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Month: April 2025

Several US-based environmental science databases to be taken down – Expert Reaction

Several US-based environmental science databases to be taken down – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 April 2025

Several public databases from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be decommissioned starting next month. Earlier this […]

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Trust in media stabilising, report shows – Expert Reaction

Trust in media stabilising, report shows – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 April 202514 April 2025

Trust in New Zealand’s news brands has increased over the past year, according to new surveying. Authors of the Trust in News […]

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The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 April 202514 April 2025

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary […]

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Harassment of NZ’s female MPs – Expert Reaction

Harassment of NZ’s female MPs – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 April 202509 April 2025

New Zealand’s female MPs are subjected to assaults, rape threats, and death threats in the course of their work, a new study finds. […]

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Company claims to have “de-extincted” the dire wolf – Expert Reaction

Company claims to have “de-extincted” the dire wolf – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 April 202510 April 2025

A picture of a snow-white wolf is splashed across the front page of TIME magazine – but is it really an extinct […]

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Fluoridated water for half a million more Kiwis – Expert Q&A

Fluoridated water for half a million more Kiwis – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 08 April 202509 April 2025

Over 500,000 people in Aotearoa have gained access to fluoridated water since July 2022. This follows local authorities in Rotorua […]

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State of NZ’s environment – Expert Reaction

State of NZ’s environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 April 202508 April 2025

Pollution in our water, land, and air are all coming under the microscope in a major report from the Ministry […]

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