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Expert Reactions

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

Making homes safe after floods – Expert Reaction

Making homes safe after floods – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 January 202301 February 2023

Forty homes have been red-stickered, and around 5,000 more have been damaged after a record-smashing deluge across the upper North Island. Health […]

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The current state of carbon dioxide removal in NZ – Expert Reaction

The current state of carbon dioxide removal in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 January 202301 February 2023

As the world heats up, there is an urgent need to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to buy us […]

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Lack of support for those with Long COVID – Expert Reaction

Lack of support for those with Long COVID – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 January 202327 January 2023

One in five participants in a major nationwide study experienced symptoms of Long COVID following an infection, and researchers say the health […]

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Does NZ need a bivalent booster? – Expert Reaction

Does NZ need a bivalent booster? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 January 202320 January 2023

One year on from when many Kiwis got their first COVID-19 booster vaccine, how is the country’s immunity holding up?  […]

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How to avoid spreading Covid this Christmas – Expert Reaction

How to avoid spreading Covid this Christmas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 December 2022

Covid-19 cases continue to rise as we head into the first summer holiday period with widespread community transmission. With end-of-year parties and […]

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Nuclear fusion power breakthrough – Expert Reaction

Nuclear fusion power breakthrough – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 December 2022

US scientists have reportedly reached a milestone in nuclear fusion research, producing a net gain of energy for the first […]

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How accessible are Covid-19 antivirals? – Expert Q&A

How accessible are Covid-19 antivirals? – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 December 202208 December 2022

Covid-19 reinfections are ramping up, but how accessible are antiviral medicines? Earlier this spring, a Pfizer-funded survey reported that 54% of New Zealanders […]

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Major makeover for NZ science system – Expert Reaction

Major makeover for NZ science system – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 December 202215 December 2022

The system that supports our researchers and innovators is set for an overhaul, with the release of the “Te Ara […]

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Royal Commission on NZ’s COVID-19 response – Expert Reaction

Royal Commission on NZ’s COVID-19 response – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 December 2022

The Government has announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its COVID-19 response. The aim of the inquiry is to […]

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COP15: A global summit to safeguard nature – Expert Reaction

COP15: A global summit to safeguard nature – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 December 202206 December 2022

Governments from around the world will convene in Montreal this week for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) from 7 – […]

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