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Expert Reactions

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

Surveillance may be appropriate for some precancerous lesions – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 February 201811 April 2018

For some types of cervical lesions, women under 30 may be better served by regular monitoring than by immediate treatment, […]

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NZ economy grew faster than greenhouse gas emissions – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 February 201811 April 2018

New Zealand’s economy grew faster than the country’s greenhouse gases over the past 25 years, according to a new report. […]

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Biofuels could lead NZ to a green transport future – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 February 201811 April 2018

New Zealand could build a renewable low-carbon transport fuels industry – but only if the nation decides to act, according […]

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Sea level rise expected even with Paris Agreement – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 February 201811 April 2018

Even if all nations manage to stick to their Paris Agreement targets, we’re still committed to sea level rise. A […]

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Regulator asks how food editing by new genetic techniques should be treated – Expert Reaction

Regulator asks how food editing by new genetic techniques should be treated – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 February 201808 February 2019

Planning for future GM foods coming down the line, the food safety regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is […]

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Ozone levels still decreasing away from poles – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 February 201811 April 2018

While the ozone holes in the poles are recovering, ozone levels are still dropping everywhere else between Russia to the […]

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Lessons from the US opioid epidemic – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 February 201811 April 2018

An article in the New Zealand Medical Journal has reflected on the lessons New Zealand can learn from the opioid epidemic in […]

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Child Poverty Reduction Bill – Expert Reaction

Child Poverty Reduction Bill – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 February 201826 February 2019

The Prime Minister has announced a proposed Child Poverty Reduction Bill, which would set in law targets to reduce child […]

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Rocket Lab successful launch and payload deployment – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 January 201811 April 2018

Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket and deployed satellites into orbit this afternoon, a milestone for the company and […]

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2017 a year of extreme weather – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 January 201811 April 2018

Niwa has released its annual climate summary for 2017, which it says was a year of weather extremes. While the […]

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