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Expert Reactions

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

Govt cuts humanities and social science funding – Expert Reaction

Govt cuts humanities and social science funding – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 December 202406 December 2024

Humanities and social science funding has been cut from the Marsden Fund, the main fund for ‘blue-skies’ research in Aotearoa New […]

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Bird flu found on egg farm in Otago – Expert Reaction

Bird flu found on egg farm in Otago – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 December 202402 December 2024

A ‘high pathogenic’ type of bird flu was confirmed in an Otago egg farm over the weekend. The Ministry for […]

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Negotiators fail to agree on a global plastics treaty – Expert Reaction

Negotiators fail to agree on a global plastics treaty – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 December 202404 December 2024

Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement after a week of talks […]

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Learning from NZ’s response to Covid-19 – Expert Reaction

Learning from NZ’s response to Covid-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 November 202429 November 2024

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into lessons learned from NZ’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has released the first phase […]

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Radioactive waste storage in NZ – Expert Reaction

Radioactive waste storage in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 November 2024

A New Zealand Herald investigation has focused attention on a new storage facility for New Zealand’s radioactive waste in rural […]

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Final negotiations for a global plastics treaty – Expert Reaction

Final negotiations for a global plastics treaty – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 November 202427 November 2024

Negotiators around the world are convening in Busan, South Korea this week for the final round of negotiations to end plastic pollution. […]

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Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts on NZ’s ecosystems – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 November 2024

An upcoming symposium in Rotorua will bring together recent research on tropical cyclone ecology, with a special focus on the […]

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Climate finance commitments triple at close of COP29 – Expert Reaction

Climate finance commitments triple at close of COP29 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 November 202425 November 2024

Wealthy countries have committed to spend more than NZ$500 billion (US$300b) annually by 2035 to help poorer countries cope with […]

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Careful approach to puberty blockers – Expert Reaction

Careful approach to puberty blockers – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 November 202419 December 2024

After reviewing the evidence around puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria, the Ministry of Health is taking a careful approach. The […]

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What could bird flu mean for our wildlife? – Expert Reaction

What could bird flu mean for our wildlife? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 November 2024

New Zealanders are being encouraged to prepare for the likely arrival of bird flu. The strain of H5N1 bird flu affecting […]

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