Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund

2019 Funded stories – Round Four

Science in the public interest – funded by Te Pūnaha Matatini

Kate Evans: New Zealand Geographic ($5000)
Sea level rise in Aotearoa New Zealand – funded by the NZ SeaRise programme

Eloise Gibson: Newsroom ($3700)

Charlie Mitchell: Stuff ($2300)

Nadine Hura: Spinoff ($1500)
Stronger homes on better land – funded by the Earthquake Commission

Charlie Dreaver: Radio New Zealand ($1750)
Open topic – funded by Press Patron supporters and the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize

Nadine Hura: Spinoff ($1500)

Science on ice – funded by Antarctica New Zealand

Kaitlin Ruddock: TVNZ ($1400) – in process
Maori and predator control – funded by New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge

Ngāti Kurī wants a predator-proof fence in Northland Jacqui Gibson: Independent ($5000)
Whose science? – funded by Science Communicators Association of New Zealand

Citizen Science Rebekah White: New Zealand Geographic ($5000)
Agricultural greenhouse gases and options to reduce emissions – funded by the NZAGRC

Chris Knox: NZ Herald ($3000) – in process

NZ’s agricultural GHG emissions and opportunities Tom McKinley: Otago Daily Times ($700)

Science on ice – funded by Antarctica New Zealand

Veronika Meduna: Independent ($1400) – in process
Big data: Privacy, bias and fairness – funded by Te Pūnaha Matatini

Kirsty Johnston: NZ Herald ($3000) – in process

Data for sale: what does it mean be savvy in a digital world Katie Kenny: Fairfax Media ($2000)
Agricultural greenhouse gases and options to reduce emissions – funded by the NZAGRC

Farming and the fight against climate change Veronika Meduna: RNZ ($2,000)

Farms and NZ’s low emission future Veronika Meduna: Noted

Nitrous oxide no laughing matter Eloise Gibson: Newsroom ($4292)