Tessa Evans, Author at Science Media Centre

Novel coronavirus detected in China – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202027 February 2020

A new virus has infected dozens of people in Wuhan City, China. The virus was detected after more than 40 people […]

Fisheries management helps prevent overfishing – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202015 January 2020

Roughly half of the world’s fish catch is being managed sustainably, but the other half is not properly assessed or managed, […]

2019 NZ’s fourth warmest year on record – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 January 202010 January 2020

Last year was New Zealand’s fourth warmest year since recording began in 1909, according to the 2019 Niwa Annual Climate Summary. Annual temperatures […]

Australian bushfires continue to blaze – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 January 202015 January 2020

Fires continue to rage across south-eastern Australia and three blazes may join forces to create a mega fire on the Victoria-New South […]

Environmental impacts of tourism – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 December 201918 December 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Simon Upton warns that increasing numbers of tourists are eroding the very attributes that […]

Beech mega-masts and predator plagues – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 16 December 2019

When New Zealand’s beech trees seed, they produce a bounty of food for native birds – and the mammals that feed on […]

Draft cannabis legislation – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 December 201911 August 2020

The Government has released the first draft of the cannabis legislation that New Zealanders will vote on in next year’s referendum. The draft Bill sets out […]