Category Archives: science and technology

There’s a creaking and a rumbling up north

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Peter

Real plans to expand an oil refinery and an electricity network. Rumoured plans to lobby for a deepwater port to rival Auckland. And speculative plans to create a latter day Eldorado by realising potential for mineral extraction. From some vantage … Continue reading →

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Talking science

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Peter

Watched last week’s Media7 special on science and the media with mounting frustration as Russell introduced expert after expert to discuss the challenges involved in communicating science through the media. He and his researchers seemed to cover every part of … Continue reading →

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Marlborough Sounds debate highlights the ‘Context Trap’

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Peter

For corporate communication to be effective it really needs to appeal to the heart as well as to the head. Too frequently this is forgotten and the result is an uninspiring and losing performance.
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