University-made glass a key part of new radiation treatment
A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher has played a crucial role in an international project to improve radiation treatments for cancer.
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What do we want to leave for our children?
Now is our chance to examine nature on our own urban doorstep, and to think ahead to what kind of nature we want to encourage and bequeath to our children, write James Beattie and Bruce Clarkson.
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COVID-19 'no justification for shutting out community input'
Rushed reform of New Zealand's Resource Management Act, restricted public debate and disrespect of iwi are a recipe for bad decisions, writes Dr Amanda Thomas.