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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Tuesday, 6 December 2011</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NZ and Aust sign marine research agreement</SPAN></B><BR><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A title=blocked::http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nz-and-aust-sign-marine-research-agreement/5/109711 href="http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nz-and-aust-sign-marine-research-agreement/5/109711" target=_blank><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/nz-and-aust-sign-marine-research-agreement/5/109711</FONT></A></SPAN><BR><BR>A historic agreement, aimed at improving country-to-country collaboration on marine research, observations and data management between </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">New Zealand</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and Australia, has been signed in Canberra this morning.</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <BR><BR><BR><BR> </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>                                         </div></body>
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