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

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 October 201925 October 2019

A fire in the under-construction SkyCity convention centre has burnt through the night. Reports suggest it was started as a result […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 October 201911 December 2024

US researchers claim to have developed a new type of gene editing called ‘prime editing’ that is more precise and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 October 201914 October 2019

The Government will spend $17m to help protect Kiwis from harmful digital content, in response to the March mosque attacks […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 03 October 201904 October 2019

Over a dozen people have died in the United States and another 800 have become seriously ill in an outbreak […]

Blog | Published: 01 October 201930 September 2019

The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund will award a second round of funding this year, with projects due mid-2020. Grants […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 September 201926 September 2019

A new report has highlighted the urgent need to address climate change to protect the world’s oceans and frozen places. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 September 2019

One in six New Zealanders did not complete the 2018 Census – a result which has already led to the resignation […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 September 2019

Technological advancements are more likely to create jobs than take them away over the next 10-15 years, according to a report from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 September 2019

A Suicide Prevention Office will be established to coordinate efforts to reduce New Zealand’s high rate of suicide. The Government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 September 201927 February 2020

The Government has announced it will establish a new Cancer Control Agency by the end of the year. The announcement […]