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New Te Papa attraction offers stunning deep-sea ride ...26/09/2008
Scientists to probe mysterious demise of Easter Islanders …25/09/2008
A magnificent new book on earth science in New Zealand went on sale in bookstores this week...11/09/2008
Fossil exhibition tour extends to nine venues …04/08/2008
Scientists plan to drill into fault to study earthquakes …21/07/2008
New test to verify organic vegetables …03/07/2008
Bone find shows largest dinosaur lived in NZ …24/06/2008
Rare seafloor chimney on display at Te Papa …23/06/2008
Push for use of low temperature geothermal …10/06/2008
New gauge part of tsunami monitoring network …20/05/2008
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Geologists find buried volcano inside Panmure Basin ...22/02/08
New science organisation launched at Parliament ...19/02/08
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