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Expert Reactions

A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.

Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer – Expert Reaction

Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 June 202414 June 2024

Old satellites burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere are releasing compounds that could jeopardize the recovery of the ozone hole. […]

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Whooping cough on the rise – Expert Reaction

Whooping cough on the rise – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 June 202414 June 2024

There have been 155 cases of whooping cough so far in 2024, compared with 141 cases in all of 2023. […]

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Hybrid working helps businesses retain staff – Expert Reaction

Hybrid working helps businesses retain staff – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 June 2024

A hybrid working schedule may improve staff retention without dampening performance or the chance of getting promoted, according to a […]

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Australia’s stricter stance on 501 deportees – Expert Reaction

Australia’s stricter stance on 501 deportees – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 June 2024

The Australian government will be reverting to a stricter stance on deporting so-called “501s” – people with criminal histories who […]

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Farming to remain outside NZ’s emissions trading scheme – Expert Reaction

Farming to remain outside NZ’s emissions trading scheme – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 June 202412 June 2024

The coalition government has announced greenhouse gases from agriculture will not be covered in the country’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) next […]

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NZ’s wild birds have been safe from severe bird flu so far – Expert Reaction

NZ’s wild birds have been safe from severe bird flu so far – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 June 202412 June 2024

Testing of nearly 19,000 wild birds over 16 years has never detected highly pathogenic bird flu in Aotearoa New Zealand. […]

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Vape stores not following new regulations – Expert Reaction

Vape stores not following new regulations – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 June 202425 July 2024

A “mystery shopper” investigation of vape stores in Greater Wellington has found ID enforcement lacking, and vapes being sold in breach of new […]

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Budget 2024 and the future of NZ’s science sector – Expert Reaction

Budget 2024 and the future of NZ’s science sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 May 202431 May 2024

Science has been notably absent from the coalition government’s messaging around their first budget. It comes as a major funding source, the […]

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Girls are getting their periods earlier – Expert Reaction

Girls are getting their periods earlier – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 May 2024

A new study of over 70,000 American women born between 1950 and 2005 has shown that girls are getting their […]

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Greenhouse gases are ocean pollution, international court rules – Expert Reaction

Greenhouse gases are ocean pollution, international court rules – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 May 202430 October 2024

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has ruled that greenhouse gas emissions are a form of marine pollution.  The ruling is […]

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