The free supply of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) comes to an end early next week. Te Whatu Ora says the […]
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The trajectory of te reo Māori – SMC Briefing
For Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024, the Science Media Centre invited journalists to a media briefing with researchers […]
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Whooping cough on the rise – Expert Reaction
There have been 155 cases of whooping cough so far in 2024, compared with 141 cases in all of 2023. […]
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The stories vying for NZ Science Journalism Awards
Update (20 June 2024): Congratulations to Sasha Borissenko and Shanti Mathias, who won the Established and Emerging Journalist categories, respectively, […]
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Australia’s stricter stance on 501 deportees – Expert Reaction
The Australian government will be reverting to a stricter stance on deporting so-called “501s” – people with criminal histories who […]
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Farming to remain outside NZ’s emissions trading scheme – Expert Reaction
The coalition government has announced greenhouse gases from agriculture will not be covered in the country’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) next […]
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NZ’s wild birds have been safe from severe bird flu so far – Expert Reaction
Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in Aotearoa New Zealand. […]
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Stars of NZ science reporting – Science Journalism Awards finalists announced
A myopia epidemic, traditional tatau, tobacco industry lobbying, and weight loss surgery are among the topics canvassed by finalists of […]
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Budget 2024 and the future of NZ’s science sector – Expert Reaction
Science has been notably absent from the coalition government’s messaging around their first budget. It comes as a major funding source, the […]
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Girls are getting their periods earlier – Expert Reaction
A new study of over 70,000 American women born between 1950 and 2005 has shown that girls are getting their […]
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