Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 May 2025

The new national Science Curriculum is expected to become available later this year, after a rewrite was paused in 2024. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 May 202509 June 2025

The third UN Ocean Conference in France next month will focus on the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 May 202528 May 2025

A teenager has died after suffering a head injury while playing a private “run it straight-style” tackle game in Palmerston North. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 May 202523 May 2025

Amid this year’s science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 May 2025

NZ Food Safety has proposed changing the residue limits allowed in food for several agricultural compounds. The proposed amendments change or […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 202516 May 2025

The government is investigating a ban on those under 16 using social media. The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 202516 May 2025

A global pandemic treaty is expected to be adopted by the World Health Assembly, which starts next week. Governments from across the globe agreed […]

Blog | Published: 15 May 202519 June 2025

Update (18 June 2025): Congratulations to Kate Newton and Fox Meyer, who won the Established and Emerging Journalist categories, respectively, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 May 202512 May 2025

Alerts have been issued after an Auckland ferry worker tested positive for measles last week. The worker was infectious while on board […]

Blog | Published: 09 May 202513 May 2025

Here at the SMC, we love evidence. To that end, every couple of years we ask scientists and journalists for their […]