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Author: Claire Kaplan

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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Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 November 2024

An upcoming symposium in Rotorua will bring together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the […]

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Climate finance commitments triple at close of COP29 – Expert Reaction

Climate finance commitments triple at close of COP29 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 November 202425 November 2024

Wealthy countries have committed to spend more than NZ$500 billion (US$300b) annually by 2035 to help poorer countries cope with […]

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Global plastic waste to double by 2050, study says – Expert Reaction

Global plastic waste to double by 2050, study says – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 November 202415 November 2024

A new modelling study says global plastic waste will double by the middle of the century if we stick to […]

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Provisional approval of mpox vaccine in NZ – Expert Reaction

Provisional approval of mpox vaccine in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 September 202413 September 2024

An mpox vaccine has been given provisional approval by Medsafe. The Government says it has stood up a national-level Incident […]

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