International News
New Zealand is Tops in Teaching Science
Thursday, 30 April 2009
New research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that New Zealand and Finland are the top countries when it comes to Secondary School science results.
NZ Uni Tackles Carbon Footprints
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Massey University in Palmerston North is creating a new research centre to look at how carbon emissions are created by primary industries, and how they can be reduced. The New Zealand Life Cycle Assessment Centre was granted NZ$1.3 million over five years by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to get it up and running.
New Zealand-China Research Centre Opens
Thursday, 16 April 2009
New Zealand-China relations have moved a step closer this week with the opening of a new research and knowledge-sharing centre in Wellington.
Wine and Cricket in Otago
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Otago Polytechnic's Cromwell campus turned out ‘en masse’ to help their fellow Viticulture students harvest white wine grapes on the Polytech’s vineyard block. A post-harvest barbecue and an ‘India versus New Zealand’ cricket match were held after the first day of harvesting to celebrate.
Prestigious Award for International Student at CPIT
Friday, 27 March 2009
Representatives from the City & Guilds of London Institute were at “Visions on Campus” last Friday, to present one of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s Professional Cookery students with its prestigious Excellence Award.
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