Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington

Māori must speak out on the sale of power-generating companies, say two Victoria University of Wellington lecturers Dr Maria Bargh and Carwyn Jones. The lecturers say their research on Māori politics and law tells them that putting a stake in … Read more »

Press Release – NZASCM

“Building a Better World – The Role of Cooperatives and Mutuals in Economy and Society” is the title of a cooperative research conference to be held in Wellington, New Zealand, from 21–23 June 2012. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today announced the appointment of Canterbury University Professor Juliet Gerrard as the new Chair of the Marsden Fund Council. Read more »

Press Release – Alcohol Healthwatch

Alcohol Healthwatch launched an on-line resource today to assist health professionals talk to their pregnant patients about alcohol. The rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is about 1% in Western Countries, which would mean that about 600 … Read more »

Press Release – University of Auckland

Research at The University of Auckland has shed light on an area of medicine which has intrigued the international scientific community for decades. Scientists at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences have identified a molecular mechanism which … Read more »

Press Release – Food Industry Group

“Simplicity is desirable but traffic light labelling is anything but.” So says Lindsay Mouat, Deputy Chairman of the Food Industry Group (FIG), in reply to a Otago University study being used to promote a front-of-pack ‘traffic light systems’ … Read more »

Press Release – James Dyson Award

2012 registrations for New Zealand’s long-running James Dyson Award opens today. The award, which is co-funded by the British Council NZ, challenges young engineers and designers to develop problem-solving inventions. Read more »

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington

Logging on to Facebook could soon be a way of contributing to important scientific research, as well as finding out what’s going on in your world. Researchers at Victoria University are developing a Facebook application that, once downloaded, … Read more »

Article – sticK

Apparently, new super minister Stephen Joyce (Minister of Science & Innovation, Economic Development and Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment), likes to dive deep into details of a new role or portfolio, before surfacing with a strategic direction. Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Feb. 8 (BusinessDesk) – DF1, the New Zealand dairy farmer owned by Harvard University’s endowment fund, posted a profit of $4.87 million last year, having bought the Big Sky Dairy Farm properties in central Otago from their receivers. Read more »

Press Release – University of Otago

A recent large decrease in campylobacter infection from fresh poultry in New Zealand has also resulted in a significant drop in a neurological condition which can result in paralysis or death. Read more »

Press Release – NZ-UK Link Foundation

The hunt is on for applicants for the 2012 Cranfield New Zealand Alumni Scholarship to complete an MBA at Cranfield School of Management, one of Europe’s top business schools. Read more »

Press Release – NZUSA

The Briefing to the Incoming Minister released today by Treasury shows a department out of touch with both public opinion and the advice and actions of Governments internationally. Read more »

Press Release – Tertiary Education Union

Media Release Tertiary Education Union 2 February 2012 Treasury wants education for the few not the many Read more »

Press Release – University of Canterbury

UC/powerHouse collaboration could create fifty global businesses by 2020 Venture capital investment company powerHouse has been ‘hot housing’ young entrepreneurial talent at the University of Canterbury during its first ever summer programme. The … Read more »

Press Release – Entrepreneurs’ Organization – EOnetwork

27 JANUARY 2012 An all-star line-up of speakers – including top brass from Google, Facebook, Pepsico, and Saatchi & Saatchi – will inspire 400 top businesspeople from around the world at the 2012 Entrepreneurs Organisation Queenstown University … Read more »

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington

Developing new weapons to control the deadliest predator of New Zealand native birds is the goal of a research project underway at Victoria University. Researchers from five different disciplines at Victoria are collaborating to pinpoint the make-up … Read more »

Article – BusinessDesk

Jan. 26 (BusinessDesk) – A former chief financial officer of the Tertiary Education Commission has lost a case arguing unjustifiable dismissal which arose during a restructuring of the commission last year. Read more »

Press Release – EMEX

Visitors to EMEX 2012 will not only get hands-on with the latest in engineering, electronics and manufacturing, but also get a glimpse into the future thanks to the presence this year of eight top New Zealand universities. Read more »

Press Release – SpecSavers

Tony Han, optometrist from Specsavers Mt Maunganui is about to start trials on a potential treatment for age-related macular degeneration. If the trails are successful, the new treatment could be a breakthrough in managing New Zealand’s leading cause … Read more »