Expert Reactions

Warmer homes hold lingering cold spots – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 June 202623 June 2026

Many Kiwi bedrooms are too cold in winter, despite homes being warmer than they were 20 years ago, a new […]

Bird flu reaches Australia – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 June 202623 June 2026

The first cases of H5N1 bird flu in mainland Australia were identified in seabirds over the weekend. The highly infectious virus […]

Public land up for sale under the Conservation Amendment Bill – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 June 202622 June 2026

The government is proposing conservation law changes that would make it easier to sell off some types of land. The […]

Gene-edited crops approved in Europe – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 June 202622 June 2026

Regulation to permit gene-edited plants has just passed in European Parliament, allowing genetic changes that don’t introduce foreign DNA. The new […]

Wellington’s seaside flooding outpaces global average – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 June 202611 June 2026

In around a century, Wellington’s 1-in-100 year coastal floods have become roughly a twice-per-year occurrence, a new study shows. The researchers […]

Winter illnesses start to creep up – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 June 202611 June 2026

Respiratory illnesses are beginning to increase across the motu as winter approaches, with Healthline receiving more calls for influenza-like illness. Rhinovirus […]