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Great Eco-Minds Gather in Rotorua
Friday, 12 June 2009
Late last month in Rotorua, New Zealand the biennial Eco-Minds Youth Forum brought together 25 like-minded students from nine Asia-Pacific countries to seek integrated solutions to environment and energy issues. Despite different educational and cultural backgrounds, the participants had at least one thing in common - the strong desire to bring about sustainability and a healthier environment.
Saudi Polytechnic Managers Train in NZ
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) in Hamilton, New Zealand is holding a training day for 20 executive staff from the Technical & Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
New Zealand the “safest country in the world”
Friday, 5 June 2009
New Zealand is now officially your best bet for a risk-free destination, according to the new Global Peace Index (GPI), an annual ranking of the world's nations on the basis of how peaceful they are.
World’s Antarctic Research HQ Moves to New Zealand
Friday, 29 May 2009
The global organization responsible for co-ordinating the Antarctic research activities of 29 nations is shifting from Australia's Hobart to the University of Canterbury in the city of Christchurch. The international secretariat of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (Comnap) will be based at Canterbury University's Gateway Antarctica research center.
NZ and Germany Team up in Marine Research
Friday, 15 May 2009
A world-ranked marine research institute is to be established in Tauranga, thanks to a $5.5 million grant from the German Government and the forging of a partnership between Waikato University and Bremen University. The cream of post-graduate research scientists from around the world will be working side by side in Tauranga from early next year.
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