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Author: Sarah-Jane O'Connor

Mumps outbreak advice: check vaccination status – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 06 September 201703 August 2018

A mumps outbreak in Auckland has hit 300 cases this year, more than the last 16 years combined, due in […]

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High carb diet linked to poorer health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 August 201703 August 2018

People with high carb diets are more likely to have poor health than people with high fat diets, according to […]

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Hurricane Harvey – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 August 201703 August 2018

Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the USA on August 26 as a category 4 storm, and has caused extensive flooding […]

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Sexism the likely driver of gender pay gap – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 29 August 201703 August 2018

A common argument for why the gender pay gap exists is that women tend to work in lower-paid occupations, but […]

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Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger

Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 24 August 201705 July 2018

Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]

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Methane emissions from burning fossil fuels higher than expected – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 24 August 2017

Researchers looking at air trapped within Antarctic ice have found humans are putting more methane into the atmosphere through fossil […]

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Election 2017 – SMC science Q&A with political parties

Election 2017 – SMC science Q&A with political parties

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 August 201723 July 2020

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

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Low Vitamin C speeds up leukaemia in mice – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 August 201703 August 2018

US researchers have uncovered a reason why low vitamin C may speed up the development of leukaemia in mice.  Unlike […]

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The Spinoff tackles climate change week

In the News  |  Published: 18 August 201703 August 2018

In a week-long series, The Spinoff has devoted its attention to climate change: sponsored by Al Gore’s new movie, An Inconvenient […]

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Climate change will make Wellington warmer – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 07 August 201703 August 2018

The country’s capital will have warmer autumns and rainier winters by 2090, according to a new Niwa climate report. The […]

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