Daniel Walker, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 July 202106 July 2021

A study in mice shows that fibromyalgia – a poorly understood condition which causes ongoing pain and fatigue in an estimated 1 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 July 202102 July 2021

A leading journal looks at how bioplastics have previously been greenwashed – and how they could help solve the global plastics dilemma. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 June 2021

A survey from the Classification Office offers a glimpse at how pervasive misinformation is in New Zealand, and how it’s […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 June 202130 June 2021

New modelling shows 83 per cent of all New Zealanders need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before we can safely remove […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 June 202128 June 2021

The Wellington region will remain at alert level 2 until 11.59 pm Tuesday, two days longer than anticipated. The government says there’s […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 June 202128 June 2021

The government has announced problem plastics and some single-use plastics will be phased out, in three stages, by July 2025. The outlawed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 June 2021

The government plans to offer the vaccine to the rest of New Zealand’s adult population – Group 4 – starting […]

Blog | Published: 11 June 202115 June 2021

Last year, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, a remarkable collaboration emerged between cartoonist Toby Morris and microbiologist Dr […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 June 202111 June 2021

The biodiversity and climate emergencies can’t be solved in isolation, says a new UN-backed report – we either solve both […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 June 2021

A new World Health Organization guide seeks to end violations of human rights in mental health care. Human rights abuses and coercive practices […]