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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
Posted on 06 March 2019
Kāhui Māori welcomes new members
We are pleased to welcome Joe Harawira and Ian Ruru to the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge Kāhui Māori.
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Posted on 19 December 2017
Social licence and NZ aquaculture
Our research has found that personal relationships go a long way towards aquaculture companies gaining/maintaining community acceptance and social licence to operate.
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Posted on 07 November 2017
Smart aquaculture
A new aquaculture project from the Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI) National Science Challenge to develop technologies for sustainable, more productive, marine farming aligns well with our mission.
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Posted on 20 September 2017
Eureka! Is ocean farming the future?
Jonathan Chan, from Auckland Grammar School, has won the Eureka Award Gold Scholarship sponsored by NIWA for the most innovative and creative science, technology and/or engineering solution that addresses issues…
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Posted on 25 August 2017
Article in Seafood NZ magazine
The latest issue has a feature about our research, what it means for fishing and aquaculture, the diverse stakeholders involved, and what the Challenge is trying to achieve.
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Posted on 20 February 2017
RV Polaris II: photo diary, part 2
Alex Connolly, MSc student at University of Otago, shares a photo diary of her first research voyage, on the RV Polaris II.
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Posted on 15 February 2017
RV Polaris II: photo diary, part 1
Alex Connolly, an MSc student at University of Otago, shares a photo diary of her first research voyage, on board RV Polaris II.
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Posted on 09 February 2017
Investigating food webs from Kaikoura to Golden Bay
In January the University of Otago’s research vessel Polaris II embarked from Dunedin on its latest marine science voyage.
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