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Expert Reactions | Published: 11 May 202111 May 2021

New Firearms Prohibition Orders will make it illegal for gangs and organised crime networks to own or use guns. A second […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 May 202109 May 2021

A new test that gives women the option to self-screen for cervical cancer, and a more proactive breast screening system, will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 May 2021

Flights between the Australian state of New South Wales and New Zealand will stop for 48 hours, starting at 11:59pm […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202105 May 2021

New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 April 202130 April 2021

New data from more than 700 Kiwis suggests physical discipline of children by parents dropped between 2002 and 2017. However, the […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 29 April 202129 April 2021

New Zealand has been praised for its initial COVID-19 pandemic response, but what do we know about long-term health effects and how […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 April 202128 April 2021

Industry and the public are being asked for information about the use of the herbicide glyphosate, in a new consultation by the EPA. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 April 202103 May 2021

A new report says Māori and Pacific experts are being excluded from science advice and key decision-making roles, including in the Covid-19 […]

In the News | Published: 23 April 202123 April 2021

Today is Earth Day, but for the past week journalists have been covering climate change and allowing their articles to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 April 2021

New analysis of roughly 39 million groundwater wells around the world, including in New Zealand, sheds light on just how […]