Expert Reactions

Are we overmedicalising menopause? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 March 202406 March 2024

Australian experts warn about the overmedicalisation of menopause and call for a new approach to how society views menopause and supports […]

Fast-track consenting regime for infrastructure and development – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 March 202407 March 2024

The government will soon introduce a standalone Act to allow major infrastructure projects to bypass lengthy resource consenting processes. The fast-track regime is […]

Tracking the world’s methane emissions from space – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 February 202405 March 2024

The MethaneSAT satellite is set to launch soon, with its mission control to be based in Aotearoa. The project is […]

Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 health issues – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 February 202429 February 2024

A new research review reports links between greater consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of 32 damaging health […]

Bird flu arrives in mainland Antarctica – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 February 202428 February 2024

The H5N1 virus continues its global spread, having recently been found for the first time ever in mainland Antarctica. Avian […]

Māori Health Authority to be disestablished – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 February 202419 December 2024

Parliament will today attempt to consider all three stages of a bill to scrap Te Aka Whai Ora – the […]

EPA says ‘null segregants’ aren’t GMOs – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 February 202411 December 2024

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has just clarified that certain organisms, known as null segregants, are not considered genetically modified […]