Expert Reactions

Reef damage and small oil leaks from Manawanui wreck – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 October 202430 October 2024

Samoa’s Marine Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC) has confirmed that the capsized HMNZS Manawanui is leaking residual oil from three locations. The oil leakage is […]

Court of Inquiry launched into Manawanui sinking – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 October 202430 October 2024

The New Zealand Defence Force has announced details of its Court of Inquiry into the wreck of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa. A […]

Air quality in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 October 202414 October 2024

A report on Aotearoa’s air quality has been released today. The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand has […]

Manawanui sinks off coast of Samoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202430 October 2024

New Zealand naval ship the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground near the southern coast of the island Upolu in Samoa before sinking on […]

Mpox vaccine antibodies wane within a year – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 October 202404 October 2024

Antibodies from the mpox vaccine Jynneos appear to drop off after a few months, and boosters may be needed, according to […]

‘Smokefree generation’ could slash lung cancer deaths – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 October 202404 October 2024

Creating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to new […]

Reforming building consents – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 October 202402 October 2024

The government wants to streamline the current system, which involves 67 Building Consent Authorities across the motu. The options under consideration […]

Puberty blocker prescribing rates in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 September 202427 September 2024

The rate of new prescriptions of puberty-delaying medicines for youth with gender dysphoria in New Zealand has decreased since 2021, according to new […]