The ecological health of New Zealand's lowland rivers and lakes is in decline, but principles borrowed from drinking water safety could help reverse the degradation.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is committed to delivering a world-class education and research portfolio, providing a full and dynamic university experience, distinctive in character, and pursuing strong international links to advance knowledge. Today Waikato University is home to more than 12,000 students, based at its Hamilton and Tauranga campuses, which are both on the North Island of New Zealand.
Links
Displaying all articles
Lowering the voting age to 16 would bring the age of political responsibility more in line with the age of criminal responsibility and the age of informed consent for medical procedures.
Spoken language evolves differently and faster than written language, and there are good reasons why this is the case.
Cyber security has dominated international affairs in 2017, with the US election hack as one of the main stories. The ongoing investigation shows that cyber attacks can subvert systems of governance.
Tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean each year, but a switch away from petroleum-based products to bio-derived and degradable composites could lessen marine pollution.
One of the distinguishing features of New Zealand English is how much it borrows from the indigenous Māori, with consequences for both languages.
Surrogacy is fraught with uncertainties. Proposed regulation, inspired by the way the caring professions are regulated, would protect the surrogate and provide certainty about legal parentage.
The insurance industry should help its customers prepare for future catastrophes instead of burying it's head in the sand.
The drone market is booming, with some unwanted consequences for wildlife. A new study argues that threatened species might need extra protections.
New Zealand’s fisheries are considered among the best managed in the world, but this perception doesn't match the facts.
Reports of North Korea's capability of firing nuclear weapons are not the only serious threat to global security. North Korea has also become an aggressive cyber power.
328 football clubs, spanning all tiers of the game, are currently involved in the inquiry.
The reality of life as a female sports star.
The pre-dawn rising of the Pleiades, known as Matariki in New Zealand, heralds the turn of the seasons and the start of a new year for Māori.
The Japanese Olympic Committee recently announced five new sports for possible inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics: baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.
David Bowie has long confounded us with enigmatic acts of gender transgression, with gestures and personas drawn from Hollywood stars, literature and avant-garde art. That flame still burns brightly.
“PISA shock” is the term that has been coined for the sense of political crisis and knee-jerk policy reaction that typically occurs when a country drops in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…
When patients suffer from a brain injury and are unresponsive, we often don’t know whether they have suffered irreversible damage from which they will never recover, or whether the damage is a temporary…
For much of the 20th century, faith has rested in bigger and better defences to hold back floodwaters. But repeated flooding has shown that large defences cannot, and should not, be the sole focus. The…
The 21st century appears to be one riven by shocks - whether terrorist, financial or climatic. In the aftermath, institutions, people, and societies more generally are frequently encouraged to be more…
Research and Expert Database
Authors
-
Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Waikato
-
Associate Professor in Sport and Leisure Studies, University of Waikato
-
Economic/environmental anthropologist, University of Waikato
-
Associate Professor in Sociology of Sport, University of Waikato
-
Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
-
Senior Lecturer, New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato
-
Professor of materials science and engineering, University of Waikato
-
Senior lecturer, Philosophy, University of Waikato
-
Senior Lecturer of Screen and Media Studies, University of Waikato
-
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Waikato
-
Senior lecturer in Environmental Planning, University of Waikato
-
Associate Dean Postgraduate, University of Waikato
-
Doctoral Candidate (Coastal Ecology), University of Waikato
-
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Waikato
-
Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato
