New Zealand’s highly productive farmlands have been decreasing over the last two decades as residential developments such as lifestyle blocks […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Fukushima water to be released into the Pacific – Expert Reaction
Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown into the Pacific Ocean in about two […]
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NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions drastically rise and fall – Expert Reaction
The latest greenhouse gas inventory shows that in 2019 emissions rose by 2 per cent on the previous year. The Ministry for the […]
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Quarantine-free travellers to begin arriving in New Zealand – Expert Reaction
For the first time in over a year, large numbers of international visitors will be allowed to enter New Zealand without […]
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Blood clots declared a very rare side effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – UK/Aus SMC Expert Reaction
Medicines regulatory bodies in the UK and Europe have confirmed a potential link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and blood […]
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Gamifying the Covid Tracer app – Expert reaction
Streaks and stats are coming to the Covid Tracer app, in a bid to get more people scanning. After fourteen consecutive […]
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Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring in NZ – Expert reaction
New Zealand’s medicines regulator has published its first report on adverse reactions experienced by New Zealanders getting the Pfizer Covid-19 jab. […]
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Trans-Tasman travel bubble to open – Expert reaction
Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand will resume in two weeks. The government has devised a traffic light system to managing […]
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NZ’s most Covid-vulnerable areas – Expert Reaction
Kiwi researchers have created maps of the country showing each region’s vulnerability to Covid-19. They took into account Covid-19 risk […]
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MIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction
A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]
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