Expert Reactions

New Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor and Council revealed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 May 202508 May 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the new Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr John Roche. Members of the newly […]

Treating wastewater to store ocean carbon – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 2025

Treating wastewater with alkaline minerals could soak up over 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, new research suggests. […]

Tuatara at risk from rat poison as well as from rats – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202505 May 2025

New research shows that tuatara could be at risk from the same rodenticides that are used to protect them from […]

Herding dogs’ genetic pawprint – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 May 2025

New overseas research reports genomic evidence behind herding dogs’ unique blend of smarts, instinct, and fine motor skills compared to […]

Several US-based environmental science databases to be taken down – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 April 2025

Several public databases from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be decommissioned starting next month. Earlier this […]

Trust in media stabilising, report shows – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 202514 April 2025

Trust in New Zealand’s news brands has increased over the past year, according to new surveying. Authors of the Trust in News […]

The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 202514 April 2025

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary […]

Harassment of NZ’s female MPs – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 202509 April 2025

New Zealand’s female MPs are subjected to assaults, rape threats, and death threats in the course of their work, a new study finds. […]

Company claims to have “de-extincted” the dire wolf – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 April 202510 April 2025

A picture of a snow-white wolf is splashed across the front page of TIME magazine – but is it really an extinct […]

State of NZ’s environment – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 April 202508 April 2025

Pollution in our water, land, and air are all coming under the microscope in a major report from the Ministry […]

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