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Expert Reactions | Published: 31 March 2025

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tonga overnight triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations. No damage has been reported and the tsunami […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 20 March 202521 March 2025

As we head into winter illness season, the SMC asked experts for the latest on our COVID vaccines. An updated […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 March 202520 March 2025

Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 March 202514 March 2025

About 40% of adults with chronic pain have anxiety or depression, according to new overseas research covering data from 50 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 March 2025

Contractors have “successfully completed their work” to remove diesel fuel and other pollutants from the HMNZS Manawanui off Sāmoa, according […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 March 202504 April 2025

The prestigious journal Science Advances is taking a deep dive into myriad topics in women’s health this week. The US journal will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 March 2025

As air temperatures get hotter with climate change, urban fires will get more common, with New Zealand seeing over 40% […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 February 2025

The government recently announced decisions on a new framework to incentivise carbon capture, utilisation, and storage by New Zealand companies. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 February 2025

New Zealand and Australia have some of the highest rates of breast cancer diagnoses in the world at around 1 […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 24 February 202525 February 2025

Researchers around the world are racing to get a fuller picture of the ecological impacts of mining the deep seabeds […]