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Expert Q&A

Text-based Q&As and media briefings with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.

Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Scientists’ advice for climate action – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 17 December 201811 February 2019

Over the weekend, delegates at COP24 in Katowice, Poland came to a global agreement for a ‘rulebook’ to put the 2015 Paris […]

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24/7 geohazards monitoring centre – Expert Q&A

24/7 geohazards monitoring centre – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 December 2018

A National Geohazards Monitoring Centre has gone live today and will provide round-the-clock monitoring of earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and volcanic activity. The process for […]

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Global burden of neurological disease – Expert Q&A

Global burden of neurological disease – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 26 November 201811 February 2019

A new analysis of global data shows neurological disorders like motor neuron, stroke, and Parkinson’s are the leading cause of disability […]

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Global TB burden falling – Expert Q&A

Global TB burden falling – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 September 201811 February 2019

The global burden of tuberculosis is falling, but faster detection and treatment would help the process, according to a new […]

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1080 use in NZ – Expert Q&A

1080 use in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 05 September 201811 February 2019

The use and safety of 1080 for pest control has re-entered public discussion in recent weeks. The toxin, used in […]

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Beef feedlots in NZ – Expert Q&A

Beef feedlots in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 29 August 201811 February 2019

Intensive beef farming is the latest farming practice to be called into question by activists. Most of New Zealand’s beef herd are […]

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Chicken welfare standards in NZ – Expert Q&A

Chicken welfare standards in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 01 August 201811 February 2019

Acceptable living standards for meat chickens in New Zealand have been called into question following the emergence of a graphic […]

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Antidepressant helps prevent heart problems – Expert Q&A

Antidepressant helps prevent heart problems – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 25 July 201811 February 2019

A popular antidepressant has been shown to prevent further heart problems in people with depression and a history of heart […]

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Drinking water quality report – Expert Q&A

Drinking water quality report – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 05 July 201812 February 2019

The latest annual Ministry of Health report on the quality of New Zealand’s drinking water has revealed 19 per cent of people are exposed […]

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Kauri dieback and pine plantations – Expert Q&A

Kauri dieback and pine plantations – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 July 201818 February 2019

The Government has set a goal to plant one billion trees over 10 years, including radiata pine. But new research […]

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