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Māori and Pacific perspectives on the latest climate science – Expert Reaction

Māori and Pacific perspectives on the latest climate science – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 March 202314 January 2026

Indigenous and local knowledge play important roles in ambitiously preparing for a warmer future, according to IPCC’s latest climate report. The IPCC’s […]

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The science of Fukushima’s treated nuclear wastewater – Expert Reaction

The science of Fukushima’s treated nuclear wastewater – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 March 202326 June 2023

Japan has recently deferred plans to release more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear […]

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Fresh outbreaks arise in Pacific nations – Expert Reaction

Fresh outbreaks arise in Pacific nations – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 February 202204 February 2022

After successfully holding Covid-19 at bay, some Pacific Island countries now face new outbreaks – including Omicron spread. This week […]

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Over half of cases in Delta outbreak are Pacific people – Expert Reaction

Over half of cases in Delta outbreak are Pacific people – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 August 202103 September 2021

More than half of cases in the current COVID-19 outbreak are Pasifika people after an infected person went to a church […]

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NZ exporting more sugary drinks to Pacific Islands – Expert Reaction

NZ exporting more sugary drinks to Pacific Islands – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 May 2021

New Zealand-based companies are earning more from increased exports of sugary drinks to the Pacific, while Kiwi taxpayers are helping […]

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Fukushima water to be released into the Pacific – Expert Reaction

Fukushima water to be released into the Pacific – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 April 2021

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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Māori & Pacific academics paid & promoted less – Expert Reaction

Māori & Pacific academics paid & promoted less – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 December 2020

New research finds a substantial pay gap and significantly lower chance of promotion for Māori and Pacific academics in New Zealand […]

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Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 September 202004 September 2020

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system. A Te Pūnaha Matatini study shows the estimated […]

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Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 August 202017 August 2020

Māori and Pasifika scientists have been “severely under-represented” in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) in recent […]

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COVID-19 testing and the Pacific border – Expert Reaction

COVID-19 testing and the Pacific border – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 June 202015 June 2020

With no active COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, the next frontier is our borders. While the concept of a ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ […]

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