Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 10:53 am
Detecting tiny particles that are “messengers from
space” using a giant detector buried under Antarctic ice
has helped a University of Canterbury (UC) professor become
the first woman to win a prestigious physics award.
The medal is presented to a
Kiwi physicist who is judged to have made the greatest
impact, both nationally and internationally, in their field
of research.
Professor Adams, who has lectured in
physics and astronomy at UC since 1998, says it’s an
honour to receive the award.
“I’m definitely
really proud as a woman to receive this recognition. There
have traditionally been fewer females working in the physics
Bill Hickman and Kate Green12:57, Jun 10 2021
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Ryan Teahan, a clinical nurse co-ordinator at Wellington Regional Hospital s post-anaesthetic care unit, was among the 30,000 nurses striking over pay and conditions on Wednesday.
Kia ora e hoa mā, reporter Bill Hickman here with the big stories in the pages of
The Dominion Post and from around the capital today.
1pm: Predator-free New Zealand marks five years working towards crazy and ambitious goal Trapping, killing and eradication of species are being cheerfully discussed in Te Papa’s conference rooms today. The Department of Conservation is hosting a summit of key figures in Aotearoa’s Predator Free programme to release the progress report in the Predator Free 2050 national strategy.
Leaders and key figures in Aotearoa’s Predator Free programme have gathered to review progress towards DOC's goal of eradicating introduced predators by 2050.
Aotearoa New Zealand has taken significant steps towards Predator Free 2050 in the five years since the launch of this ambitious goal, says the Department of Conservation (DOC). A Predator Free 2050 five-year progress report was released today at a Predator .
Steven Joyce: There s nothing fair about Fair Pay Agreements
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Workplace Relations Minister Michael Wood. Photo / Alex Burton
NZ Herald
OPINION: The Government s plan to retro-fit 1970s-style public policy into a 21st century economy took another step in the last week with the announcement that old-fashioned centralised wage bargaining is to reappear after more than 30 years.
The Orwellian-sounding Fair Pay Agreements are a big step backwards. Yes, they have been long-signalled but the announced proposals are far wider in scope than we were previously assured they would be.
At election time the public was told the focus would be on vulnerable workers at risk of experiencing worsening conditions as a result of supply contracts being re-tendered to new companies. For example, in areas like bus driving and cleaning.