Why Tuatara are so unique
Tuatara expert Nicky Nelson of Victoria University spoke with RNZ about everything you need to know about one of the world's most unique animals.
2016 News
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Local botanist awarded the Allan Mere
Retired SBS botanist Dr John Dawson was presented the Allan Mere today. This award, administered by the New Zealand Botanical Society, recognises botanists who have made an outstanding contribution to New Zealand botany.
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Systematically Surveying the Ants of Tetiaroa
Ants are some of the best hitchhikers in the world. This is so true that in the Pacific, it’s hard to unravel whether the ants on even remote motu are native or ancient introductions with original voyagers.
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Sponges potential ‘winners’ in the face of climate change
New research from Victoria University of Wellington suggests some sea sponge species are likely to go the distance in the face of global climate change.
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The influence of Māori and Pasifika ancestry on health
European and Polynesian genepools are different and should be treated differently when matching tissues for transplants or prescribing medicines, says a Victoria University of Wellington researcher who has just completed an extensive 30-year study.
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New Zealand’s biosecurity threat from corrupt and poorly governed countries
New Zealand could dramatically reduce outbreaks of invasive species if it selectively chose its international trade partners, research from Victoria University of Wellington suggests.
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Million-dollar funding to fight antibiotic resistant superbugs
Victoria University of Wellington researchers have been awarded nearly $1.2 million in funding to find new and improved antibiotics from previously untapped sources.
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Making a mockery out of our native plants
A Victoria University of Wellington study has revealed remarkable similarities between two New Zealand plants, and shown possible use of an age-old defence mechanism previously seen only in animals.
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Multiple sclerosis trial begins at Wellington Hospital
A Victoria University of Wellington researcher is leading a clinical trial that may offer new hope to multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers.
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Too many kaka? What nonsense
Conservation has a new frontier. Its location may surprise some New Zealanders, because it's not an isolated beach or distant alpine valley. Long silent, these places remain so, their birdlife and dawn choruses destroyed as predatory mammals invaded over the past two and more centuries.