Xinhua: New Zealand scientists said Monday that government funding policies have effectively prevented them from making any serious input into the government's climate change stance. The New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) said it had concerns about serious flaws in the government's recent public consultation on climate change. "Climate change will have a profound influence on New Zealanders, and there are many complex issues that need to be dealt with," NZAS president Nicola Gaston said in a...