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Will NZ’s future energy be clean? – Expert Q&A
Approximately 80 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity comes from renewable energy sources. But is this the full picture behind […]
Continue readingHPV vaccine now funded for boys – Expert Q&A
As students head back to school this week, boys, as well as girls, will have funded access to the HPV […]
Continue readingPredator Free NZ: what will it take to achieve our own ‘moonshot’ – Expert Q&A
Nearly six months ago the Government announced it would aim for a Predator Free New Zealand by 2050. We asked experts […]
Continue readingWhat are NZ’s cybersecurity threats? – Expert Q&A
With the 14th annual Privacy, Security and Trust conference held in Auckland this week, the Science Media Centre asked cybersecurity […]
Continue readingAntimicrobial resistance – Expert Q&A
Growing rates of antimicrobial resistance could leave us without effective drugs to treat serious infections – “the end of modern […]
Continue readingKaikoura earthquake – Expert Q&A with GeoNet
Scientists are still unravelling what happened a week ago on several faults near Kaikoura and Culverden. We asked GeoNet scientists […]
Continue readingEarthquakes and landslides – Expert Q&A
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck North Canterbury on Monday morning caused numerous landslides, blocking roads and damming rivers. Early […]
Continue readingEarthquake effect on tourism – Expert Q&A
Over the coming days and weeks the full impact of Monday morning’s Kaikoura earthquake will become apparent. We asked an […]
Continue readingCoping with disaster – Expert Q&A
Following the magnitude 7.5 earthquake near Kaikoura on Monday morning, people are likely to feel rattled especially during numerous aftershocks. […]
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