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

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 February 201811 April 2019

PHARMAC has announced it will fund this year’s seasonal influenza vaccine that covers four strains of the flu. Following reports […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 February 201811 April 2018

New Zealand’s economy grew faster than the country’s greenhouse gases over the past 25 years, according to a new report. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 February 201811 April 2018

New Zealand could build a renewable low-carbon transport fuels industry – but only if the nation decides to act, according […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 26 February 201805 July 2018

Prominent climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has spent much of his career studying climate change – in the NZ Herald, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 February 201811 April 2018

Even if all nations manage to stick to their Paris Agreement targets, we’re still committed to sea level rise. A […]

In the News | Published: 13 February 201811 April 2018

The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been presented in Wellington today, awarding a total of $1 million across five categories. […]

In the News | Published: 08 February 201811 April 2018

Some women who were unknowingly included in the ‘Unfortunate Experiment’ at Auckland’s National Women’s Hospital went on to develop cervical […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 February 201811 April 2018

An article in the New Zealand Medical Journal has reflected on the lessons New Zealand can learn from the opioid epidemic in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 February 201826 February 2019

The Prime Minister has announced a proposed Child Poverty Reduction Bill, which would set in law targets to reduce child […]

In the News | Published: 31 January 201811 April 2018

University of Otago researchers have just returned from one of New Zealand’s largest ice fields – the Gardens of Eden […]