A recipe for harm: supersized junk food ads near schools
Dr Victoria Egli is focused on children's nutritional health and how their environment impacts on their health outcomes.
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When Earth froze, early life may have survived in Antarctic-style meltwater ponds
University of Waikato researcher, Dr Ian Hawes, is part of an international team uncovering clues to life’s survival during global ice ages.
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University of Waikato lecturer shares te reo Māori with young readers in new bilingual picture book Koro Wētā
Ngairo Eruera’s te reo Māori translation of Koro Wētā helps young readers embrace language and culture through a bilingual tale of gumboots, a wētā, and a heartwarming lesson in coexistence.
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Trump is not like other presidents – but can he beat the ‘second term curse’ that haunts the White House?
Second term performances have ranged from the lacklustre and uninspiring to the disastrous and deadly, writes Senior Lecturer in History Chip van Dyk in this piece for The Conversation.
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Ōhiwa Harbour’s mussel restoration efforts flourishing
Professor Kura Paul-Burke reports on thriving mussel beds as numbers soar to 45 million thanks to the coming together of mātauranga Māori and marine science.
New Zealand-Japan collaboration yields healthcare insights for rural and ageing communities
An ongoing collaborative research project between the University of Waikato and Japan's Hiroshima University is identifying strengths and gaps in each country's health system, with a view to policy impact.
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