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Author: Claire Kaplan

The science of deep sea mining – Expert Q+A

The science of deep sea mining – Expert Q+A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 February 202525 February 2025

Researchers around the world are racing to get a fuller picture of the ecological impacts of mining the deep seabeds […]

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Pacific tuna on the move – Expert Q+A

Pacific tuna on the move – Expert Q+A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 20 February 2025

As the world’s oceans continue to warm, tuna stocks in the Pacific are expected to head east: away from local […]

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New Zealanders are having kids later – Expert Reaction

New Zealanders are having kids later – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 February 2025

The median age of women giving birth in Aotearoa New Zealand has reached 31.5 years in 2024, according to newly […]

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Beyond BMI: How should we be diagnosing obesity? – Expert Reaction

Beyond BMI: How should we be diagnosing obesity? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 January 2025

Healthcare systems around the world should rethink how they diagnose obesity, according to an international expert group that says current […]

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Carbon-storing construction materials – Expert Reaction

Carbon-storing construction materials – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 January 2025

Switching up our building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, according to a new study […]

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NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2024 – Expert Reaction

NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2024 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 January 2025

2024 was New Zealand’s 10th-warmest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2024. Of New Zealand’s 10 […]

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Top 10 Science Stories of 2024

Top 10 Science Stories of 2024

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 December 202419 December 2024

This year saw massive policy changes in New Zealand’s science sector, with the coalition government changing tack on gene tech […]

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Learning from NZ’s response to Covid-19 – Expert Reaction

Learning from NZ’s response to Covid-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 November 202429 November 2024

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into lessons learned from NZ’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has released the first phase […]

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The Royal Commission on COVID-19 Lessons Learned – SMC Media Briefing

The Royal Commission on COVID-19 Lessons Learned – SMC Media Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 28 November 202428 November 2024

The Science Media Centre held a media briefing with Professor Tony Blakely to discuss Phase One of the Royal Commission […]

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Radioactive waste storage in NZ – Expert Reaction

Radioactive waste storage in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 November 2024

A New Zealand Herald investigation has focused attention on a new storage facility for New Zealand’s radioactive waste in rural […]

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