The Royal Commission of Inquiry into lessons learned from NZ’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has released the first phase […]
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The Royal Commission on COVID-19 Lessons Learned – SMC Media Briefing
The Science Media Centre held a media briefing with Professor Tony Blakely to discuss Phase One of the Royal Commission […]
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Radioactive waste storage in NZ – Expert Reaction
A New Zealand Herald investigation has focused attention on a new storage facility for New Zealand’s radioactive waste in rural […]
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Final negotiations for a global plastics treaty – Expert Reaction
Negotiators around the world are convening in Busan, South Korea this week for the final round of negotiations to end plastic pollution. […]
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Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction
An upcoming symposium in Rotorua will bring together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the […]
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Climate finance commitments triple at close of COP29 – Expert Reaction
Wealthy countries have committed to spend more than NZ$500 billion (US$300b) annually by 2035 to help poorer countries cope with […]
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Careful approach to puberty blockers – Expert Reaction
After reviewing the evidence around puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria, the Ministry of Health is taking a careful approach. The […]
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What could bird flu mean for our wildlife? – Expert Reaction
New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting […]
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Global plastic waste to double by 2050, study says – Expert Reaction
A new modelling study says global plastic waste will double by the middle of the century if we stick to […]
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Major Pacific climate report launched at COP29 – Media Briefing
The largest Pacific climate adaptation study is being launched by NZ and Pacific researchers, right as the COP29 global climate conference officially opens. The […]
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