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Expert Q&A

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

Drilling back in time in the name of climate science

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 March 200927 March 2009

Can looking at samples of five million year-old rock sediment tell us the consequences of warming the earth by pumping […]

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SMC Briefing: Biosecurity – heading off the threats

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 March 200927 March 2009

LISTEN ONLINE: MEDIA BRIEFING: Tuesday, 10 March 10.30am As an isolated, island nation, New Zealand has managed to keep at […]

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SMC Briefing: Eco-labels – a threat to New Zealand?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 February 200927 March 2009

An audio briefing for journalists on food miles and eco-labeling and the economic implications for New Zealand exports. Log-in to […]

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Why aren’t we immunising our kids? An SMC briefing

Expert Q&A, Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 February 200927 March 2009

There is a real problem in New Zealand with immunisation rates, as highlighted in the Unicef’s State of the World’s […]

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NIWA’s climate outlook to April

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 30 January 200927 March 2009

La Niña continues, with mild conditions nationally, and likely dry in the south NIWA – A moderate La Niña in […]

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Interesting dairy farming statistics from DairyNZ 07-08 report

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 27 January 200919 June 2011

The 2007-08 report from Dairy NZ and Livestock Improvement Corporation has some interesting statistics about the dairy industry in New […]

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Predicting the weather – what’s involved?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 13 January 200927 March 2009

by Motoko Kakubayashi The philosopher Aristotle once mused that weather is the second greatest problem to man, second only to […]

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Nanoparticles and the safety implications

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 January 200927 March 2009

Today’s Sydney Morning Herald reports concerns from scientists that nanoparticles in some popular sunscreens may trigger a range of ailments from […]

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Media Tracker: Election drives science coverage in November

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 December 200827 March 2009

The SMC Media Tracker survey for November shows stories referencing the 12 keywords we track each month were up in […]

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SMC Backgrounder: Cloning – beyond Dolly the sheep

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 05 December 200827 March 2009

Since the creation of the first cloned vertebrate in 1962 [1] and the first mammal in 1996 [2], cloning, in […]

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