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Author: Claire Kaplan

New protections and restrictions in the Hauraki Gulf – Expert Reaction

New protections and restrictions in the Hauraki Gulf – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 June 202101 July 2021

The government has announced 18 new protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, along with limiting trawl fishing to […]

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Medsafe approves Pfizer vaccine for over-12s – Expert Reaction

Medsafe approves Pfizer vaccine for over-12s – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 June 202122 June 2021

New Zealand’s medicines regulator has given the provisional tick for kids as young as 12 to get the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine […]

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Call to decolonise climate adaptation research – Expert Reaction

Call to decolonise climate adaptation research – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 June 2021

Science has published a special issue on climate-induced relocation, including an editorial calling to decolonise research in the field to […]

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What are people asking their doctors about the COVID-19 vaccine? – Expert Briefing

What are people asking their doctors about the COVID-19 vaccine? – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 27 May 2021

The SMC led a briefing about what questions patients are bringing to their doctors about the jab. Dr Maia Brewerton, […]

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Evacuating Auckland when a volcano threatens eruption – Expert Reaction

Evacuating Auckland when a volcano threatens eruption – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 May 202106 July 2021

Scientists have modelled how long it could take people to safely evacuate Auckland with advance warning of a volcano eruption. […]

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Default KiwiSaver funds to exclude fossil fuel investments – Expert Reaction

Default KiwiSaver funds to exclude fossil fuel investments – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 May 202115 May 2021

Default KiwiSaver schemes will no longer include investments in fossil fuel production, the Government announced today. The news is part […]

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Therapy on ecstasy could treat severe PTSD – Expert Reaction

Therapy on ecstasy could treat severe PTSD – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 May 2021

U.S. researchers have found that MDMA-assisted therapy significantly reduced symptoms of severe PTSD in patients. Ninety people with severe PTSD […]

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“Weak links” found at every point in pandemic response – Expert Reaction

“Weak links” found at every point in pandemic response – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 May 2021

The pandemic was a “preventable disaster”, says an international panel that reviewed the global COVID-19 response. It calls for immediate […]

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What would a dry winter mean for the country? – Expert Reaction

What would a dry winter mean for the country? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 May 202105 May 2021

New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. […]

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Groundwater wells run risk of running dry – Expert Reaction

Groundwater wells run risk of running dry – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 April 2021

New analysis of roughly 39 million groundwater wells around the world, including in New Zealand, sheds light on just how […]

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