Tehnuka Ilanko, Author at Science Media Centre

Not just sticks and stones: Childhood verbal abuse also linked to poor mental health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 August 202507 August 2025

Surveys of over 20,000 UK adults show that childhood verbal abuse is associated with similar risks of poor adult mental […]

NCEA replacement proposed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202508 August 2025

A new proposal would replace NCEA Level 1 with a foundational award, and change the assessment system for Levels 2 & […]

Ten-year fuel stockpile for NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202505 August 2025

NZ’s four major electricity generators are establishing a “strategic energy reserve” – a ten-year stockpile of fuel. The government says this will improve […]

Offshore oil & gas exploration ban set to be overturned – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 July 202508 August 2025

The 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration is facing a repeal, with part of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill […]

Draft geothermal strategy for NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 July 202531 July 2025

The government is proposing to double geothermal energy use by 2040 to “accelerate energy resilience.” Its just-launched draft geothermal strategy […]

Magnitude 8.8 quake east of Russia – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 July 202531 July 2025

An estimated magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast has resulted in tsunami warnings across much of the Pacific. New […]

Campylobacter infections in Aotearoa – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 21 July 202521 July 2025

A recent briefing from the Public Health Communication Centre finds that, based on hospitalisation rates, campylobacter infections have increased nearly […]