Surface longline vessels operating near New Zealand’s shore will be required to have cameras on board by today, with the aim of […]
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Top 10 Science Stories of 2023
2023 started with record-breaking rains, and Cyclone Gabrielle hit soon after. Once the immediate emergency was over the focus turned […]
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Covid-19 over the holidays – Expert Reaction
Modelling suggests hospitalisations from New Zealand’s current Covid-19 wave will peak this week. Meanwhile a new variant JN.1 is gaining traction in […]
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Global climate agreement reached at COP28 – Expert Reaction
More than 200 countries have agreed to to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. The COP28 deal is the first […]
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Draft COP28 agreement text criticised for fossil fuel omission – Expert Reaction
Weak wording around eliminating fossil fuels has prompted criticism of the draft agreement at the COP28 climate change summit. The agreement refers to reducing […]
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Sport hunting deer doesn’t help restore forest regeneration – Expert Reaction
Six decades of commercial harvesting, government-funded culling and unrestricted sport hunting have not reduced deer numbers to low enough levels […]
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Tobacco industry influence in Aotearoa – Expert Q&A
Before it was announced that smokefree laws were being repealed, NZ ranked second in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index […]
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New smokefree laws to be scrapped – In the News
The new Government’s intention to repeal world-first smokefree laws has captured headlines this week both in Aotearoa and around the […]
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Freshwater contamination a massive challenge – SMC Briefing
It will be extremely challenging to achieve New Zealand’s water quality goals, according to new research from Our Land and Water. The […]
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Improving large earthquake forecasting – Expert Reaction
New overseas research reports how unique seismic signals were picked up eight months before this year’s massively destructive earthquake in […]
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