Summer heatwaves producing ‘dramatic’ climate impacts, researchers say
Heatwaves are now happening more often as the climate warms.
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Keep up to date with the latest news and research developments from our science community.
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Coastal Ecology Laboratory open day 2023
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Coastal Ecology Laboratory in Island Bay is hosting their annual open day this Saturday 11 March from 10 am to 3 pm as part of Seaweek New Zealand.
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Te Hauhunga—Girls* on Ice Aotearoa prepares for its first expedition
This year, Te Herenga Waka’s Te Puna Pātiotio—Antarctic Research Centre (ARC) will sponsor ten teenagers to explore New Zealand’s unique glaciers.
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NZ cities need to become 'spongier'
New Zealand cities urgently need to become 'spongier', but it's not going to be cheap, say Dr Alex Lo from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Associate Professor Faith Chan from the University of Nottingham.
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Advanced materials and nanotechnology to fuel the energy transition and Aotearoa’s future
The co-founders of two Wellington tech companies that grew out of research at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will be speaking at an international conference on advanced materials and nanotechnology being held in Rotorua this month. The conference is sponsored by the Science, Health, Engineering, Architecture and Design Innovation (SHEADI) division and Wellington UniVentures.