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Whale research method confirmed safe
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 June 2025 DOC has received a report of a group of southern right whales/tohorā around the mouth of Otago Harbour. This is an unusual...
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Shot kea released after lengthy recovery
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 10 July 2025 The young male kea was found with a shattered leg bone in Golden Bay’s Ligar Bay in February. It was caught by...
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Dead stoat on Stewart Island unexplained
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 22 July 2025 A member of the public walking on the Rakiura Great Walk Track on 12 July reported the dead stoat to DOC, who...
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Hawke’s Bay Nature Fund opens 4 August
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 August 2025 The goal of the fund is to create areas of habitat alive with flora and fauna across Hawke’s Bay, and contribute to...
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Mautohe Cathedral Cove to close as weather system nears
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 28 July 2025 MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Coromandel in response to the weather system moving in off the Tasman Sea,...
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UPDATE: Top of the South state highways – SH6 Rocks Road to reopen today
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Friday 18 July 3:25pm Emergency works on the bluff above State Highway 6 Rocks Road are almost complete and the route will soon be safe...
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How we got here: Pharmac to fund two oestradiol patch brands
Source: PHARMAC Last month, Pharmac announced that from 1 December 2025, two brands of oestradiol patches would be funded for New Zealanders – Estradiol TDP Mylan and Estradot. This decision...
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Pharmac declines inactive medicine applications
Source: PHARMAC Pharmac has declined 48 inactive funding applications so that it is clearer what medicines are currently being considered for funding. Director of Pharmaceuticals, Geraldine MacGibbon, says closing these...
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Are you a responsible pet owner?
Source: Auckland Council Whether you’re a cat person or a dog person, fish fanatic or lizard lover, pets can bring great joy and companionship into our lives. But while loving...
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Vector Lights presents: Whale Tales in Lights
Source: Auckland Council Auckland’s Harbour Bridge will, this Friday, be transformed into a spectacular celebration of our marine environment, with an exciting, engaging light and audio story in honour of...
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Offshore learning centre students welcomed in online orientation
Source: Massey University Led by Deputy Vice Chancellor for Students and Global Engagement, Tere McGonagle-Daly, the online orientation linked Massey’s three New Zealand campuses with our four Learning Centres in...
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Agrifood Digital Lab and the NZ Product Accelerator announce hub for Palmerston North
Source: Massey University Massey University’s AgriFood Digital Lab (MAFDL) is partnering with the NZ Product Accelerator (NZPA) to form a new hub in Palmerston North. Massey University has been a...
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Engineering students’ agri-tech tech startup ProTag raises $1 million
Source: Massey University Massey University Engineering PhD students and entrepreneurs, Tyrel Glass and Baden Parr, are creating game-changing technology for the agricultural industry. Their agri-tech start-up Protag has now raised...
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Horticulture research shared at inaugural China-NZ Joint Symposium
Source: Massey University Research into the science and art of growing plants was shared by Massey staff and postgraduate students as part of the inaugural China-New Zealand Joint Symposium in...
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Joint dairy research facility in Manawatū boosts on-farm research
Source: Massey University Work is close to completion on Massey University’s Dairy 4 Farm, after the university partnered with AgResearch to boost on-farm research capability and facilities in the lower...
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Annual FLRC workshop a success despite irregular format
Source: Massey University This year’s Farmed Landscapes Research Centre (FLRC) workshop looked a little different than previous years, with the entirety of the three-day programme being held virtually due to...
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Massey sponsors Secondary School Tough Guy and Gal events
Source: Massey University Physical activity events of any nature provide competitors with the opportunity to test their abilities against others, face a challenge they’ve set themselves, take time out to...
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Decoy helps endemic pūtangitangi through rehab
Source: Massey University The pūtangitangi was transported to Bird Rescue in Whanganui this morning, where he will be housed with three others who are also about to be released. He...
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Grasshoppers show how alpine fauna will be lost as global temperatures rise
Source: Massey University New research indicates anthropogenic climate change will result in a quarter of Aotearoa New Zealand’s alpine grasshopper species becoming extinct. Species that are already endangered and others...
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New research calls for consistent guidance during euthanasia of stranded cetaceans
Source: Massey University New research reviewing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for euthanasia of stranded cetaceans across Australasia has highlighted the need for more detailed guidance and consistency in end-of-life...
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New Zealand’s communication of volcanic risk under the spotlight
Source: Massey University New ground-breaking research could drive fundamental changes to the way New Zealand agencies communicate and respond to volcanic risk. Funded by the Earthquake Commission (EQC), the Massey-led...
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Male athletes needed for ground-breaking blackcurrant juice and caffeine study
Source: Massey University A study being run out of Massey’s School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition is looking to find out whether a blackcurrant juice and caffeine combination will benefit...
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Study finds users of unmanned aircraft need to view risk mitigation more holistically
Source: Massey University A recently published study has found that users of unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, need to take a more holistic approach to identifying and mitigating potential...
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Research article explores lethal pulsing inside pyroclastic surges
Source: Massey University Concurrent with these experimental findings, pyroclastic surges generated during the Whakaari eruption killed 22 visitors to the island and severely injured another 25, marking it as the...
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Research reveals new insights into the biology of New Zealand’s pilot whales
Source: Massey University Each year New Zealand experiences mass strandings of long-finned pilot whales along its shoreline. Exactly why these whales strand remains unclear. However, new biological insights into these...
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Two Massey projects awarded Unlocking Curious Minds funding
Source: Massey University A project looking at ecological restoration approaches in the domain of Tangaroa, and one that seeks to enrich Māori and Pasifika science through Waka Ama, have both...
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National deterioration in rental affordability both quarterly and annually
Source: Massey University Massey University’s latest Rental Report shows a national deterioration in rental affordability both quarterly (1.76 per cent Index Deterioration March 2021 – June 2021) and annually (9.4...