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Closing the measles immunity gap – Expert Reaction
The campaign to restore New Zealand’s herd immunity to measles is underway. The government will spend up to $40 million […]
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Hydroelectricity storage – Expert Q&A
The government is looking at using pumped hydro storage to fill the gaps of a 100% renewable energy system. But does New […]
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Replacing the RMA – Expert Reaction
A new review recommends scrapping the Resource Management Act (RMA) and starting again. It proposes replacing the RMA with two […]
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Where is NZ’s carbon capital? – Expert Reaction
Stats NZ has released figures showing each region’s greenhouse gas emissions over ten years. Overall, Waikato emitted the most greenhouse gases in […]
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Ara Ake: NZ’s New Energy Centre – Expert Reaction
Taranaki’s New Energy Centre has been officially opened. Named Ara Ake, the centre was promised in May last year to […]
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Video games and violence – Expert Reaction
New Zealand research finds no evidence for a link between video games and aggressive behaviour in youth. The meta-analysis pulled together […]
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Promising COVID-19 vaccine results – Expert Reaction
Two COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to prompt an immune response, which may prevent COVID-19, in humans. The results are from the University […]
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Northland’s “one in 500 year” flooding – Expert Reaction
Northland is bracing for another bout of heavy rain, while barely recovering from the weekend’s storm. The downpour was labelled a “one […]
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Can news reports affect drug side effects? – Expert Briefing
The SMC led an online media briefing with an author of a study showing how news reports are linked to […]
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