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Another plastic substitute

Eating takeaways with a flimsy plastic knife and fork may soon be a thing of the past. US researchers have developed wooden…

Dec 2021

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White socks

Many domesticated house cats have white ‘socks’ which are rarely seen in wild animals. About 10,000 years ago, as humans were becoming…

Nov 2021

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Under the Martinborough Stars

The star Vega is easy to spot at the moment in spring. Look in the north and Vega is a very pretty…

Nov 2021

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Sponges at risk

Sediment plumes caused by such activities as bottom trawling and deep sea mining pose a threat to sponges which are crucial to…

Nov 2021

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Fish oil protection questioned

The finding from a secondary analysis of the Strength trial was presented to the American College of Cardiology’s 70 th annual scientific…

Nov 2021

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Under The Martinborough Stars

Have you ever wondered where the constellations came from? Do you know your Crux from your Musca? Or Scorpius from Pavo? Who…

Aug 2021

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ROTARIANS HELP WITH PLANTING DAY AT WAIRIO WETLAND

The Wairio wetland is on the east side of Wairarapa Moana near the Boggy Pond. For the last 15 years a major…

Aug 2021

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Phasing out fossil fuel use – one town at a time

The Climate Change Commission Report to the Government is titled “Ināia Tonu Nei”, The Time is Now. But in reality it fails…

Aug 2021

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Moa Manure

Analysis of fossilised excrement of a little bush moa from Fiordlad dated from 4,600 to 6,800 years ago supports the theory that…

Aug 2021

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Fishing monopolies

An investigation by Greenpeace last year revealed that 29% of the UK’s fishing quota is owned by five families, all of whom…

Aug 2021

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Planting for Tomorrow

June 18th and despite the rather cloudy day and the threat of light misty rain 35 Martinborough residents turned out to transform…

July 2021

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Twenty waste producing companies  

Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate crisis…

Jun 2021

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