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[ad_1] When Neil Wagner returned to No. 2 in the world test bowling rankings this week, a spot he first held a year ago, he was tagged in a lighthearted Instagram post from Stuart Broad. “Take it easy @ neilwagner13” wrote the sailor from England, after being moved to number …

[ad_1] A security threat has prompted the University of Otago to postpone today’s graduation ceremonies and associated events. The university said it had received the threat electronically earlier in the week and made the decision today. There is little police presence in the area, but a member of the supervisor’s …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s 13-year-olds have recorded their worst results on a major international math and science test. Year 9 students’ scores on the International Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) fell by the largest margins since the study began in 1994. 123RF New Zealand’s 13-year-olds have recorded their worst …

[ad_1] Tristan Pang (above) began studying mathematics at the University of Auckland at age 13, but at the same age in Year 9, the math skills of most Kiwis are declining. Photo / Archive Kiwi children have fallen again in the latest international math and science survey. New Zealand students’ …

[ad_1] The inclusion of sport has received a mixed reaction. Photo / Getty Breakdancing is now an Olympic sport. The strange announcement came as the IOC continued to usher in a new era for the Games with skating, surfing, and sport climbing also confirmed to return at the 2024 Paris …

[ad_1] GEOFF MACKLEY / Things The brother of a tour guide who died on Whakaari / White Island says he doesn’t think charges should have been brought against anyone for what he believes was an act of God. The volcanic alert level on Whakaari / White Island has dropped to …

[ad_1] New Zealand|Crime Dec 5, 2020, 8:30 PM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game WorkSafe has brought charges against 13 parties in connection with the Whakaari / White Island eruption that killed 22 people. By RNZ The Association of Scientists …

[ad_1] By Paul Rincon BBC Science Editor A recovery team in Australia has found a space capsule carrying the first large amounts of rock from an asteroid. An artist’s rendering of the separation of a capsule from the Hayabusa-2 space probe, which contains a sample collected from the asteroid Ryugu. …

[ad_1] The Association of Scientists warns that the charges facing a Crown Research Institute could silence the scientific community, preventing the exchange of vital information in a crisis. The eruption of the White Island of Whakaari last year seen from a tourist boat. Photo: Supplied / Lillani Hopkins GNS Science …

[ad_1] Commentary The declaration of a climate emergency is only a sign of virtue if it is not backed by immediate and radical action to reduce emissions, argues Marc Daalder. With the declaration of a climate emergency and a pledge to decarbonize the public sector by 2025 (or, as seems …