Sarah-Jane O'Connor, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 October 202006 November 2020

This post was updated on 6 November 2020, following the final results of this year’s referenda. The original 30 October […]

Blog | Published: 28 September 202002 November 2020

In October and November, the SMC will host two storytelling workshops with the Story Collider team. Story Collider’s online workshops […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 August 2020

The New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) was down again briefly on Wednesday morning. This followed a shut down and trading […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 August 2020

Auckland will stay in Alert Level 3 for another 12 days. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provided the update this evening […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 August 202012 August 2020

New Zealanders have been briefed with new information about how the Government is handling new cases of community transmission. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 August 202012 February 2021

News reports suggest Russia has approved a COVID-19 vaccine after two months of tests in humans. Our colleagues at the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202012 August 2020

Four COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in one Auckland family from an unknown source. From noon on Wednesday, the city will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 August 202004 August 2020

New Zealand’s first nationwide climate change risk stocktake has highlighted ten areas of most concern. The Climate Change Response (Zero […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 202009 July 2020

Recent escapes from managed isolation facilities have drawn attention to security and compliance among returning New Zealanders. But with many […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 202013 July 2020

Tiwai Point owners Rio Tinto will close the Southland-based aluminium smelter after operating for almost 50 years. The smelter directly […]