The H5N1 virus continues its global spread, having recently been found for the first time ever in mainland Antarctica. Avian […]
Continue readingAuthor: Claire Kaplan
Māori Health Authority to be disestablished – Expert Reaction
Parliament will today attempt to consider all three stages of a bill to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora – the […]
Continue reading
EPA says ‘null segregants’ aren’t GMOs – Expert Reaction
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has just clarified that certain organisms, known as null segregants, are not considered genetically modified […]
Continue reading
The return of pseudoephedrine – Expert Reaction
A just introduced bill aims to bring back over-the-counter sales of a cold and flu drug in NZ pharmacies. Drugs […]
Continue reading
Port Hills fire – Expert Reaction
Fire crews are responding to a large vegetation fire in the Port Hills near Christchurch. Fire and Emergency New Zealand […]
Continue reading
Talk of ‘one-in-100-year’ weather can be disastrously misleading – Expert Q&A
Record rainfall and flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle across Hawkes Bay has been frequently described as a ‘one-in-100 year’ event. […]
Continue reading
No single solution for changing people’s climate beliefs and behaviours – Expert Reaction
Researchers tested 11 interventions on almost 60,000 participants from 63 countries, including New Zealand and Australia, to see what effect […]
Continue reading
Faster tropical cyclones in a warming world – Expert Reaction
In some parts of the world, a Category 5 hurricane signifies the most extreme wind speeds starting at 252 km/h. […]
Continue reading
New smokefree laws to be scrapped – In the News
The new Government’s intention to repeal world-first smokefree laws has captured headlines this week both in Aotearoa and around the […]
Continue reading
Improving large earthquake forecasting – Expert Reaction
New overseas research reports how unique seismic signals were picked up eight months before this year’s massively destructive earthquake in […]
Continue reading