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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.
Brazilian Student Places Third at Dance Awards
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
International student Andre Santos has won third place at the prestigious Alana Haines Australasian Awards, which are held every second year in Auckland. Andre, who studies at the New Zealand School of Dance, also received the Audience Favourite Award.
NZ Uni Tackles Carbon Footprints
Friday, 17 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
Wednesday, 15 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
Tuesday, 7 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.
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