Massey alumnus and former staff member Dr Rangi Mataamua talks to Sonia Yoshioka-Braid.
Issue 15 | Sep 2010
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ObeseCity: Is our urban planning destroying our health?
Childhood obesity is a growing problem in New Zealand. One in five Kiwis aged two to 14 is overweight. One in 12 is obese. Should we be changing the way our cities and suburbs are laid out? Associate Professor Karen Witten, of Massey University’s SHORE and Whariki Research Centre, is studying the relationship between where we live and what it means for our health. She talks to Kathryn Farrow.
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Under the surface
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Revolutionary movements
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The new black: Part I
By supplementing our soils with biochar we may be able to reap a multitude of benefits – more productive soils, less need for fertiliser and, best of all, a way of tackling climate change. In the first of two features, Malcolm Wood talks to MAF-Associate Professor in Soil Science and Biochar Marta Camps.
