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Drug use trends detected in survey

Prices for methamphetamine are on the increase, at the same time a notorious drug identified with the 1960s, LSD, could be making a comeback new research has found. Drug researchers at the Auckland-based Centre for Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SHORE) have released a report into Recent Trends in Ilegal Drug Use in New Zealand, 2006-2009.It was co-authored by Dr Chris Wilkins,...

“Who cares about New Zealand’s Waistline?” - Wellington Public Symposium

What can be done at all levels of New Zealand society to reduce people's risk of obesity and its related illnesses? This question will be tackled next month at ...

From The Ritz to rags

Englishman Michael Quinn went from head chef at The Ritz in London and cooking for the queen to living under a bridge and an alcoholic.The celebrated 'Mighty Qu...

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01 Sep 10	Drug use trends detected in survey
01 Sep 10	“Who cares about New Zealand’s Waistline?” - Wellington Public Symposium
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Friday September 03, 2010

Head of School profile: Professor Kim Fam

Professor Kim Fam has been throwing a lot of parties lately.Having officially stepped into the Head of School role for the School of ...

Friday September 03, 2010

AUT scoops gold

Competition is fierce with training providers like AUT footing it with their education counterparts and the industry's best restaurants and ...

Friday September 03, 2010

Team Massey riders learn from the best

Promising Team Massey equestrians had the chance to learn from one of the world’s leading dressage trainers in Palmerston North recently....

Friday September 03, 2010

Fulbright Award for young researcher

Although Gwenda Willis only completed her PhD last year, she will soon head to the United States on a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, one of...

Thursday September 02, 2010

Victoria University dominates prestigious debating competition

Victoria University of Wellington has won the prestigious Joynt Scroll university debating competition which concluded on Monday night in We...

The World of Academia

Taxpayer-funded bailout was only a matter of time

The only surprise in the South Canterbury Finance bailout is that it took so long for the Government’s retail deposit guarantee scheme to be used in such a significant way, says the head of Massey University’s College of Business.Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Lawrence Rose says difficult market conditions meant it was o... Read more

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Support builds for Kiwi solar bach

National and international groups are getting behind a student led team from Victoria University who will take a solar powered Kiwi bach to the United States.

The team will build and operate the house next year in Washington D.C. as they compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The team is one of 20 competing and is the only entry from... Read more