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Rural News reporter, Peter Burke has been awarded life membership of the Science Communicators Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) at its annual conference in Palmerston North this week.
He is the first life member of SCANZ which he foundered in 2003 after attending an international conference on science communication in South Africa in late 2002.
Burke says when he attended that conference he was amazed to find that New Zealand was about the only country not to have a formal network for science communicators.
"It was logical to set up one here and with the help of some dedicated colleagues we got it off the ground within six months of my attending the South African conference," he says.
SCANZ had about 150 members who come from all facets of the science world including journalists, writer, scientists, science educators, film makers, public relations staff and policy makers. Burke says he's very honoured by the award. He is also a life member of the New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalist.
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.