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    Bully beef and biscuits

    A study shows that the diet of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli was likely to cause scurvy.

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    definingnz iPad edition

    definingnz now has an accompanying iPad app. And it’s free.

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    Fly boys

    Paul Mulrooney reviews Dogfight: The Battle of Britain by Adam Claasen.

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    Calls of the wild

    In November of 2011, 25-year-old conservation biology master’s student Jonathan Cope travelled to Shaanxi province to study the vocalisations of golden snub-nosed monkeys, a field untouched by English-language researchers for four decades. He talks to Andrea O’Neil.

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    NZ2050: Our changing demography

    Professor Paul Spoonley identifies an ageing population, a hugely disproportionate growth of Auckland, a population decline in some regions, and the increasing importance of immigration as key elements in changes unfolding in our population. Each of these factors will help to shape the New Zealand of 2030. He talks to Bevan Rapson.

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    Bricks and mortar

    Master’s student Ryan McCauley has visited Timor-Leste, documenting the nation’s architecture as an expression of its history. He talks to Kelly Burns.

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    No laughing matter

    Nitrous oxide emissions threaten algae’s environmental credentials.

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Jan
14

NZ2050: Future patterns of illicit drug use

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Dr Chris Wilkins of the SHORE and Whariki Research Centre talks to Redmer Yska.

Jan
14

What happens when banks fail?

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Associate Professor Tripe and Geoff Bertram from Victoria University of Wellington have some concerns about the Reserve Bank’s adoption and implementation of a policy known as Open Bank Resolution (OBR).

Jan
14

NZ2050: The future of New Zealand banking

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Associate Professor David Tripe talks to Malcolm Wood.

Jan
14

NZ2050: The future of New Zealand security

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Nick Nelson, Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, talks to Redmer Yska.

Dec
20

NZ2050: Our changing demography

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Professor Paul Spoonley identifies an ageing population, a hugely disproportionate growth of Auckland, a population decline in some regions, and the increasing importance of immigration as key elements in changes unfolding in our population. Each of these factors will help to shape the New Zealand of 2030. He talks to Bevan Rapson.

Dec
20

NZ2050: The perils of prediction

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Professor of Statistics Martin Hazelton has some consumer warnings about the business of prophecy. He talks to Malcolm Wood.

Dec
20

NZ2050: The way forward

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Business commentator and journalist Rod Oram reports from 2012’s new New Zealand Forum.

Dec
10

NZ2050: Tomorrow’s forecast

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Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey writes about the likely shape of New Zealand’s future.

Dec
06

Looking back; looking forward

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Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey has some end-of-year thoughts.

Nov
09

Pictures from an exhibition

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Images from the final-year design school student exhibition Exposure