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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.

New Zealand tsunami hazard – the science updated

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 30 September 201328 March 2016

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management today released a review of tsunami hazard in New Zealand, the first […]

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The next global climate report – Get your head around IPCC AR5

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 13 September 201329 June 2021

Six years on from the last major climate report, the global community of climate scientists are gearing up to release […]

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GNS Science – update on probability of future earthquakes

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 22 July 201323 July 2013

A press conference this afternoon held by Wellington City Council and Civil Defence on the earthquakes featured an update from […]

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Viagra trial in pregnant women may save underweight babies

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 11 July 201328 March 2016

Growth restriction in utero is a potentially serious pregnancy complication with no current treatment options. Around the world, researchers are […]

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Climate answers buried in Antarctica

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 June 201328 March 2016

Many of the remaining great unknowns about climate change lie buried within Antarctica’s ice. At the Strategic Science in Antarctica […]

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Budget 2013: What’s in it for science?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 16 May 201328 March 2016

Budget 2013 saw a net increase of around $50 million in science and innovation funding, according to Science and Innovation […]

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Expert briefing on H7N9 avian influenza

Expert briefing on H7N9 avian influenza

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 May 201305 July 2018

UK SMC: As the number of human cases of avian flu continues to rise, China and its surrounding regions remain […]

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National Science Challenges – 10 areas of focus outlined

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 01 May 201307 May 2013

The Government has announced the National Science Challenges – 10 areas of focus over the next four years – $73.5 million in […]

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Longfin eels – PCE calls for commercial fishing moratorium

Longfin eels – PCE calls for commercial fishing moratorium

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 April 201314 February 2019

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has launched a new report, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation […]

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Drought – soil, rivers, climate, outlook

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 22 March 201311 April 2013

ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – FRI 22 MAR The ‘big dry’ continues, with the entire North Island officially declared a drought […]

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