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Expert Reactions

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

Unusual fault rupture in Kaikōura quake – Expert Reaction

Unusual fault rupture in Kaikōura quake – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 October 2019

More than 24 faults ruptured during 2016’s Kaikōura earthquake, but one of those faults has turned out to be even […]

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Red and processed meat and health – Expert Reaction

Red and processed meat and health – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 October 201930 September 2019

In a series of reviews, international researchers say there are very few health benefits to cutting your consumption of red and […]

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Climate change effects on ocean and ice – Expert Reaction

Climate change effects on ocean and ice – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 September 201926 September 2019

A new report has highlighted the urgent need to address climate change to protect the world’s oceans and frozen places. […]

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Census 2018 external data quality panel reports – Expert Reaction

Census 2018 external data quality panel reports – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 September 2019

One in six New Zealanders did not complete the 2018 Census – a result which has already led to the resignation […]

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Climate change risks in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Climate change risks in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 September 201919 September 2019

An expert panel has mapped out how we’ll predict the risks climate change is likely to bring to New Zealand, to […]

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Air pollution reaches the placenta – Expert Reaction

Air pollution reaches the placenta – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 September 201917 September 2019

Researchers have found black carbon particles in the placenta of pregnant women exposed to air pollution during pregnancy. In a […]

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Marsden Point pipeline rupture inquiry – Expert Reaction

Marsden Point pipeline rupture inquiry – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 September 201918 September 2019

The government has released the report of an independent inquiry into the fuel supply disruption caused by the rupture of a key […]

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Disruptive tech and the future of work – Expert Reaction

Disruptive tech and the future of work – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 September 2019

Technological advancements are more likely to create jobs than take them away over the next 10-15 years, according to a report from […]

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Suicide Prevention Plan – Expert Reaction

Suicide Prevention Plan – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 September 2019

A Suicide Prevention Office will be established to coordinate efforts to reduce New Zealand’s high rate of suicide. The Government […]

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Freshwater action plan – Expert Reaction

Freshwater action plan – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 September 201906 September 2019

The Government has released an Action Plan for Healthy Waterways, which aims to restore rivers and lakes within a generation. […]

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