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Expert Reactions | Published: 03 March 202203 March 2022

The international community has agreed to end plastic pollution and draft a legally-binding treaty by 2024. Overnight, New Zealand time, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 March 202205 April 2022

A major report on climate adaptation calls for indigenous knowledge and science to be brought together to help secure a […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 01 March 202204 March 2022

The second section of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report outlines how we can adapt to climate […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 February 202224 February 2022

With more than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 recorded today, the gears are shifting on the Omicron outbreak in New Zealand, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 February 2022

With Phase Two now in effect, health authorities have detailed how most people with Covid will manage their infections at […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 February 2022

The Government has released details on how people overseas will be able to travel to New Zealand without a stay […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 February 202215 February 2022

New Zealand will enter Phase Two of its public health response to the Omicron outbreak tomorrow night. The shift is […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 February 2022

The Ministry of Health has reported 810 new Covid-19 cases today – a large rise on yesterday’s record 454 cases. The expected uptick in confirmed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 February 202211 February 2022

Greenhouse gas emissions from certain sectors fell 11 per cent over the September 2021 quarter according to new Stats NZ […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 February 2022

Close contacts of Covid-19 cases will be exempt from home isolation rules if they’re working in a critical sector and […]