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Expert Reactions

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

The basics of NZ’s water infrastructure – Expert Reaction

The basics of NZ’s water infrastructure – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 October 202207 October 2022

What’s happening behind the scenes when drinking water gets to our taps or our wastewater is discharged – and how […]

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Brain disease risk more than double among former rugby players – Expert Reaction

Brain disease risk more than double among former rugby players – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 October 2022

Health data of hundreds of former international rugby union players has revealed a risk of neurodegenerative disease that’s 2.5 times […]

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1080 and animal welfare – Expert Reaction

1080 and animal welfare – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 September 2022

An overseas scientist’s report labels the use of 1080 in New Zealand as “unethical”, and says the Predator Free 2050 goal […]

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Are health policies backed by the latest science? – Expert Reaction

Are health policies backed by the latest science? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 September 2022

Health researchers are calling on the government to improve the way that research evidence informs health policies in Aotearoa. A […]

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Climate change could widen termite habitats – Expert Reaction

Climate change could widen termite habitats – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 September 2022

As the planet warms, termites could move further out of the tropics, decaying more wood and releasing more carbon dioxide […]

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Should chronic fatigue syndrome be classified as a disability? – Expert Reaction

Should chronic fatigue syndrome be classified as a disability? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 September 2022

A petition to reclassify myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) as a disability is expected to be read at Parliament tomorrow. 25,000 New […]

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Protecting NZ’s most productive land – Expert Reaction

Protecting NZ’s most productive land – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 September 202220 September 2022

The Government has released a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL), with the aim of improving how we protect […]

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The end of the Covid-19 Protection Framework – Expert Reaction

The end of the Covid-19 Protection Framework – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 September 202214 September 2022

The government has scrapped the Covid-19 Protection Framework, otherwise known as the traffic light system. Government vaccine mandates and most […]

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The future of space science in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

The future of space science in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 September 202211 December 2024

The government is asking the public for their input on the future of aerospace in Aotearoa, seeking submissions on satellites, […]

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Minimising meth’s harms – Expert Reaction

Minimising meth’s harms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 September 2022

A new report recommends several actions to reduce the harms of methamphetamine use in Aotearoa New Zealand, saying the evidence […]

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