewLand use ‘poses climate change challenge for New Zealand’

Latest IPCC report points to tensions in agriculture and forestry

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 31 March to 6 April

This week: the Scott Base redevelopment and a honey research project

ViewOcean-based carbon solutions relatively untapped, study finds

New Zealand’s development of blue carbon R&D is “in its infancy”

ViewLift postgrad pay rates to improve equity in research, study says

Postgraduate scholarships have “stagnated” in New Zealand, with significant effects on who can study

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 24-30 March

This week: Royal Society resignations, health technology support and vaccine development

ViewStudy rules to be relaxed as New Zealand ‘passes pandemic peak’

Auckland universities announce that in-person classes will return in May

ViewConsultation on New Zealand science funding closes

Submissions highlighted workforce issues, Māori contributions and the importance of connection and collaboration

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 17-23 March

This week: mRNA vaccine work, refreshed education boards and a national tea break

ViewClimate researchers must ‘walk the walk’, gathering hears

New Zealand researchers discussed how they could lead the way in encouraging societal change

ViewRoyal Society bows out of Māori science row

Complaint about controversial letter on mātauranga Māori is outside New Zealand organisation’s scope, panel decides

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 10-16 March

This week: Health Research Council appointments, Antarctic papers and an emissions consultation

ViewFocus science on New Zealanders, health group says

New Zealanders for Health Research wants funding model for science to consider NZ needs first

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 3-9 March

This week: volcanic research communications, exotic forests and gender imbalances in leadership positions

ViewAppoint independent research council, universities say

Submissions on New Zealand government’s research funding reforms urge more spending, security and connectivity

ViewUse Indigenous knowledge on climate change, IPCC authors say

New Zealand academics call for inclusive approaches to tackle challenges outlined in climate report

ViewClimate change effects in New Zealand may be ‘irreversible’

International climate report warns of risks to kelp forests and Pacific islands

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 24 February to 2 March

This week: potatoes, space collaboration with Germany and welcome clarity on international student cohorts

ViewStress and workloads rising in New Zealand universities

Union survey finds that staff are not coping with extra demands caused by Covid

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 17-23 February

This week: women in space, Covid guidance for universities and a Treaty of Waitangi appointment

ViewCancer report urges greater focus on prevention

New Zealand’s national cancer agency calls for better use of research to inform lifestyle changes

ViewPriority-oriented research ‘should not replace funding competitions’

Submission to review of New Zealand’s R&D funding system calls for balance, not replacement