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Covid-19 subvariant ‘Pirola’ detected in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 September 2023

ESR has detected the highly mutated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 – known as ‘Pirola’ – in New Zealand wastewater samples taken […]

Cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 September 2023

A boil water notice is in place for Queenstown and Frankton, as officials work to find the source of a cryptosporidium outbreak. The […]

Officials to trial removing invasive seaweed Caulerpa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 September 202313 September 2023

MPI is trialing suction dredging methods to remove the invasive seaweed Caulerpa from the seafloor at Aotea Great Barrier Island. […]

The first report card on the Paris Agreement – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 September 202311 September 2023

A major UN report has taken stock of how the world is tracking with its Paris Agreement goals. The Synthesis […]

The compounding threat of invasive alien species – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 September 2023

Biological invasions cost the global community an estimated USD$423 billion in 2019, and those costs have quadrupled every decade since […]

Election 2023 – SMC science Q&A with political parties

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 September 202305 September 2023

The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]

Combining public health measures kept us safe from COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 August 202320 September 2023

A major international report released this morning has underscored the effectiveness of New Zealand’s stringent public health measures during ethe COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Treated Fukushima wastewater set to be released from Thursday – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 August 202323 August 2023

Japan will begin releasing treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea as soon as Thursday, […]

Melting glaciers could create new ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 August 202321 August 2023

Climate change could halve the area covered by glaciers outside the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets by the end of […]

All COVID-19 requirements removed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 August 202321 August 2023

As of Tuesday 15 August 2023, mandatory seven-day isolation will no longer be required for people with COVID-19, and visitors to healthcare […]

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