Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 November 202410 March 2026

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

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 November 202410 March 2026

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

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 […]

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 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 November 202430 October 2025

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

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 […]

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 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 2024

New research has detailed the extent of how the highly pathogenic avian flu virus H5N1 rapidly spread into wildlife on […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 2024

A new systematic review of 63 research studies has found no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 August 2024

The Government is moving forward with new and previously announced changes to New Zealand’s energy sector. The previously signalled intention […]