Expert Reactions

Not just sticks and stones: Childhood verbal abuse also linked to poor mental health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 August 202507 August 2025

Surveys of over 20,000 UK adults show that childhood verbal abuse is associated with similar risks of poor adult mental […]

Further cuts fund new tech institute – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 202507 August 2025

Details of new changes to research funding under sweeping science sector reforms have been released today. The briefing confirms that set up […]

NCEA replacement proposed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202508 August 2025

A new proposal would replace NCEA Level 1 with a foundational award, and change the assessment system for Levels 2 & […]

Ten-year fuel stockpile for NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202505 August 2025

NZ’s four major electricity generators are establishing a “strategic energy reserve” – a ten-year stockpile of fuel. The government says this will improve […]

Heart hospitalisations higher after cyclones – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 August 202507 August 2025

An analysis of over 6.5 million cardiovascular disease hospitalisations in six countries, including NZ, finds a persistent increased risk of hospitalisations after […]

Offshore oil & gas exploration ban set to be overturned – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 July 202508 August 2025

The 2018 ban on offshore oil and gas exploration is facing a repeal, with part of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill […]

NZ’s early morning tsunami alerts – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 July 202501 August 2025

Many New Zealanders awoke at 6:30 am to a tsunami alert blaring from their phones, after yesterday’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake near Russia […]

Draft geothermal strategy for NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 July 202531 July 2025

The government is proposing to double geothermal energy use by 2040 to “accelerate energy resilience.” Its just-launched draft geothermal strategy […]