Daniel Walker, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Q&A | Published: 21 June 202330 October 2024

Japan has begun tests of new facilities designed to discharge treated nuclear wastewater into the sea. The water has been used to cool the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 June 202320 June 2023

Four options for ETS reform are on the table, intended to avoid scenarios where it is cheaper for polluters to […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 16 June 2023

A visiting Harvard academic shines a light on the concept of “cloaked science” – how science channels can be used […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 16 June 202320 June 2023

Cases of RSV and Influenza B are on the rise this winter – both illnesses which predominately affect our youngest […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 June 2023

The National Party is proposing to update New Zealand’s biotechnology rules and open up access to gene editing and genetic […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 June 202313 December 2023

Disposable vapes will be banned from August as the government announces new rules aimed at stemming the number of young non-smokers […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 June 2023

The government is working with councils to offer a voluntary buyout of around 700 flood and cyclone affected homes, as well as […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 May 202321 October 2025

Research & development is one of few winners in the “no frills” budget, with three new science hubs, an investment […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 May 202315 May 2023

A report has been presented to the government around the devastation caused by tonnes of forestry slash and silt during Cyclone […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 May 202315 May 2023

Roads are closed due to flooding and slips overnight, as a deluge battered Auckland and areas of Gisborne and the Bay of […]