Expert Reactions

PM’s new Chief Science Advisor – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 June 201806 December 2018

Prof Juliet Gerrard, Associate Dean of Research at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Science, has been appointed as the […]

Preventing youth offending – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 June 201812 February 2019

Early intervention can help keep prison numbers down and get children off the prison pipeline, according to a new report […]

Impacts of Mycoplasma bovis eradication – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 May 201812 February 2019

Cabinet decided on Monday to continue efforts to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Experts say the efforts will have repercussions for […]

Pay offer to nurses – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 May 201812 February 2019

In a bid to avoid a strike, district health boards have offered nurses a series of three pay rises over 15 months. Before DHBs […]

Caution urged over biodegradable bags – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 May 201812 February 2019

Plastic bags are the current public enemy number one, but are biodegradable bags any better? European experts argue that the […]

BUDGET 2018: Science and Innovation — Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 May 201821 May 2019

The Labour Government’s first Budget focuses primarily on health, housing and education. New research and innovation initiatives include funding for the R&D […]

Impact of Mycoplasma bovis on cow welfare – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 May 201812 February 2019

The cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has spread “beyond all expectation” in the last week, with Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor indicating that the number of farms affected […]