Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 June 202203 June 2022

A new research review finds “conclusive evidence” that a sugary beverage tax is linked with a 15% sales drop on average. More than […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 May 202229 May 2022

A second booster shot will be available from mid-June for people who are at high risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 May 202227 May 2022

Wild animals may be better at adapting to new conditions than scientists previously thought – but there’s an exception for […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 May 202210 September 2024

The monkeypox virus, which causes fever symptoms and rashes, has been detected in countries across Europe and North America. The virus […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 May 202224 May 2022

Budget 2022 has a relatively small amount of new cash allocated to science, research and innovation. This budget comes ahead of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 May 2022

An international report predicts the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a society-wide crisis of growing inequalities that span far beyond […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 202217 May 2022

The government has released its first plan on how to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Emissions Reduction […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 May 202216 May 2022

Modelling revealed by the Ministry of Health shows the next Covid-19 peak could coincide with a return of winter illnesses […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202205 May 2022

The cattle disease which arrived in New Zealand nearly five years ago has been reduced down to a single farm. It comes […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 May 202203 May 2022

New Covid-19 variants and waning immunity could see more New Zealanders catching the virus for a second time. As we […]