Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa has announced that smoking and vaping in cars when children are present will be banned. […]
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Nelson wildfire – Expert Reaction
A massive bush fire is burning near Nelson, which has experienced warm and extremely dry conditions this summer. Hundreds of hectares […]
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Fisheries management – Expert Reaction
Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash has proposed a series of changes to how fisheries are managed in New Zealand. The Government […]
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2019 Summer heat wave – In the News
New Zealand is experiencing a heatwave once again this summer, meaning five consecutive days of maximum temperatures 5C above average. […]
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Summer heatwave – Expert Reaction
MetService has warned there is a hot week ahead for many parts of the country, with many towns and cities set for […]
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Festival drug testing – Expert Reaction
It’s January and the sun’s out, which means it’s festival season and again there is talk about providing drug testing […]
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IVF ‘add-on’ is painful and ineffective – In the News
University of Auckland researchers have found that a common fertility procedure does not increase success rates and have recommended that […]
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Gene drive tested in mice – Expert Reaction
US researchers say they’ve had some success in testing out a gene drive in laboratory mice Using CRISPR genome editing, […]
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Chinese government report on gene-editing scientist – Expert Reaction
The Chinese scientist who claims to have produced the world’s first gene-edited babies reportedly “deliberately evaded oversight” according to the […]
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Aotearoa NZ Science Journalism Fund – 2019 round opens
Applications are open and eligibility criteria has been updated for the latest round of the Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism […]
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