Song sparrows shuffle and repeat to keep females listening
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Ōtepoti – The tweets of a little song sparrow and its ‘bird brain’ are a lot more complex and like human language than...
Charles Goldie artist auction via NFTs
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Tāmaki Makaurau – Perhaps the most widely recognised and circulated images of artist Charles Frederick Goldie are being sold at Webb’s auction house,...
Too much plastic in the ocean, releasing GHGs
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Sydney – Many plastics end up in the ocean, where they release greenhouse gases as they slowly break down.
Plastic incineration is a significant...
Exercise very effective against covid – landmark study
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Otautahi – Regular physical activity cuts the risk of dying from infectious diseases such as covid by 37 percent and reduces the chance...
Consistency needed from DHBs regarding close contacts
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Otautahi – Some district health boards are classing close contacts in gym settings while others are not following the covid rules as set...
Future proofing Auckland’s transport network
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Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland’s transport infrastructure getting beefed up as it population keeps growing.
It is getting an additional Waitematā Harbour crossing, progressing light...
2021 sixth warmest on record, according to NASA
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New York – The world’s average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses...
NZ retains top place in global anti-corruption rankings
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New Zealand has held on to its spot as top in the world anti-corruption rankings.
The 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index released by global anti-corruption...
Household saving increases following nationwide lockdown
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Te Whanganui-a-Tara – New Zealand households saved more than $3.8 billion this quarter, driven by a 6.3 percent drop in household spending, Stats...
Eating more fish fats, less vegetable oils can reduce migraine headaches
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Otautahi – A diet higher in fatty fish can help frequent migraine sufferers reduce their monthly number of headaches and intensity of pain...
Good news – keep drinking tea and coffee
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Ōtepoti – Drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia, according to a recent study.
Drinking coffee...
Bees, butterflies pollinating less because of diesel and ozone
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London – Air pollution may be reducing the pollinating abilities of bees and butterflies by preventing them from sniffing out flowers that depend...