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

In the News | Published: 14 November 201711 April 2018

A year on from the November 14 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the upper South Island and Wellington, scientists are […]

In the News | Published: 10 November 201711 April 2018

Science New Zealand, the body that represents the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), hosted its inaugural national awards at […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 09 November 201705 July 2018

As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201711 April 2018

2017 is set to be in the top three hottest years on record, with record-breaking extreme weather, according to the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 November 201711 April 2018

A total of 133 research projects have been funded in the latest round of the Marsden Fund, for a total […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 October 201711 April 2018

In a study of 325 couples going through fertility treatment, women who ate fruits and veggies with higher pesticide residues […]

In the News | Published: 27 October 201711 April 2018

New Zealand’s wastewater and stormwater infrastructure have asset values well over $20 billion, but much of it was not designed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 October 201711 April 2018

Climate change will impact human health, both directly – through heat waves and weather events – and indirectly by challenging […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 October 201720 August 2018

The Labour-New Zealand First coalition will undertake to increase spending on research & development to 2% of GDP over ten […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 201720 August 2018

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released an updated report on the state of New Zealand’s atmosphere […]