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New Zealand’s National Science Challenges

As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the health of all our people, advancing our economic growth, protecting our ...

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Dr Nick Roskruge (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tama)

Position: Professor in Ethnobotany, Massey University. Field: Agronomist working on crop production systems and improving yield quality – primarily with traditional foods such as taewa (Māori ...

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Dr David Scobie

Position: Scientist, AgResearch Lincoln and AgResearch Winchmore. Field: Sheep breeding. Dr David Scobie works with sheep and issues associated with their skin and wool. He was part of a 13 year ...

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Easy care sheep traits – three-level reading guide

Students use a three-level reading guide strategy to locate, interpret and apply the information to consider the role of research in finding easy care sheep traits. Purpose Students engage with ...

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Selective sheep breeding noisy round robin and PMI

Students consider the harms and benefits (consequences) of easy care sheep breeding. Purpose Students use a round robin activity and PMI worksheets to generate ideas about the effect of selective ...

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Investigating apple attributes

In this activity, students use industry methods to test and analyse some attributes of a variety of different apples. They use the findings to create an apple attributes chart to highlight key ...

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The Great Kiwi Earthworm Survey

Earthworms are useful indicators of soil health. This project aims to capture information on earthworm abundance and species distribution throughout New Zealand. Information provided will be used ...

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Effects of silage on a rural stream – unit plan

Students investigate silage production and test a stream to see if run-off from silage is polluting it. Students then produce a pamphlet of their findings to educate the community. Purpose To ...

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Dairy farming and climate change – a context for ...

Farming is a way of life in New Zealand. Farms cover about half of the country’s land and are important to our economy. Agriculture has shaped who we are as a nation, but it has also had a big ...

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Effects of silage on a rural stream – case study

This case study was based on a biotechnology unit that focused on investigating silage and the possible effects of run-off on a small rural stream. This case study explores why this was an ...

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Leaft Foods

New Zealand company Leaft Foods has developed technology to extract rubisco, a high-value protein found in leafy greens. The company is scaling up the technology while developing food products ...

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Developing easy care sheep

When prices for wool began to drop, scientists began to think about how much wool was necessary on sheep – this is how the idea of the easy care sheep came about. However, convincing farmers that ...

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Free radicals and antioxidants

Plant & Food Research’s Dr David Stevenson explains what free radicals are and how they are produced. He outlines the role of cellular structures called mitochondria in the production of free ...

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Dairy farming – planning pathways

This interactive diagram provides a selection of pathways that allow for different approaches and starting points using resources about dairy farming and climate change in New Zealand. Select a ...

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Making cheese - first steps

This interactive explains the first steps in the process of making traditional Gouda cheese.Click on the labels to watch the videos and for more information. Find out more about the final steps ...

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Making cheese - the final steps

This interactive explains the final processes involved in making traditional Gouda cheese. Click on the labels for more information. Find out more about the initial steps in the cheese making ...

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