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Work's underway to try and boost the population of native shellfish as their numbers plummet
Research shows at Lake Rototoa, near Auckland, the kakahi, or native freshwater mussel population, has dropped by 85-percent. The species is vital for filtering algae and bacteria from the lake's ...
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An urgent need for action as native freshwater mussels populations at Lake Rototoa, near Auckland
Auckland Council Senior Biosecurity Advisor Belinda Studholme says sterilised gear is key to stopping the spread of ecological threats. She says unclean equipment can move invasive organisms between ...
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Prince William asked a scientist if she could find the Loch Ness Monster
The 42-year-old royal paid a visit to DNA research organisation NatureMetrics on Wednesday (29.01.25) and as he learned more about the organisation's work extracting environmental DNA (eDNA) from ...
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It's still not known where the Prime Minister will be on Waitangi
Christopher Luxon confirmed he wouldn't attend Waitangi Treaty Grounds events on Waitangi Day and has chosen to take part in commemorating it elsewhere. Senior representatives of the government will ...
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Patti Smith collapsed during a show in São Paulo
The theatre said in a statement on social media that Patti had been suffering from "severe migraines for the past few days" beforehand. It continued: "[She] felt dizzy on stage du ...
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Dame Lydia Ko is crediting her old putter for getting into the swing of things at the Tournament of Champions in Florida
The Hall of Famer is in a share of second at 11-under after shooting a third round seven-under 65. Unhappy with a new putter after her first round, Ko has gone back to the tried and tested...and told ...
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Golf hall of famer Dame Lydia Ko has shot up to second after her third round of the season-opening Tournament of Champions in Florida
The Olympic gold medalist carded a superb seven-under par 65 to be eleven under for the tournament - five shots behind leader A Lim Kim of South Korea, who has four holes to play. GOLF COVERAGE WITH ...
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Experts share the oils you should have in the cupboard, and what they're best for
Everyone we spoke to named extra virgin olive oil as a pantry essential. "I personally use olive oil for everything," says Newcastle/Awabakal and Worimi country-based food and nutrition scientist, Dr ...
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Nick Carter has again been given the go ahead to sue his rape accuser for defamation
The Backstreet Boys star was accused of sexual assault in a 2017 blog post by Melissa Schuman, who alleged he raped her in his Santa Monica apartment when she was 18 and still a virgin back in 2003, ...
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A medical transport plane has crashed in Philadelphia with six people on board. Here's what we know
A small medical transport plane crashed into a residential area in north-east Philadelphia on Friday night, setting homes and vehicles ablaze. The jet was on a medical transport mission, carrying six ...
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Terminal patients say hospices and rest homes' refusal to have assisted deaths onsite make their last days stressful and difficult
The family of a Wellington man who had an assisted death say they struggled to find a place for him to die because his hospice wouldn't allow the procedure on the premises. He'd been getting home ...
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Ryan Murphy has become a father for the first time
The Olympic swimmer and his wife Bridget welcomed their baby girl Eevi Lillian Murphy into the world on Friday (24.01.25), and she weighed 9 lbs. 8oz Captioning the sweet Instagram photo carousel, ...