Expert Reactions

Protecting globe-trotting seabirds – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 March 202104 March 2021

New research is highlighting the need for internationally-minded policies to protect albatrosses and large petrels, as they regularly fly in […]

Auckland enters another lockdown – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 February 202128 February 2021

A new community Covid case with unusual symptoms in Auckland has sent the city into a 7-day lockdown. The city […]

A year of COVID-19 in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 February 202126 February 2021

This Sunday marks one year since the Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of COVID-19 infection. At the […]

Mandatory masks on public transport – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 February 2021

The nationwide rules around wearing face masks on public transport at Alert Level 1 will remain in place permanently. It […]

Perseverance rover lands on Mars – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 February 2021

NASA has landed a car-sized rover on the red planet to search for signs of past life. The vehicle has […]

Rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 February 202120 February 2021

Vaccinators are expected to be the first people in New Zealand to get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 jab today. Border and MIQ workers and […]

Lead scare in East Otago drinking water – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 February 2021

Blood test results show elevated lead levels in some Waikouaiti, Karitane, and Hawksbury residents, including children. The tests were conducted after […]

Making tourism sustainable post-Covid – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 February 202118 February 2021

A tax on NZ tourists leaving the country, and tougher rules for car rental agencies, are two things the Parliamentary Commissioner […]

Auckland jumps down to Alert Level 2 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 February 202118 February 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand will move to less restrictive Covid-19 Alert Levels at midnight tonight. […]

How do the Covid-19 saliva tests stack up? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 February 202117 February 2021

Calls are mounting for more saliva testing to be used in New Zealand, after the latest border incursion. There are […]

Search these categories