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Otago boosts economy by $1.79 billion
Support for health records use after death – if it helps others
Study identifies exact amounts of extra vitamin C for optimal health
Lizard, snake T-cell mystery
E. coli bacteria exploits Crohn’s disease inflammation
Aotearoa’s first strontium isoscape developed
Call for pipe upgrades after Asbestos found in Christchurch drinking water
Supreme Court judge among three senior appointments
Dunedin Study sheds light on New Zealand’s successful vaccination rates
Study calls for urgent regulation of unhealthy home deliveries
Call to alter elder abuse assessment to better protect vulnerable
New non‑destructive DNA method opens opportunities
Dying alone: heartbreaking stories of death during COVID‑19 lockdowns
Family donation supports Otago University research on World Bipolar Day
Price of keeping kids warm at night
Study Reveals Link Between Early Menopause and History of Sexual Abuse
Blue-eyed shags survive Ice Age in New Zealand
‘Net-zero’ goals encouraged by top tourism academic
Tourism should not be treated as problem that needs to be fixed
Māori and Pacific Parkinson’s research backs its future with grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Minister calls on tourism to ‘rejuvenate’ New Zealand’s brand
Māori values, systems and ethics integral in achieving regenerative tourism
Scientists solve solar secret
Study finds travel restrictions most undesirable lockdown feature
Research offers new hope for people living with seizures
UOC Shares Painting Gifted to Christchurch Muslim Community
Researchers provide new insight into sustainable investing
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease “alarmingly” high
Big duck discovery
Answers for families as researchers identify new rare genetic mutation
Alcohol Dependence Significantly Increases Suicide Risk – Otago Study
Nitrate levels in drinking water and bowel cancer
Study examines reason for decline in death rates after heart attack
Tooth study prompts rethink of human evolution
Study provides first nationwide snapshot of NZ conservation volunteers
Vaccination programme failing those with mental health and addiction issues
Hormone found to regulate mothers’ behaviour
Support for bicultural legal education
Potential to identify risk of Alzheimer’s in middle age
Hefty bags hindering active transport to school
Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in different way from tobacco
Researchers help debunk harmful misconception about Autism
Lack of support for women who have early miscarriages, study finds
Urgent investment needed in deadly disease
Pilot scheme findings conclude mental health response partnership model success
Artificial intelligence equal to diagnosing prostate cancer, study finds
Study finds children exposed to brand minute
Kiwi scientists develop method to disinfect PPE for potential reuse in pandemic