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Author: Tessa Evans

Grenfell Tower fire forensics — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 June 201703 August 2018

The latest reports from last week’s devastating fire in the Grenfell Tower apartment block in London suggest there are 58 […]

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Wireless tech and childhood development — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 May 201703 August 2018

A review paper published in Child Development claims that exposure to electromagnetic fields and radio-frequency radiation – via wireless technology – may be linked […]

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Rocket Lab achieves liftoff — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 May 201703 August 2018

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket yesterday from the Māhia Peninsula. #ItsaTest ©Rocket Lab Despite not reaching orbit, the company […]

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Poverty cycle might bring on early puberty — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 24 May 201703 August 2018

Early puberty is much more likely to hit kids from poorer homes — potentially leading to health problems in later […]

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Manchester attack and trauma in young people — Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 May 201703 August 2018

On the 22nd May 2017, a suicide bombing took place at a pop concert at the Manchester Arena, with the latest […]

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Illegal import of tobacco sticks — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 19 May 201703 August 2018

The Ministry of Health is taking tobacco giant Philip Morris International to court over illegally importing the tobacco sticks used in […]

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Legal Action Against Tobacco ‘Sticks’ — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 May 201703 August 2018

Tobacco sticks designed to be heated in an electronic device have run afoul of NZ law, with charges laid against […]

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Extreme heat under the Southern Alps — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 18 May 201703 August 2018

Drilling into the Alpine Fault to measure the conditions of the fault and monitor what happens before a major earthquake, […]

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Oldest evidence of life on land — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 11 May 201703 August 2018

Giving weight to Darwin’s theory that life likely originated in a ‘warm little pond’ on land, Australian and New Zealand […]

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Threatened Species Strategy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 May 201703 August 2018

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has launched a draft strategy for protecting our threatened species. Announced during DOC’s Threatened Species Summit yesterday, the strategy outlines […]

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