Expert Reactions

International advice on managing COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 October 202010 August 2022

New messaging on lockdowns from a World Health Organisation special envoy has caused some confusion. This morning, WHO spokesperson Dr […]

Climate change threatens kūmara crops – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 October 2020

The majority of sweet potato varieties may not be able to survive rising global temperatures, according to new research. Peruvian and […]

Auckland moves to Alert Level 1 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 October 202005 October 2020

Auckland will join the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 1 on Wednesday night, Jacinda Ardern has announced. The […]

Managing COVID-19 risk from overseas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 October 2020

A flurry of new imported COVID-19 cases has been announced today, with ten on the same flight from India. Twelve new cases […]

Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 September 2020

A just-published policy review in The Lancet says more countries should consider taking a ‘zero-COVID’ approach to tackling the pandemic. An international team of […]

What do farmers think about biodiversity on their land? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 September 2020

Over 90 per cent of sheep and beef farmers surveyed acknowledge the benefits of managing biodiversity on their farmland, according […]

Deadly synthetic cannabis drug returns to NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 September 202023 September 2020

Nationwide sampling has detected the reemergence of the notorious synthetic cannabinoid AMB-FUBINACA. The Class A drug disappeared from New Zealand’s […]