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New Projects

When it doesn't go as planned!

It started with a flurry of excitement, meticulous planning and a rush of anticipation. A team of researchers from GNS Science set out to map the seafloor around Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai, a submarine volcano near Tonga, just 11 weeks after it erupted. But the voyage would not go as expected... [Funding - GNS Science, Director - Dave Allen]

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Green Hydrogen - coming soon

Probably the most environmentally friendly and downright explosive idea that you’re going to hear about today. Green Hydrogen - what is it? and more importantly, what do the researchers at GNS Science reckon about it? [Funding - GNS Science, Director - Dave Allen]

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THE VERACITY LAB

The Veracity Lab is now open for business - ‘To explore, promote and support a high integrity national digital future’. Check out what they’re up to… [Funding - Victoria University of Wellington, Director - Dave Allen]

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Rock vs Cake

Dr. Suzanne Bull compares an ancient rock formation with some home baking. Part of a doco length virtual field trip about submarine landslides in northern Taranaki. This is serious science people… [Funding - GNS Science, Director - Dave Allen]

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Half on-farm GHG emissions - double profit

Rick Burke and Jan Loney have managed to halve their sheep and beef farm's greenhouse gas emissions at the same time as doubling their profitability - hard to believe - but yes this is possible. [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director - Dave Allen, Interview - Cameron Williamson]

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Vege grower reduces GHG emissions… by heaps!

Growing fruit and vegetables contributes to New Zealand's agricultural greenhouse gas emissions just as livestock farming does - but Jay Clarke and his family have found a way to reduce emissions from their farm… by heaps! [Funding - MPI / NZAGRC, Director - Dave Allen, Camera - Reece Baker]

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8 top tips for communicating your research

So what makes a good interview? How do you get your message across in a way that people understand? We worked with researchers across New Zealand to give you 8 top tips for communicating your research. Enjoy! [Funding - Science Media Centre, Camera / Edit - Dave Allen, Interview - Dacia Herbulock]

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Farming success stories - backed by science

From reducing their carbon footprint to improving environmental sustainability - many farmers are doing awesome work and still managing to turn a good profit. It's just that we don't often hear about it! Have a look at these clips produced for www.agmatters.nz

A sneak peak into the not-so-distant future of farming in New Zealand. Precision Agriculture guru Craige Mackenzie says no matter which way you look at it - environmental, economic, carbon footprint - "you'll end up using the same technology". [Dave Allen, NZAGRC]

Their bank manager urged them to milk more cows, but it took a huge toll on their land and their animals, so Ben and Sarah Troughton discovered a better way to manage their Waikato dairy farm. [Dave Allen, NZAGRC]

New Yorker Anders Crofoot and his family moved to New Zealand and purchased a 3,700-hectare sheep and beef on the rugged Wairarapa coast - it did not go quite as planned. [Dave Allen, NZAGRC]

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Teaching Global Competence

The world is changing - adults of the future will need to engage with many different cultures using many different languages. It's a big challenge for New Zealand teachers, how do you teach Global Competence and engage with the Asia Pacific region? This is a promo for Haunt Digital who created a website to make it all happen. [Dave Allen, Haunt Digital]

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