Research & Expertise

The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ's coronavirus lockdown

New Zealanders are likely to cope better with the coronavirus lockdown if they spend time exercising and playing outdoors, while still following official advice on social distancing.

The coronavirus crisis shows why New Zealand urgently needs a commissioner for older people

New Zealand is often described as a great place to grow up. We must also ask ourselves whether it is a great place to grow old.

Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity

The World Surfing League recently became the first US-based global sporting league to offer equal pay to male and female competitors, so what are the implications?

Electric vehicles could add to carbon emissions and load shedding: but there's a solution

South Africa has the highest emission intensity in the G20 group of industrialised and developing countries. This threatens its commitment to help slow global warming. This disproportionate contribution is driven by the country’s coal-dependent national electricity utility, Eskom.

Australia’s discussion of kava imports reflects lack of cultural understanding

Apo Aporosa looks at the implications of easing restrictions on kava importation for personal use.

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  University of Waikato scientist helps New Zealand move towards 100% renewable energy (7 August 2020)

  The Government will invest $30 million into investigating a proposed hydro storage scheme at Lake Onslow in the South Island, a concept developed by Associate Professor Earl Bardsley from the University of Waikato.

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  Wise up: How insights from Māori leadership can create a better world (7 August 2020)

  In her upcoming public lecture on 1 September, Professor Chellie Spiller will draw on the deep wellspring of Māori wisdom to explore approaches to leadership that are changing business and the world.

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  Backseat drivers are more helpful than you think (14 July 2020)

  Having a passenger in the car can make a trip safer and more enjoyable, compared to driving alone, according to research by University of Waikato psychology professors Samuel Charlton and Nicola Starkey.

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  Rare giant squid caught in the Bay of Plenty will assist MPI research (23 June 2020)

  A giant squid caught off Whakaari/White Island, will be used by University of Waikato marine scientists to look into the effects of the Whakaari emissions after the December 2019 eruptions.

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  Researchers focussed on tackling the difficult environmental decisions (9 April 2020)

  A team of University of Waikato researchers, led by Professor Iain White, have received $625,000 in funding from the National Science Challenge on Resilience to Nature's Challenges.

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