ESR has detected the highly mutated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 – known as ‘Pirola’ – in New Zealand wastewater samples taken […]
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Cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown – Expert Reaction
A boil water notice is in place for Queenstown and Frankton, as officials work to find the source of a cryptosporidium outbreak. The […]
Continue readingOfficials to trial removing invasive seaweed Caulerpa – Expert Reaction
MPI is trialing suction dredging methods to remove the invasive seaweed Caulerpa from the seafloor at Aotea Great Barrier Island. […]
Continue readingThe first report card on the Paris Agreement – Expert Reaction
A major UN report has taken stock of how the world is tracking with its Paris Agreement goals. The Synthesis […]
Continue readingThe compounding threat of invasive alien species – Expert Reaction
Biological invasions cost the global community an estimated USD$423 billion in 2019, and those costs have quadrupled every decade since […]
Continue readingElection 2023 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingCombining public health measures kept us safe from COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
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 […]
Continue readingTreated Fukushima wastewater set to be released from Thursday – Expert Reaction
Japan will begin releasing treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea as soon as Thursday, […]
Continue readingMelting glaciers could create new ecosystems – Expert Reaction
Climate change could halve the area covered by glaciers outside the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets by the end of […]
Continue readingAll COVID-19 requirements removed – Expert Reaction
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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